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2024 summer swimming season suspended at Jacob's Well
AUSTIN, Texas — For another year, Jacob's Well will be closed to swimmers during the summer months. On Wednesday, the Hays County Parks Department said the popular swimming spot is suspending its 2024 swimming season indefinitely due to the low water levels. The closure mirrors last year, when Jacob's...
Jacob's Well suspends swimming this summer due to low water levels — again
One of Austin's most iconic swimming holes will not allow visitors this summer. Jacob's Well Natural Area is suspending swimming until further notice due to low water levels and spring flow, according to a Facebook post from Hays County Parks. Normally, the well holds its summer swimming season from May 1 to Sept. 30.
No swimming allowed at Jacob's Well for the third summer in a row
For the third year in a row, Jacob's Well, a popular spring-fed swimming hole in Wimberley, will not be open for swimming. The swimming hole used to thrive every summer with visitors cooling off in its water during the swimming season from May 1 through Sept. 30. But the swimming...
20-year-old San Marcos fentanyl dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison
SAN MARCOS, Texas — A San Marcos man was sentenced on Monday in a federal court in Austin to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Colten Romeo Thayer, 20, was arrested during a traffic stop on August 29, 2022. During a search of his vehicle, Hays County Sheriff's deputies found 11 grams of fentanyl.
Child and human trafficking town hall educates public
, Content Warning: This article contains true stories of child sexual assault and child trafficking. Whether it is obvious or not, human and child trafficking happens. It also has a wide sweeping definition. It even occurs here in Hays County, according to expert Kirsta Melton, who has been prosecuting human traffickers for the past decade. A Child/Human Trafficking Town Hall was held on April 18 at Goodnight Middle School to educate the public in an effort to decrease occurrences of this crime. It was sponsored by the Youth Service Bureau, the Greater San Marcos Youth Council, Hays County Women’s Center, the...
Hays County Parks Department suspends swimming at Jacob's Well
Jacob's Well continues to have below average water levels as of April 30, 2024. (Courtesy Katherine Sturdivant, Hays County Parks Department) Hays County officials announced swimming has been suspended at Jacob’s Well Natural Area for the 2024 swimming season—May 1-Sept. 30—due to below-average spring flow and water levels.
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