2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (395+ words) The Eightieth Annual Wimberley VFW Post 6441 Rodeo is a highly-anticipated rite of summer and this year it celebrates America's 250th birthday. Held July 2, 3 and 4, the Pro/Open event, sanctioned by the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) and produced by DVS Productions,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (941+ words) Texas high school students showed improvement in every subject in this spring's end-of-course STAAR exams, the Texas Education Agency reported. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, biology and U. S. history. The biggest improvement was in biology,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (569+ words) Built in the early 1900s, the Pioneer Hotel, a stately brick high-rise, still stands in downtown Lubbock, Texas." I arrived in Lubbock in 1983 at the age of 25, and I needed a job. The owner of an employment agency called me about…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (518+ words) The Dripping Springs City Council honored 12-year-old Trevor Du Bransky during its May 20 meeting, recognizing the young resident's quick thinking and bravery after his actions helped save the life of an injured neighbor. Mayor Bill Foulds presented Du Bransky with…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (129+ words) The Hays County Criminal District Attorney's Office announced today that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, has awarded Hays County Assistant District Attorney Neil Kucera with its Texas Environmental Excellence Award-Individual Category for 2026. The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards is…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (301+ words) Pending sales increased 14. 3% year over year to 3, 310 transactions in May, remaining near April's elevated level of 3, 411 pending sales, reinforcing the durability of buyer demand across the region." Vaike O'Grady, market research advisor at Unlock MLS, said May's data suggests buyers…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (585+ words) Lydia Anne Miller exited stage left in the quiet hours of April 21, 2026, in her Wimberley home. Her long career of dramatic accomplishment certainly left behind a worthy "ghost" in the theatre of life. In 1988, she followed husband J. Gary Wyatt to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (310+ words) Forty years is a long time to sustain any endeavor, much less evolve into a meaningful community anchor. Such is the story of the Senior Citizen's Craft Shop." The nonprofit will celebrate its 40-year anniversary on June 25 at its iconic…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (661+ words) The Hays County Road Bond is back after a state appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had invalidated the $439 million bond election approved by voters in 2024. In a June 9 opinion, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals ruled that the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (544+ words) Travers Vasek recently accepted'a full scholarship to study piano performance at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins this Fall. The former Wimberley student and grandson of Trudy Spring Allison,'attended local schools from Wimberley Baptist daycare through his sophomore year…...