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Caving to legal pressure by Guadalupe Valley waterfront property owners, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) announced today it will not drain Lakes Gonzales, Meadow, Placid and McQueeney for at least 12 months in order to give ...
Comal County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde reminds residents that recent scattered showers do not herald the end of the county’s burn ban. With today’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index at 732 — 232 points above the county ...
Comal County commissioners are expected to approve universal polling locations at their weekly meeting at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday at Comal County Courthouse, 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. The move would allow Comal County voters ...
by The Hilltop Resporter Canyon Lake will go into their second game of the season against a foe that will be playing their second year of varsity competition. The Hawks were in this same boat ...
Canyon Lake saw variable changes in its real estate market between summer 2019 and this fall, according to LakeHomes.com’s 2019 Fall Lake Real Estate Market Report, released last week by the Alabama-based, multi-state real estate ...
Canyon Lake Realtor Sashia Diamond says the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) decision to systematically drain lakes Gonzales, Meadow, Placid and McQueeney on Sept. 16 could flood Canyon Lake’s real estate market. Consumer interest in Canyon ...
Dam Community Alliance described the Aug. 27 reopening of Canyon Lake Dam’s service road as an “epic event” on its Facebook page, but what looked like the ending of a year-long battle to restore public ...
Sure, you’ve heard about the retirees who are master naturalists, master gardeners, and long-term volunteers at Tye Preston Memorial Library — but did you know Comal County has the biggest Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) ...
All of Canyon Lake is now under Stage 1 water restrictions, Canyon Lake Water Service Company said in a press release today. The move is the result of eight weeks of below-normal rainfall and a ...
Walk the Dam Road again! The service road atop Canyon Lake Dam service reopens at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and a crowd of happy walkers and sightseers is expected at the celebration, which ends at 8 ...
Do you run your own business? Canyon Lake insurance entrepreneur Cory Martelli can help you expand: Use your expertise to coach and mentor current Canyon Lake High School students so they can build their own ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) announced Friday afternoon it will now allow limited irrigation on the north and west sides of Canyon Lake, Spring Branch and Bulverde, and reiterated its commitment to providing adequate ...
On the heels of its wildly unpopular decision to drain lakes Gonzales, Meadow, Placid and McQueeney on Sept. 6, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority warns those planning to attend its monthly board of directors meeting at ...
Don’t even think about planting grass. For the moment. Canyon Lake Water Service Corporation (CLWSC) said today if pressure testing this week proves successful, new lines could be brought into production by Friday, allowing the ...
Wildfires are popping up across the state but so far not in Comal County, and Fire Marshall Kory Klabunde wants to keep it that way. The county reminds residents that the burn ban remains in ...
Comal ISD Director of Safety and Security Joe McKenna said the the district is implementing new procedures, partnerships and training designed to keep students safe this upcoming school year. They include: Classroom go-kits Lockdown alert ...
The public gets to weigh in tonight on a controversial wastewater permit that would allow developers of Honey Creek Ranch, a planned subdivision with 2,396 new homes on 592 acres, to discharge 500,000 gallons of ...
Canyon Lake High School, Startzville Elementary, Mountain Valley Elementary, Mountain Valley Middle School and Rebecca Creek Elementary earned solid “Bs” on the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) 2019 Accountability ratings, released Thursday by Comal ISD. The ...
Are plants like animals? Can they think or feel? Debbie Kyrouac, president-elect of the Native Plant Society of Texas Lindheimer Chapter, talks about the secret lives of plants at the August chapter meeting, now scheduled ...
Precinct 4 Comal County Constable Shane Rapp on Friday said he will seek another four-year term, officially declaring his candidacy for the March 3, 2020, Republican primary election. On Facebook he said a date for ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company Customer Service Manager Larry Jackson says the utility soon will announce results of a multi-year project it is wrapping up in the U.S. Highway 281/Guadalupe River crossing area. The project ...
by Lisa Johnson Essential Academics Teacher, Mountain Valley Middle School We’re a couple of weeks away from the start of the school year and teachers are starting to get their classrooms ready for students. That ...
by Maureen Schein CRRC Food Pantry I try to keep a well-stocked pantry for our clients. I try to keep a good mix of items. I try to keep enough on hand so we don’t ...
Comal Independent School District received the prestigious District of Distinction Award from the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) on July 29, placing it among the top two percent of districts in the state who earned ...
“I’m sorry, and I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.” This was J Harmon’s reaction to this morning’s announcement by Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority that it is draining all of its Guadalupe Valley lakes beginning ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) on Sept. 16 will begin systematically draining Lake Gonzales, Meadow Lake, Lake Placid and Lake McQueeney due to safety concerns it announced in a press release issued this morning. Affected property ...
