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The Wimberley Lions Club recently announced the Student and Teacher of the Month for April. Pictured above, John Lyon (left) , Lions Club President, presents the award to Victoria Copeland for the Student of the month and Journalism teacher Mikyela Tedder (right) for Teacher of the month through April while Wimberley High School Principal Greg Bonewald (middle left) stands in.

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By Oda Lisa

Rain totals ranging between 3 and 4.75 inches of rain are beign reported throughout Hays County. 

Current road closures, as of 9 a.m., in Wimberley are three low water crossings.  The crossings at County Road 1492, Little Arkansas and Hidden Valley are all closed.

To stay up-to-date on current conditions, go to www.haysinformed.com.

The flash flood warning was lifted.

A forecast from the National Weather Service:

UPDATE 7:11 p.m.: Unofficial numbers are in and Steve Thurber will be the  next Wimberley mayor, and the bond election failed. Cindy Anderson and Pam Showalter to sit on the city council. 

In the mayoral race, Thurber received 411 votes, McCullough 233 and Talcott 195. For Place 2, Anderson received 422 votes, Brown 343 and Foster 44. For Place 4, Showalter received 512 votes and du Plessis 131

In overwhelming fashion, the bond issue failed 616 votes against and 208 votes for.

For a story with the new Mayor of Wimberley Steve Thurber, and a letter from the former Mayor Bob Flocke, pick up a copy of Thursday's Wimberley View.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COMAL...SOUTH CENTRAL HAYS AND NORTHWESTERN 
GUADALUPE COUNTIES... 
 
AT 119 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING 
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST 
OF SOLMS...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW BRAUNFELS...MOVING EAST AT 30 
MPH. 
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

A Dripping Springs girl reported to police that a man attempted to abduct her as she got off the school bus on Friday, May 2, in the 200 block of Harmon Hills Cove.
According to a press release from the Hays County Sheriff Office, the girl said a white male in a white passenger car approcahed her after she got off the school bus. She ran from the location and told her parents what happened. Her parents contacted police.
The man is described as a white, heavy-set male, approximately 5'9" tall with brown eyes and glasses. He was estimated to be 40 to 50 years old and wearing a brown shirt and khaki shorts. The vehicle was described as a damaged, late-model, white, four-door passenger car, possibly a Honda Accord.

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By Dalton Sweat - Editor

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Jacob's Well is a perpetual artesian spring and is the main source for Cypress Creek, which forms the Blue Hole swimming area downstream and then flows through Wimberley into the Blanco River. The County purchased the property in 2010 with voter-approved park bond funds to preserve the natural area and protect it from future development. Now, the public is invited to experience this natural wonder and learn more about the importance of preserving it for future genations.

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