Comal ISD trustees approved a $305 million general-fund budget at their monthly meeting on Thursday. The budget is based on a maintenance-and-operations tax rate of $1.23. The board will officially adopt a 2023-24 tax rate at its 5 p.m. Sept. 19 meeting
Tye Preston Memorial Library (TPML) has received a $75,000 grant for the purchase of a brand-new bookmobile that will allow it to provide more services to people in far-flung Canyon Lake, which is hilly, rocky and divided by an 8,230-surface-acre reservoir. Funding
One of the most pristine stream systems in the state of Texas is a little safer from developers. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) today announced it has purchased 514 acres of land next to the 2,294-acre Honey Creek State Natural Area
A burn ban could be in store for Comal County. Comal County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde today warned the county’s Keetch Byram Drought Index (KBDI) has risen to 308 due to drought conditions in the area. When the KBDI reaches 500 points Comal
The branch director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Comal & Guadalupe Counties used to be that kid. Rianne Sykes-Wenske struggled with childhood trauma. She brought drugs to school and battled substance abuse. She got into fights. She couldn’t follow directions. She
There’s plenty of red, white and blue fun to go around over the Fourth of July holiday. Parades and major firework displays are planned in Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, Garden Ridge and Spring Branch. Here’s a list of festivities: Canyon Lake Hills
Marilyn Bush will close Canyon Lake favorite Mrs. Bush’s Pie Company Oct. 1 after 18 years at the same location, 14325 FM 306 — but said she’s not going out of business. “Unforeseen circumstances” are the reason for the reorganization, she said.
Happy Father’s Day! If you’re here to launch a boat and enjoy the lake, plan ahead. Only six of Canyon Lake’s 23 boat ramps are still open due to the ongoing drought. Unless you arrive very early, expect extremely long wait times
An excessive heat warning for Comal County will remain in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday, the U.S. National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio (NWS) said in a weather alert issued at 2:17 p.m. today. Dangerously hot temperatues are forecast, with heat-index values as
The 49-year-old Cibolo man who drowned Friday in Canyon Lake was trying to save his girlfriend, who was struggling in the water. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Captain Game Warden Javier Fuentes said Ryan Johnson’s private boat was anchored near JBSA