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Wed
17
Sep

2013 WHS grad dies in accident

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Dalton Sweat
Editor

Conner Ratcliff, 19, of Wimberley, suffered a traumatic head injury that lead to his death after falling from a moving vehicle the night of Thursday, Sept. 11.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Conde Benoist the investigation is still ongoing.

 

Wed
17
Sep

WISD refinancing debt

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Gary Zupancic
Staff Reporter
 
The Wimberley ISD School Board met Monday night and approved a suggestion by the district’s bond attorneys to refinance I&S (Interest and Sinking) at a lower tax rate. I&S is one part of a two part monetary funds, the other Maintenance and Operations (M&O). I&S is only for the servicing of debt due to school bonds, while M&O is for salaries, capital improvements and everything else.

 

Wed
17
Sep

New Woodcreek council member

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Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
The city of Woodcreek canceled the election for new city council members after none of the three seats were contested.
Two city council members, Nancye Britner and Jerry Moore, will retain their seats. Council Member Phil Lebkuecher did not run for his place leaving the seat vacant. Gordon Marsh was the only resident to apply for the position making the election unnecessary. 
Phil Lebkuecher, outgoing

 

Wed
17
Sep

Bootiful Wimberley Unveils

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Taps was played and the flags lowered to half-mast to end the ceremony.

Taps was played and the flags lowered to half-mast to end the ceremony. (Photo by Gary Zupancic/Wimberley View)

Gary Zupancic
Staff Report

September 11, Patriots Day, is a day that will not be forgotten. The Veteran’s Memorial Plaza at EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens held a 9 a.m. ceremony honoring the first responders and the heroes of that tragic day. The local VFW Post 6441 hosted the event.
Each of the service branches were honored, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and POW/MIA and had their flags raised during the ceremony.  Van Keese was honored as Patriot of the Year

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Wed
17
Sep

Experts warn of water scarcity at CARD forum

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CARD’s Water Crisis: Time to get Serious! community discussion packed the house at the Wimberley Community Center with more than 300 people in attendance.

CARD’s Water Crisis: Time to get Serious! community discussion packed the house at the Wimberley Community Center with more than 300 people in attendance. (Submitted photo)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

More than 300 people packed into the Wimberley Community Center to hear the Wimberley Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development “Water Crisis” discussion.
Immediately, the water crisis was put in to perspective by the first speaker Andy Sansom, executive director of the Meadow Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University.

 

Wed
17
Sep

Cox named Distinguished Alumni at TXST

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Dr. Patrick Cox, Wimberley, was recently named a Texas State University’s Distinguished Alumni.

Dr. Patrick Cox, Wimberley, was recently named a Texas State University’s Distinguished Alumni. (Submitted photo)

From Staff Reports
 
SAN MARCOS — The Texas State Alumni Association has named celebrated historian Dr. Patrick Cox of Wimberley, as one of five 2014 Distinguished Alumni amongst university graduates. 
The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have achieved prominence and made a significant impact on the lives of others through their profession, accomplishments, affiliations, and service to the Association and the University. Since the inception of the award in 1959, only 202 of Texas State's alumni have been recognized with this prestigious award.

 

Wed
17
Sep

Letter to the Editor: Water Crisis needs more localized discussion

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By Matt Heinemann
Cypress Creek Project 
 
Make no mistake water scarcity is no longer a scientific abstraction. Residents in Western Hays County are on a collision course between supply and demand and county representatives are committed heavily to a course of action. But no one last Thursday at the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development's Water Crisis meeting talked about the local situation in much depth. 

 

Wed
17
Sep

Letter to the Editor: Bastrop resident still worried for water after CARD forum

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By Linda Curtis
League of Independent Voters of Texas
Bastrop, Texas
 
Thursday night, I attended a forum in Hays County put on by the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD). I have good friends in CARD and I think they mean well. I also believe, they had no intention of letting this happen. 
Hays County Commissioners, Will Conley and Ray Whisenant, together with San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) Senior VP CEO, Steven Clouse, stole the show peddling their respective plans to drain the deep Simsboro formation of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer in rural counties just east of Austin where I happen to live. 

 

Wed
17
Sep

Tropical air mass will bring threat of heavy rainfall and isolated flooding/flash flooding threat through Friday

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According to the National Weather Service, the Hill Country area could be seeing a lot of rain Wednesday afternoon.

The forecast calls for locally heavy rainfall with rain rates that may exceed 2-3 inches per hour. Minor flooding and isolated flash flooding is possible with rain totals potentially reaching up to 5 inches.

The areas of concern are listed as the Hill Country, the Interstate 35 corridor from Austin to San Antonio and the coastal plains east of I-35.

The peak hours of thunderstorm activity are expected to be Wednesday afternoon and evening with the possibility of rains occurring overnight. This could also happen Thursday afternoon and evening with a smaller change on Friday.

From the National Weather Service:

Wed
17
Sep

Bat bits junior high student

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Updated article:

Bat test positive for rabies after biting junior high student.

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