Bulverde Area Republican Women (BAR-W) Thursday announced they were canceling tonight’s general meeting at GVTC Auditorium due to protests against featured speaker Jim Gibson of the 300-strong Texas Border Volunteers, who patrol ranchland in Brooks ...
Canyon Lake-area State Rep. Kyle Biedermann, D-73, today strongly condemned a “credible threat of disruption” that caused Bulverde Area Republican Women (BAR-W) to cancel an Aug. 12 meeting whose guest speaker is a member of ...
In a new promotional video posted to social media this week, Canyon Lake-area Aggies and Longhorns set aside their decades-long differences to form a new lineup, “Stash Your Trash,” aimed at tackling the growing problem ...
By Jen Crownover, Comal County Commissioner, Pct. 4 Update: A Grand Reopening Celebration is now scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Overlook Park. “We know the community is getting excited about the service ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) has moved back into an emergency stage of water restrictions for the north side of Canyon Lake as well as for Blanco, Spring Branch and Bulverde as customers continue ...
Comal County Conservation Alliance (CCCA) believes Comal County’s spectacular scenery might cure a lot of the depression, anxiety and other problems residents experience in their daily lives. The environmental and conservation group is bringing in ...
“I certified in 2016. Going through the course and meeting the requirements awakened me to the pressing need to preserve the natural world, and to the wonder of this world if you search for it. ...
Comal ISD is offering a new prekindergarten pilot program for students at Startzville and Rebecca Creek elementary schools. To qualify, students must meet one of the following criteria: Limited English proficiency/English language learner Qualify for ...
Comal County taxpayers got a first look at the proposed county budget for 2020 at Commissioners Court on Thursday. County Judge Sherman Krause unveiled his proposed budget for 2020, asking the county spend to $110.9 ...
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Parents who aren’t exactly sure what that means for children starting or heading back to school in Comal ISD should contact Comal County Office of Public Health, 1297 Church ...
Lowe’s Market in Sattler isn’t closing anytime soon, but on Friday Comal County officially purchased the area grocer’s building. Remodeling and repurposing of the building is still a few years away, Jen Crownover, Comal County ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company today said it is lifting the indoor-use only water restrictions it issued last week after a zebra-mussel infestation clogged intake pipes at the utility’s Canyon Lake Shores treatment plant, forcing ...
The sign hanging over Canyon Lake Water Service Company’s (CLWSC) Sattler office admonishes customers to “Make Every Drop Count.” But a significant number of customers are wasting bucketfuls of water anyway despite warnings the company ...
Sattler-based Justice of the Peace #4 Judge Jennifer Saunders was recognized for 40 years of service at Comal County Commissioners Court Thursday, July 26. “I think that might be one of our records,” said Donna ...
Comal County Commissioners on Thursday made official what Comal County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde warned of last week: A burn ban has been issued for unincorporated areas of Comal County starting at 6 a.m. Friday, ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) is asking all customers to limit water usage after zebra mussels were discovered blocking intake pipes at its Canyon Lake Shores treatment plant. Water production is temporarily restricted and ...
Comal County Constable’s Office Precinct 4 asks any members of the public who may have witnessed or filmed a physical disturbance between a recovery diver and unnamed individuals behind Whitewater Amphitheater at around 6:30 p.m. ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) decreased the water release rate from Canyon Reservoir Monday night to 200 cfs. GBRA said the lake level was at 909.83 feet. This, coupled with lower inflow at Spring Branch, sparked ...
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Congratulations to Jerrod Haegele, who is retiring after more than 20 years of service to the Comal County Sheriff's Office and was recognized last week by the Commissioners Court. Thanks to Jerrod for his decades of service to Comal County residents and best of luck moving forward!
Dewatering of Lake Gonzales was set to begin today, but lawsuits filed on Sept. 5 by Houston attorney Douglas Sutter and San Antonio lawyer Ricardo Cedillo halted the GBRA’s immediate plans, giving the agency 14 days to respond to a restraining order.
Injunction Halts Draining of GBRA Lakes | My Canyon Lake
GBRA will not drain its Guadalupe Valley lakes for 12 months to give experts more time to take a closer look at the aging dams it considers compromised.then make the lakes public. they want the dams repaired? with public money? yet they want to keep "their lakes" private? Then let them pay for it with their own money. But if they want to use public money, then I want on each lake public access - my tax money pays for it
Guess what? when they install the new dams they have to drain the lakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The dams need repairing. It's not fair to the home owners and businesses that depend on them.
So who do they get to sue when the dams fail from not being maintained?
