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03
Sep

Accident shuts down RR12

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Dalton Sweat
Editor

A three-car accident sent two people to the hospital and shut down Ranch Road 12 for over an hour on Tuesday of last week.
According to a Texas Department of Public Safety official, a construction truck was attempting to turn into the construction site between the Junction and Hugo Road near the Falconwood subdivision at 2:22 p.m. on Aug. 26.

 

Wed
03
Sep

Lightning strike in Bee Cave sends three children to hospital

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Dalton Sweat
Editor

A lightning strike at the Lake Travis Youth Association Field of Dreams in Bee Cave on Highway 71, near Hamilton Pool Road, sent three children to the hospital last week, one in a life threatening condition.
“There was a lightning strike a few miles ahead of the storm, on Tuesday,” Rick Rutledge with the Austin/Travis County EMS said. “It was real light cloud cover, and the lightning hit one child and injured two other children.”

 

Wed
03
Sep

Drug bust takes three to jail

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Dalton Sweat
Editor

Two people were arrested on Thursday, Aug. 28 on the outskirts of Wimberley as the result of a drug bust.
Crystal Lyn Cleveland, 29, and Stacy Jones, 40, of Wimberley, were charged with manufactory with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a class 2 felony, by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.

 

Wed
03
Sep

Fire put out on Blue Heron

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Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View

Dalton Sweat
Editor

A burn pile got out of control Friday afternoon in the yard of a house on Blue Heron Run.
The burn pile sparked up enough for the homeowner to call the Wimberley Fire Department. 

 

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Wed
03
Sep

Cobb speaks to Wimberley GOP

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Hays County Judge Bert Cobb is running for another term. He spoke to the Wimberley Valley GOP on Thursday.

Hays County Judge Bert Cobb is running for another term. He spoke to the Wimberley Valley GOP on Thursday. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

Hays County Judge Bert Cobb is up for re-election on Nov. 4 and will be running against Democratic challenger Able Velasquez. Cobb spoke at last week’s Wimberley Valley GOP meeting to talk about some local issues.
The first question asked of Cobb was about the Ranch Road 12 construction and why it is being done in small sections as opposed to paving the entire road.
“Chip seal cost $10,000 per mile for a single land,” Cobb explained. “Paving cost $20,000 a linear mile, so to pave it the whole way cost about $6 million. Eventually it will (be paved completely).”

 

Wed
03
Sep

Learning to value fresh water from people without enough

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Atop Enchanted Rock, Water Resources Engineer Peter Newell looks over the Hill Country.

Atop Enchanted Rock, Water Resources Engineer Peter Newell looks over the Hill Country. (Submitted Photo)

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Wed
03
Sep

KAPS hosting Spaghetti Night fundraiser

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From Staff Reports

Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS) invites the community to the annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Thursday, September 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Proceeds benefit the KAPS Parent, Teacher, Student Organization (PTSO), which supports KAPS staff and students.

 

Wed
27
Aug

KAPS soars on state test

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Dalton Sweat
Editor

The Katherine Anne Porter School received distinctions across the board from the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test.
In fact, KAPS received all six distinctions it is eligible for.
The distinction designations were for academic achievement in reading, mathematics, science and social studies, along with postsecondary readiness and the top 25 percent closing the performance gap.

 

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Wed
27
Aug

Construction delays: Bond construction is spilling into the school year, will not keep team from home games

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The football stadium is getting a few new features along with many projects from the 2013 bond. Delayed permits from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality slowed progress, but most facilities will be ready to use, though still under construction.

The football stadium is getting a few new features along with many projects from the 2013 bond. Delayed permits from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality slowed progress, but most facilities will be ready to use, though still under construction. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Dalton Sweat

Editor

With school starting this week, many of bond projects for Wimberley I.S.D. are beginning to near completion. 
Most projects are behind schedule, though they are on budget.
The projects directly affecting students coming back to school have either been completed or were finished to a point the school could work around the construction.
“My number one overall frustration is that the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality sat on our permits for up to 120 days,” W.I.S.D. Superintendent Dwain York said of the construction delays. “That was our major delay in our projects.”

 

Wed
27
Aug

Congressman Williams talks shop with locals over weekend

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Hays County Republican Party Chairman Russell Hayter talks with Congressman Roger Williams at Driftwood Estate Winery.

Hays County Republican Party Chairman Russell Hayter talks with Congressman Roger Williams at Driftwood Estate Winery. (Photo by Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)

Dalton Sweat
Editor

Congressman Roger Williams, who represents District 25 in the House of Representatives and therefore Wimberley and Dripping Springs, spoke at the Driftwood Estate Winery off Ranch Road 12 last week. 
Wimberley is the southern tip of District 25, which runs all the way to Fort Worth.
Williams is on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Currently, there are over $800 billion of transportation projects waiting on federal funding within District 25 alone and about $3.5 trillion within the state of Texas.

 

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