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“She Made Great Meatloaf!” someone effused in a marble epitaph on the back of Beverly L. Lofland’s (July 22, 1932-March 10, 2006) grave marker in the New Braunfels Cemetery. Her recipe is now immortalized in ...
Face coverings are still optional for Comal County voters in the wake of a Tuesday ruling by a federal judge that Gov. Greg Abbott cannot exclude polling locations from his statewide mask mandate. Comal County ...
Canyon Lake Community Plant Swap runs from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at the CRRC Rec Center, 125 Mabel Jones Dr. Masks are required. A socially distanced, complimentary breakfast follows. Jo Ed Lyles ...
Vounteers are needed for Saturday’s Fall Community Cleanup, which starts at 8 a.m. in the CRRC pavilion parking lot, 125 Mabel Jones Dr. Keep Canyon Lake Beautiful (KCLB), a community group, said it’s looking for ...
Ever wanted to drive across the top of Canyon Lake dam? For the first and possibly only time ever, anyone who prepays a $10 entrance fee for the Third Annual DAM Fine Sunday Drive, scheduled ...
Mountain Valley Elementary School informed parents today that someone on campus was in close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. The email did not divulge any further information. Comal ISD does not ...
What’s wrong with calling COVID-19 the “China virus?” Comal ISD Board of Trustees President David Drastata, a Walmart executive and San Antonio Chamber of Commerce board member, apologized last night for an Aug. 17 email ...
A Bulverde woman in her 70s who died Aug. 3 in a San Antonio hospital is Comal County’s 81st COVID-19-related death. On Tuesday, the Office of Public Health also reported 24 new cases of the ...
Comal County confirmed 80 new cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 1,747. Of the new cases, all of which are confirmed and none probable, 63 are New Braunfels-area residents, 10 are from the ...
Comal County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fates of Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate, the Texas Railroad Commission and Republican candidates for the State Board of Education Place ...
Three more nursing home residents have died of COVID-19, Comal County said in a press release this morning. Dead are A man in his 90s with underlying health conditions who died at Kirkwood Manor in ...
Comal County’s COVID-19 case count jumped to 989 this morning, with 82 new and confirmed cases reported on Tuesday. That number is expected to rise as Office of Public Health, which has been short-staffed since ...
Are you registered to vote? Today, June 15, is the deadline for registering to vote in the July primary runoff elections. The runoffs were delayed from April to July 14 due to the coronavirus. Those ...
Comal County yesterday confirmed 10 new and seven additional probable cases of COVID-19, pushing Comal County’s positivity rate up more than one percentage point since the beginning of the week. The increase in positive cases, ...
Comal County confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 141. The increase in positive cases, both confirmed and probable, has pushed Comal County’s positivity rate – the percentage of tests ...
Comal County closed its New Braunfels tax office this morning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The tax office will remain closed for the remainder of the week. As a precaution, the county also ...
Be not afraid. Comal County Elections Administrator Cynthia Jaqua said today that residents can rest assured the county is doing everything it can to help them vote without fear of contracting COVID-19 during voting for ...
The New Braunfels MLK Association is sponsoring a Unity in the Community Prayer Vigil at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11 on the Main Plaza in downtown New Braunfels. Organizers say New Braunfels residents as well ...
Comal County officials reported a 22nd case of COVID-19 on Monday, April 6. The patient is from New Braunfels and in their 40s. They are self-quarantined. The source of the infection is travel outside of ...
The Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) says it is feeding more people on less money and funds are urgently needed to keep its Food Pantry running. The charity saw a dramatic ...
Bulverde Mayor Bill Krawietz closed Bulverde Community Park, 29815 Bulverde Lane, to the public starting Tuesday, March 31, saying parents were letting children climb on playground equipment “in large numbers” and that walking trails are ...
Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) today issued a plea for food and cash donations as COVID-19 tightens its economic grip on the community. Last week, CRRC doubled its output of food ...
San Antonio-based Box 120 Photography today posted to its Facebook page images of Canyon Lake Fire/EMS’ new truck company, a Pierce Enforcer 107’ Tractor-Drawn Aerial. Canyon Lake firefighters trained for four days on a driver-course ...
