Stephanie has extensive journalism experience including the Houston Chronicle and Amarillo Globe-News.
Most deaths from heart disease and stroke could be prevented with “timely interventions” like quitting smoking, eating a healthier diet, risk-factor screening, exercising, and checking cholesterol and blood sugar levels regularly. February is American Heart Month. Cardiologists at Resolute Baptist Hospital near
Comal ISD will host an immunization clinic for Canyon Lake High School students from 1-2:30 p.m. March 11 at the school, 8555 FM 32, Fischer. Clinics also are scheduled from 3:15-4:45 p.m. at Canyon High School, 1510 IH 35, New Braunfels; 8:55-10
Black turkey vultures recovered in New Braunfels’ popular Landa Park have preliminarily tested positive for avian influenza A virus (H5N1) and Comal County Public Health is asking health care providers to evaluate patients presenting with flu-like symptoms for recent exposure to potentially
Future development of the Texas Hill Country and especially Canyon Lake “must be done responsibly” to accommodate people moving into the area, Republican State Rep. Carrie Isaac said in a Jan. 30 press release outlining bills she introduced at the start of
New Braunfels family physician Dr. Emily Briggs discusses critical issues in maternal healthcare and the challenges posed by Texas laws and policies at a special presentation hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Comal Area (LWVCA) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
Comal County commissioners today approved a donation of three sets of bleachers for the Jumbo Evans Sports Park in Spring Branch. Dripping Springs-based KMI Sports Construction, which installed turf at the park’s six fields, will move existing bleachers at fields A, C
Make a touchdown at the CRRC of Canyon Lake’s 3rd Annual Soup-er Bowl Food Drive. Donate canned soup or host a food drive to stock the food pantry with warm, nourishing meals for local families. CRRC hopes that rallying the community around
Rep. Carrie Isaac, the Republican who represents Canyon Lake in Texas House District 73, today filed a resolution asking the Texas legislature to designate April as Promise Month to “honor God’s promises of love and guidance, recognizing the vital role of faith
New Braunfels-based McKenna Foundation, the area’s largest nonprofit, described 2024 as a “milestone” year for the organization, surpassing $30 million in lifetime community grants, breaking attendance records at the Children’s Museum, and giving grants to local schools for the first time in
Almost 14 years after Desire Hamm pled guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually abusing two Spring Banch teenage sisters, a Comal County jury Thursday “determined” she is a sexually violent predator. Hamm, now 37, became