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Two more Comal County residents have recovered from COVID-19, the county said this morning, Tuesday, March 31. With two deaths related to the coronavirus and five recoveries, four active COVID-19 cases remain in Comal County, ...
Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which oversees Canyon Lake, has assembled field-assessment teams to evaluate existing sites for the possible conversion into alternate-care-facilities in Texas. During emergencies, USACE is the federal ...
Comal County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a new online reporting system today that residents can use instead of filing police reports in person. Sheriff Mark Reynolds said his office is asking residents to follow COVID-19 guidelines ...
“Until This Is Gone, We’re Here.” Comal County residents who need financial, mental, emotional and spiritual support during the COVID-19 pandemic can turn to ComalCountyCares.com in New Braunfels, which pledges to help individuals and families ...
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 ...
A Canyon Lake man in his 70s died at home of COVID-19 on Thursday, March 26, Comal County confirmed in a statement on Monday, March 30. His widow, who lives on the north side of ...
While some in Canyon Lake scour social media to see which grocery stores and farmers markets have the shortest lines and freshest produce, others slip quietly over to the Community Resource and Recreation Center of ...
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause on Thursday issued Stay Home/Work Safely guidance for reducing the public health threat posed by COVID-19, the county announced in a press release on Friday, March 27. This is not ...
The City of Bulverde yesterday issued tougher measures to fight COVID-19 after Comal County confirmed that a resident of Oak Village Neighborhood tested positive for the disease. The county said in a press release today ...
A person in their 80s who shopped at the Bulverde-area H-E-B and Spring Branch/Bulverde Walmart has tested positive for COVID-19, Comal County reported this morning. It’s the first case of so-called “community spread.” The individual ...
Comal County on Thursday, March 26, confirmed its first death from COVID-19, a 44-year-old New Braunfels man. Adolph “T.J.” Mendez, described as perfectly healthy by family members, died Thursday afternoon at Ascension Seton Medical Center ...
Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) said today, March 26, it will not reopen Comal Park on April 1. “In an effort to protect public health and discourage social gathering the Water Oriented ...
An eighth positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Comal County. The case is travel-related; the patient became symptomatic after traveling internationally. The patient is in their 50s and lives in western Comal County, ...
Commisioners Court will hear a report on COVID-19 from Comal County Public Health Director Cheryl Fraser at their weekly meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26. Comal County’s historic courthouse is closed to the public, ...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative said in a statement today, Thursday, March 25, that demand for electricity remains the same despite the increased number of people staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it called an ...
Two more positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Comal County, bringing the total to seven. One case is travel-related while the other remains under investigation by the Office of Public Health, the county ...
Comal ISD said today it has extended its COVID-19 closures to April 24 to bring the district into alignment with stay-at-home orders issued by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County. A portion of ...
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause said he supports New Braunfels Mayor Barron Casteel’s decision to issue a Stay at Home Work Safe order on Tuesday but will not follow suit for unincorporated Comal County. “Today ...
Comal County reported its fifth case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, just hours after Commissioners Court extended indefinitely a disaster declaration issued last week by County Judge Sherman Krause. The case is travel-related and was confirmed ...
A fourth positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Comal County. The case is travel-related and was confirmed late Sunday to the Office of Public Health. The patient is hospitalized outside of the county. ...
Comal County commissioners will vote on Tuesday, March 24, whether to extend the disaster declaration Judge Sherman Krause signed on March 18. Click here to read the disaster declaration. “Declaring a disaster activates our emergency ...
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 ...
Arrive early at Fischer Store Saturday Market tomorrow. Although it officially opens at 10 a.m., Anthony with Miss Scarlett’s Texas Homegrown warns the pre-made boxes of produce he prepares are selling out quickly at other ...
While the public flocks to grocery stores, panic-buying, retired New Braunfels landscaper Jo Ed Lyles heads calmly each morning to Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake’s (CRRC) community garden by the Rec Center ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District on Thursday, March 19 updated its list of COVID-19-related campground reservation cancellations for Canyon Lake. The cancellations will not affect those campers already at campgrounds. To learn ...
A second positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Comal County. In a press release issued at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning, the county said its Office of Public Health is investigating the patient’s recent ...
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on March 20 to include updates from CRRC staff. Its thrift store remains open. Volunteers and employees are mostly senior citizens. Following Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order on March ...
Comal County Public Health Director Cheryl Fraser told Commissioners Court on Thursday, March 19 that 25 people have been tested for COVID-19 but that number will rise dramatically as private labs come online and testing ...
With food pantry activity up by as much as 40 percent, Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) is crossing its fingers that the San Antonio Food Bank will help it meet its ...
The historic courthouse and other Comal County offices are closing to foot traffic in an effort to protect the public and county employees from potential exposure to the novel coronavirus, Comal County said in a ...
Mother Nature isn’t canceling any flights to Comal County this spring. Birds South Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country are in the central flyway for migratory birds flying north for spring and summer breeding, ...
by Andrew Kim Superintendent, Comal ISD Before I share with you today’s message, I want to take a moment to apologize. As you can imagine, not everyone agrees with the decisions I am making. Please ...
Startz Vet in Canyon Lake is asking its customers to call from their cars when they arrive and stay put until escorted into the clinic and directly to a room by a staff member. In ...
The U.S.Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort District said on Tuesday it is closing its Canyon Lake office until further notice and will not reopen campgrounds that are currently closed but were scheduled to reopen ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company said in a press release today it will not turn off customers’ water supply due to non-payment. The company also announced it will close its drive-through payment window in Sattler ...
In a statement signed yesterday by the fire chief, assistant fire chief and division chief/EMS, Canyon Lake Fire/EMS said it is making temporary changes to the way it responds to calls including limiting emergency transports ...
While stressing there are currently zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Comal County, county officials today announced additional closures and restrictions to offices and services but added they are not recommending potential closure or cancellation ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced in a press release today they are leasing Comal Park to Water Oriented Recreation District (WORD) of Comal County. WORD did not immediately provide details about reasons for ...
In a statement issued this morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office said it will limit some public contact to avoid spreading the coronavirus. However, “the presence of deputies in the county will not change.” The Sheriff’s ...
Comal County has zero confirmed cases of COVID-19, but the Office of Public Health is preparing for its arrival Cheryl Fraser, director of Public Health, said today her office has set up a hotline for ...
Comal ISD is offering free meals for all Comal ISD students from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays though Fridays. Breakfast service begins on Tuesday and lasts from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Participating campuses are: ...
One of Canyon Lake’s most beautiful vistas will be off limits early next week, but not due to the coronavirus. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Canyon Lake will close the dam service road on ...
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 ...
Tye Preston Memorial Library in Canyon Lake on Saturday said it will close to public access for at least two weeks — from March 16 through Saturday, March 28 — to follow Centers for Disease ...
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With two deaths related to the coronavirus and five recoveries, four active COVID-19 cases remain in Comal County, two of them self-quarantined and two hospitalized out of the county.
Two Comal County Residents Recover from COVID-19 | My Canyon Lake
Two more Comal County residents have recovered from COVID-19, the county said Tuesday, March 31. Four active cases remain.The Fort Worth District oversees Canyon Lake but at this time no plans to convert existing infrastructure into alternate-care facilities have been announced for this area.
USACE's Fort Worth District Evaluates Sites for Hospitals | My Canyon Lake
USACE's Forth Worth District, which oversees Canyon Lake, is evaluating existing sites for possible conversion into alternate-care facilities.