“We are 100-percent moved in, not quite 100-percent organized, but functioning and serving 100 percent.” Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) Resource Program Director Maureen Schein said the old building is completely ...
by Laura Schafer Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church The Canyon Lake community came together for a wonderful evening of support for the CRRC Food Pantry on Wednesday night. Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church invited its neighbors to ...
Turkeys to Tables fundraiser for Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Canyon Lake Presbyterian, 230 Shepherd Hill, with live music by Larry Read, Frito pies ...
Twenty-seven percent of all children in Canyon Lake are food insecure, Community Resource and Recreation Center (CRRC) of Canyon Lake warned in an email blast last week. They’re without reliable access to a sufficient quantity ...
For one glorious summer night, Canyon Lake residents can walk the dam’s service road again, entering through a new gate constructed by Canyon Lake High School’s Ag Mechanics team. Access to the walkway begins at ...
by Faron Smith, Operation Float a Soldier This Saturday, June 22 will be the first Summer Event for OFAS and we are excited to let the fun begin! We have members of the VFW on ...
Startzville Elementary is located exactly halfway between Bulverde and Tye Preston Memorial libraries, which makes walking or biking to either impossible for little legs. Kimberly Nance, Startzville librarian, decided to make it easier for her ...
Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church bills itself as “the little church with a big heart” but its ministry now extends to the minds of area residents. Three weeks ago, non-profit Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental ...
External auditors gave Comal County’s annual financial report an unqualified, or “clean” opinion, meaning it is free of material misstatements. The report was presented Thursday to the Comal County Commissioners Court. “It’s the highest level ...
Comal ISD trustees on Tuesday approved a resolution asking the district to file for a contested-case hearing — at the appropriate time — over a controversial air-quality permit for the proposed Vulcan Quarry. By a ...
Most parents think their teens would tell them if they were in an abusive relationship. But they don’t. Ellie Truan, prevention specialist for Crisis Center of Comal County (CCCC), said teens in problematic relationships are ...
One year ago, Canyon Lake was the ninth-largest lake real estate market in Texas, with listings valued at more than $123 million. But this summer, Canyon Lake moved up to become Texas’ eighth-largest lake real ...
Vulcan Materials Company today criticized City of Bulverde’s June 12 resolution opposing its proposed 1,500-acre open-pit limestone quarry, calling the measure “false and baseless.” Spokesperson Scott Burnham said Vulcan disagrees with the resolution’s assertion that ...
“We’re literally loving the Hill Country to death.” These words of warning did not fall on deaf ears at a packed public forum, “Local Control Options for Hill Country Counties,” on June 5 at GVTC ...
City of Bulverde, the self-described Front Porch of the Texas Hill Country, passed unanimously June 12 a resolution reiterating its opposition to Vulcan Materials’ proposed Vulcan Quarry, a 1,500-acre open-pit limestone quarry at FM 3009 ...
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Comal County’s bond rating to Aa1, one step below the firm’s top Aaa rating. Moody’s cited the county’s “large and rapidly growing tax base,” its “manageable debt and pension burden,” ...
League of Women Voters-Comal Area (LWVCA) President Roxanna Deane describes the league’s collaboration with community groups in Comal County as its signature achievement over the last year. Speaking at the League of Women Voters of ...
The U.S. Census Bureau’s new tagline is “Measuring America – People, Places and Economy,” and Comal County measures way up according to data released on Thursday, March 22. It’s the second-fastest growing county in the ...
Comal County commissioners will finally weigh in on the controversial Vulcan Quarry project at their weekly meeting, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22 at Comal County Courthouse, 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. A draft resolution ...
Canyon Lake’s Jessica Japhet, owner of Toots’ Sweets, loves farmers markets almost as much as she enjoys baking cakes, pies, pastries, cookies and other delectables. When she moved near Turkey Cove after two years of ...
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Visit our website any time for more information about Recycling sites across the County.
We still have mulch available to get your yards and gardens looking great for the holidays!
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The seven-day positivity rate for Monday in Comal County is 9.16%.
Monday: Comal County Reports 20 New COVID-19 Cases, 13 in New Braunfels | My Canyon Lake
Comal County reported an additional 20 COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total to 4,358. The seven-day positivity rate is 9.16%.Timeline PhotosReminder:
This week's Commissioners Court meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 24 at 8:30am.
County Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
