Giving Hays County residents a chance to gain insight into new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) was the goal during the course of three open house meetings held last week. The events were a direct response to an effort by individual counties to provide critical flood plain mapping information ...

With candles shining bright, a handful of residents peacefully sat at Blue Hole Regional Park in Wimberley as they held a candlelight vigil following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month. The event was held to honor the victims of a white nationalist’s attack on counter-protest...

Sewer woes were the main concern of a town hall meeting in Wimberely that was lead by Mayor Mac McCullough. The meeting, held at the Wimberely Community Center, was meant for residents to voice their concerns regarding various issues in the city. Many voiced their disapproval at the current state of...

major milestone was reached this year as the Lions Club International organization celebrates its centennial by honoring the mission of service that began in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. Locally, Lions Club organizations in Wimberley, Buda and Kyle not only pave the way for some of Hays County’s most ...

No one was injured after a large charter bus ran off of Bendigo Crossing, locally known as the Slime Bridge, spanning the Blanco River on Wayside Drive Monday afternoon. Wimberley fire officials say they were dispatched around 2:20 p.m. for reports of a bus that had its right rear wheels off the bri...

High speed is thought to be a primary factor that led to the death of a Wimberley woman in a single-vehicle rollover crash along Ranch Road 12 Friday afternoon. Tracy Dawn Hudler, 50, of Wimberley, was identified as the victim in the rollover, according to Robbie Barrera, Texas Department of Public ...

Western Hays County residents showed their patriotic flair last week during various Independence Day events. In Wimberley, hundreds braved the heat and lined Ranch Road 12, as well as fill up the downtown square, for the annual Fourth of July parade in the downtown area. Meanwhile, those in Dripping...

Harley Jones uses free space on a chalkboard shaped as the front portal of the Cypress Creek Café to write an inspirational message Saturday at the Waters Point in Wimberley. (photo by Moses Leos III) ith a smile on her face and friends around her, Dripping Springs native Tori Giles danced away as J...

For the second time in roughly a week, a business on the Wimberley Square will be closed indefinitely due to a fire. The Chick-a-Dee antique store in downtown Wimberley suffered damage following a fire on the morning of June 7. While only the front of the business sustained fire damage, the entire b...

The failure of House Bill 4122 in the 85th Texas Legislative session was deemed “a big win” by a local state representative as he believes it leaves groundwater under the protection of conservation districts. State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) said the original bill, filed by State Rep. Kyl...