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Wed
11
Jun

Wimberley EMS recognized by AHA

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From Staff Reports

The Wimberley EMS was awarded the American Heart Association’s Bronze award recognizing its commitment and success in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer a severe heart attack known as a STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction).
There were only 207 awards given out nationwide and only 27 in the state of Texas. 

 

Wed
11
Jun

Woodcreek update

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From Staff Reports

Code of Ordinances
At its meeting in May, the Woodcreek City Council promulgated a Code of Ordinances that will become effective June 1. With the assistance of American Legal Publishing Corporation, this codification of the city’s body of legislation culminated a two-year effort to enhance access to and transparency of the city’s legislation. 

 

Wed
11
Jun

A letter to the Editor: Duck Race a success, Wimberley EMS is thankful

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Ken Strange
Wimberley EMS Director
 
Every year it gets harder to write this thank you letter, for fear of being redundant.  I am sure I have the best job in the world!  The support we feel and see on a personal level every year for our Wimberley EMS Duck Race is truly impressive.
This was another very successful fund raising adventure.  

 

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Thu
05
Jun

Manhunt ends

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Louis Antonio Ramos Jr., 27, of Driftwood, turned himself into police around 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon after leading them on a manhunt for 18 hours. Ramos is the prime suspect in the death of Johnny Lee Saxon, 47, of Driftwood, which occurred on Wednesday night. 

Police believe that Ramos was shot twice during the altercation on Wednesday at a home at 400 Todo Lane in the Rolling Oaks subdivision. Saxon was shot in the chest.

According to police, Ramos fled the scene, ditching a brown van in the woods near the crime. Police used a K-9 unit to follow the scent and tracked Ramos to the area near Jacob's Well Road and Mount Sharp Road around noon on Thursday. Ramos called police a few hours later and turned himself in near the corner of Coleman Crossing and Mount Sharp Road, a short distance from where police had been searching.

Thu
05
Jun

Murder victim named, warrant issued and manhunt ensues

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Louis Antonio Ramos Jr

By Dalton Sweat
Editor

According to police, an arrest warrant has been issued for the murder of Johnny Lee Saxon, 47, of Driftwood.

Authorities believe that Saxon was shot and killed by Louis Antonio Ramos Jr., of Driftwood, at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon in a home at 400 Todo Lane in the Rolling Oaks subdivision. 

Police were called to the home for an assault in progress and arrived to find Saxon shot in the chest. Ramos fled the scene in a brown van. The van was recovered in the woods a short distance away, but Ramos has not been found. Authorities are searching the wooded area and have brought a K-9 unit in to assist. 

A press release issued by the Hays County Sheriff's Office stated that Ramos had been shot twice and is believed to be armed with an unknown weapon. 

Thu
05
Jun

Police are still looking for suspect

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Louis Antonio Ramos Jr

Police are still looking for a suspect in the shooting death that occured Wednesday night in Rolling Oaks.

Louis Antonio Ramos Jr., of Driftwood, is believed to be on the loose and may have a weapon.

The shooting occured at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday after police were called for an assault in progress. One man was found dead and police believe that Ramos was shot twice in the process. 

Thu
05
Jun

Man shot and killed in Rolling Oaks

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By Dalton Sweat
Editor
 
According to authorities, a man was shot and killed in Rolling Oaks around 8 p.m. Wednesday evening. Police say that the suspect, Louis Antonio Ramos Jr., fled the scene in a brown colored van. Ramos may have been shot multiple times during the incident and may be armed. The full release is posted below.
 
 
Hays County Sheriff's Office
 
On June 4, 2014 at approximately 8:00 p.m., Hays County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 400 block of Todo Lane in Driftwood for an assault in progress call. Upon arrival, deputies found a male subject who had been shot in the chest. CPR was administered at the scene but the male victim did not survive from his wounds. The suspect has been identified as: 
Wed
04
Jun

Alligators find home in Woodcreek

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The five-foot-long alligator in Woodcreek, one of two that have been found in the wild recently, already has a nickname. It is being called Fred while its two-foot partner has been named Ethel. (Submitted photo)

By Dalton Sweat

Editor

Fishing can be a peaceful, relaxing get away, and that is exactly what Tommy Weyand was doing out in Woodcreek a few weeks ago. At least it was peaceful until there was a large splash in the water near his feet.
For a fisherman, the sound of a large splash can get the adrenaline pumping at the thought of a big fish sitting right at the top of the water. Weyand’s adrenaline surely started pumping, but it was for a different reason. That splash was no fish, it was an alligator. 
“I just saw the water explode at my feet, and I thought it was something big,” Weyand said. “Then he popped his head out of the water.”
The alligator w

 

Wed
04
Jun

Liquor store catches fire for second time

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By Dalton Sweat

Editor

Wed
04
Jun

Sales Tax allocations continue to rise locally

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By Dalton Sweat

Editor

People continue to spend money in the Wimberley Valley at a higher rate than last year. Both Wimberley and Woodcreek have seen another increase in sales tax allocations, stemming from the cities’ one percent sales tax rate, compared to this month last year. 
The numbers reported for April show Wimberley at an 8.17 percent increase and Woodcreek at 383.24 percent increase for the month. Wimberley received $76,399.50 during April and Woodcreek $18,740.44.
 

 

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