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Downtown Wimberley comes ALIVE! November 10-13 when WimberleyALIVE! Music and Arts Festival showcases an amazing line-up of exciting bands, 23 juried artists and fine craftspeople, the Crisis Bread Basket’s EMPTY BOWLS lunch with a Thursday evening a Preview Party to admire and purchase fine, handcrafted bowls.

Herbs can flavor just about anything and make it better. The mostly ladies of the Herb Society of America’s Hill Country Unit celebrated their only fundraiser of the year, their annual luncheon on Friday, November 4.

The presentation of the morning was by Trisha Shirey, Director of Flora and Fauna at Lake Austin Spa Resort. She is the author of the book, Herbs for all seasons, all reasons.

Her presentation offered new varieties of herbs, how they are used at the spa’s gardens, which varieties of the herbs are the best, what kind of herbs are used for butterflies, sprinkling parsley pollen from when the plants flower, to plants that attract ladybugs.

Construction has closed down a significant portion of River Road for the next two months.

During the Memorial Weekend Flood of 2015, River Road was damaged by erosion leaving a portion of the road base exposed. 

The city of Wimberley has secured a contractor, Myers Construction, to repair the riverbank and prepare it for the next rise of the river.

“We had a significant cut in the May flood that left the under part of the roadway exposed,” City Administrator Don Ferguson said. “We have to fortify that embankment to protect it from future erosion.”

The city worked with local property owners to come up with a suitable plan both stability-wise and esthetically. 

There are two portions of the roadway on River Road between Leveritts Loop and Wayside Drive that will be repaired. 

Without the use of a single taxpayer dollar, the Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday took three steps to benefit the Veterans Treatment Court program.

In three unanimous votes (Pct. 4 Commissioner Ray Whisenant was not in attendance) the court OK’d pursuing the continuation of one grant and application for two more from the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC)  that would fund the expunction of criminal records for those who complete the program as well as pay for a full-time probation officer and a part-time mentor coordinator.

Early voting totals have been released in Hays County with Donald Trump taking the early lead with a touch over 48 percent of the early and absentee voting. Hillary Clinton garnered a little over 46 percent of the early vote in Hays County. 

Hays County voted 56,255 people in early voting. During the entire 2012 Presidential Election, including Election Day totals, Hays County voted just over 59,000.

For Wimberley's representatives, Congressman Roger Williams has an early lead of more than 60 percent during early voting. Incumbent Sheriff Gary Cutler is currently leading the way with more than 57 percent.

Proposition 1, for the county's jail bond, is very close with 51.6 percent in favor of the bond. The road bond, Proposition 2, has a little more cushion. Early voters have given it a 59.25 percent.

An accident at the Wimberley Farmer's Market sent at least two people to the hospital.

According to Wimberley Fire Chief Carroll Czichos, a vehicle was trying to leave the farmers market when it accelerated and ran into a van and vendor area striking at least one person.

That person was taken to the hospital via Star Flight with what a Hays County Sheriff Public Information Officer called non-life-threatening injuries. The sheriff’s official described the accident as “auto-pinned” meaning at least one of the victims had been pinned by the car during the accident.

A second person was taken to the hospital by the Wimberley EMS.

The two vehicles involved in the accident sat perched above Ranch Road 12 off the edge of the thrift store at the corner of Ranch Road 12 and River Road.

One year ago this week, Wimberley was struck again by a second record flood. The Halloween flood of 2016 may not compare in terms of total damage to the Memorial Weekend Flood, but it left a lasting impact on the lives of many in Wimberley.

Christy Degenhart, who owns Ace Hardware with her husband Tad, remembers the morning vividly. She was at her parent’s house on Cypress Creek with her children when her husband came flying in the door. 

“His headlights were hitting the creek, and it was about 15 feet from the house,” Degenhart said. “The creek is normally about 70 feet away.”

(Editor's Note: The Wimberley View interviewed each candidate for the Wimberley ISD Board of Trustee election. All interviews were conducted over the phone and have been heavily edited to present the most important points made by each candidate while still offering candidates the opportunity to speak at length on a given issue. All interviews were conducted and edited by View Editor Dalton Sweat. There are three candidates for two races. Tina Pennington is running unopposed.  Election Day is Nov. 8)

(Editor's Note: The Wimberley View interviewed each candidate for the Wimberley ISD Board of Trustee election. All interviews were conducted over the phone and have been heavily edited to present the most important points made by each candidate while still offering candidates the opportunity to speak at length on a given issue. All interviews were conducted and edited by View Editor Dalton Sweat. There are three candidates for two races. Tina Pennington is running unopposed.  Election Day is Nov. 8)

(Editor's Note: The Wimberley View interviewed each candidate for the Wimberley ISD Board of Trustee election. All interviews were conducted over the phone and have been heavily edited to present the most important points made by each candidate while still offering candidates the opportunity to speak at length on a given issue. All interviews were conducted and edited by View Editor Dalton Sweat. There are three candidates for two races. Tina Pennington is running unopposed.  Election Day is Nov. 8)