The 7th Annual Wimberley Memorial Day Open Rodeo

| May 23, 2013

It’s time for the Wimberley 4-H 7th Annual Wimberley Memorial Day Open Rodeo produced by Lester Meier Rodeo Company.  Plenty of action with bareback bronc riding, bull riding, tie down calf roping, girl’s breakaway roping, steer wrestling, team roping, ladies barrel racing, calf scramble, and a specialty act.  The event will take place 8PM, Saturday [...]

City Council approves sign ordinance variance

| May 22, 2013

The city council unanimously approved a request for a variance from the city’s sign ordinance for Blue Hole Chiropractic.  The business is located in the old First Baptist Church professional office building at 501 Old Kyle Road.  The business faces Blue Hole Lane, and the owners wanted to put a sign on the side of [...]

Council approves petition, moves sewer plan forward

| May 22, 2013

The Wimberley City Council at its May 16 meeting voted to move forward without holding a bond election to issue certificates of obligation (CO) for a $650,000 Texas Water Development Board loan for planning and design of a central Wimberley waste water system. The council voted three to one in favor of using a Texas [...]

Mayor delivers “State of the City” remarks to chamber members

| May 21, 2013

Mayor Bob Flocke was the speaker at the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon for May. Flocke talked about the “state of the city” to the more than 60 chamber members present. Below are the talking points the mayor used in his presentation. The city’s financial condition is strong. The City operates on a budget [...]

VFW Hall Offers Concealed Handgun License Class

| May 10, 2013

Wimberley VFW Post 6441 is partnering with Driftwood CHL and Mike Cox, concealed handgun license instructor, to host a a concealed handgun class at the VFW on Saturday, May 19. The class will include the gun range and 50 rounds of shooting at a state required target from three, seven and 15 yards. Details can be found on [...]

Wimberley gets $650K loan for sewer planning and design

| April 25, 2013

The Texas Water Development Board on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a $650,000 loan to the City of Wimberley for the planning and design of a wastewater treatment system to serve central Wimberley.  The vote came after a rather lengthy public comment session and  was unanimously in favor of the city despite a well-orchestrated campaign by [...]

Tax Revenue on the Rise

| April 24, 2013

Sales tax revenues up again! Wimberley’s April sales tax check representing February sales totaled $39,750.80 which is up seven percent from the same period last year. The April check from the state comptroller’s office represents sales in January.  

Wimberley City Hall Green-lights Ace Reconstruction!

| April 17, 2013

In a rare joint meeting and public hearing, Wimberley’s City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission Friday evening approved Wimberley Ace Hardware’s plans for reconstruction after a Feb. 22 fire destroyed their building. Ace owners’ application for a Wimberley Planned Development District was approved unanimously by both bodies. The joint meeting and public hearing for the two governmental [...]