Local News
News stories and features about the people who call this area home. Our primary focus is serving readers with news in the unique towns of Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, and Gruene in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.
“Are the Canyon Lake boat ramps open?” It’s the number-one question visitors (and more than a few locals) ask each week. Boat Ramp #1 is closed. Boat Ramp #2 is closed. Boat Ramp #8 is ...
Current Conditions as of 8:46 a.m. Saturday Guadalupe River @ Spring Branch (Upper): 17.4 cfs Guadalupe River @ Sattler (Lower): 63.3 cfs Guadalupe River @ New Braunfels: 54.2 cfs Canyon Lake Reservoir: 897.30 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
In what she described on Facebook as a “stunning turn of events,” Debbie England, administrator of the popular Everything Canyon Lake, TX Facebook page and owner of Rock Bottom Repair, an auto shop, was unexpectedly ...
Twenty-five years ago, Dorothy Arnold purchased 12 acres in northern Comal/southern Hays counties near Wimberley and opened Dot’s Hipcamp, 5080 Purgatory Rd., New Braunfels, to help pay expenses by allowing campers and RVers to rent ...
Thanks to Texas Parks & Wildlife, you can find everything you need to know about fishing conditions in Canyon Lake. FAIR. Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 11.67 feet below pool. With the recent cold front ...
Smithson Valley High School (SVHS) journalism teacher and yearbook adviser Margaret Edmonson, described as a “quiet warrior for the rights of journalism students,” is the recipient of this year’s Edith Fox King Award from the ...
A 21-year-old Waelder man is in Comal County Jail, charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle after his pickup truck collided head-on with another pickup around 1:45 a.m. today in the 1000 block of FM ...
by Joshua Humerickhouse General Manager, House of CBD, Canyon Lake Our goal always is to educate the public about the health benefits for humans and their pets. We opened the same week Covid-19 shut down ...
Canyon Lake Art Guild’s (CLAG) 25th Annual Lasting Impressions Art Show and Sale runs March 28 to April 29 at the New Braunfels Art League Gallery, 239 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels. The show ...
Comal County Sheriff’s Office plans to educate parents about the local dangers and truths surrounding vaping, fentanyl and opioids at a community presentation at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 at Canyon Lake High School, 8555 ...
Comal County Spokesperson Cary Zayas today warned Canyon Lake residents that work by Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), which supplies electricity to Canyon Lake, could cause power outages for some subdivisions, schools and businesses March 14-29. ...
River flow releases from the Canyon Reservoir will not be reduced or shut off during routine maintenance work now underway at Canyon Lake’s dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) said in a statement ...
Someone who shopped in Canyon Lake’s Fischer’s Market on FM 2673 won $750,000 Thursday after purchasing a Texas Two Step lottery ticket with these numbers: 8, 25, 29, 33, 32. The ticket was a 4 ...
March 14 Update: Comal County closed Boat Ramp #1 today due to low lake levels. Comal County work crews finished repairs to the dock at Boat Ramp #1 today and removed accumulated sediment from the ...
Canyon Lake will be a hot mess over Spring Break. Due to extended drought, most boat ramps are closed. The popular Overlook, Comal and Canyon parks — the easiest way to “get on the water” ...
Molly Bursey, the founder of the New Braunfels-San Marcos Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 public forum sponsored by the League of the Women ...
Carrie Isaac, who represents Canyon Lake in Texas House District 73, Monday filed two separate bills that would place some restrictions on companies like Vulcan Materials, which seeks to turn a former Comal County ranch ...
A 41-year-old New Braunfels High School teacher was arrested Tuesday by members of the U.S. Marshal’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and charged with improper relationship between an educator and student, a second-degree felony. Bryant ...
Animal lovers are holding their breaths to see if Darrell and Kelly Mayfield, credibly accused of animal cruelty, neglect and financial mismanagement during their 18-month tenure at the nonprofit Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society (CLASS), ...
Volunteers with Animal Rescue Connections trapped 31 feral cats at two different locations on the morning of Aug. 21, 2022. After vetting, cats like these are either returned to their original location or adopted out ...
Comal County is not currently included in the warning area. A red flag warning is in effect for Bexar County from noon Thursday to 3 a.m. Friday, the U.S. National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio said ...
Canyon Lake’s scenic Overlook Park reopened today. Overlook areas closed on Dec. 19, 2022 after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which operates the park, brought in heavy construction equipment to enhance security, upgrade ...
Texas House District 73 Rep. Carrie Isaac on Monday asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a public meeting on a proposed wastewater treatment plant that would release up to 600,000 gallons of ...
Late February to early March is peak coyote mating season and at least one local wildlife expert suggests keeping cats indoors and dogs on leashes or in well-fenced areas. Lynn Cuny, founder and President of ...
Expect delays on the River Road as road construction gets underway between the second and third crossings. Comal County’s Road Department will be “dressing shoulders,” completing failure repair work and paving the River Road through ...
Comal ISD trustees recognized Canyon Lake High School’s (CLHS) FFA Radio Team at a Feb. 23 board meeting. The board also recognized nine other Career and Technical Education (CTE) state qualifiers during the meeting. The ...
by Annalisa Peace, Executive Director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance According to a recent report in the San Antonio Express News, the City of New Braunfels will be built out by 2035. Already, growth ...
Comal County nonprofits are invited to learn more about the McKenna Foundation’s 2023 grant application process during 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. March 9 meetings at 801 West San Antonio St., New Braunfels. The foundation ...
Animal advocates and dog lovers are planning a protest from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society (CLASS), 2170 Old Sattler Road. The public is invited to join ...
Kids ages 3-16 are invited to the Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County’s (WORD) 26th Annual Fun Fish from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Canyon Park, 1769 Canyon Park Rd., Canyon Lake. ...
Two popular Canyon Lake parks reopen for the summer season on March 1. Comal Park, a 116-acre day-use park on the south shore of Canyon Lake, and Canyon Park, a 485-acre day-use park located on ...
Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society’s (CLASS) new Vice President Andrea Mangold has resigned, former vice president Kelly Mayfield announced on Facebook Tuesday. The length of Mangold’s tenure is unknown because CLASS’s Facebook page is the ...
Canyon Lake’s newly elected state Rep. Carrie Isaac, R-73, wants to make college campuses safer by making it harder for students to vote. On Thursday, she filed House Bill 2390, the Texas Campus Protection Bill, ...
Floral design classes are growing in popularity at Canyon Lake High School. Some students find it a relaxing end to the day while others enrolled in the school’s agriculture program are looking for something beyond ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) says the annual white bass run is “heating up” as spring approaches. Each spring, white bass run upstream from reservoirs into rivers and creeks to spawn, creating prime fishing ...
Comal County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is actively investigating claims of animal cruelty and neglect at Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society (CLASS), spokesperson Jennifer Smith confirmed today. Anyone with any evidence of animal mistreatment including records, ...
“Huge changes” are coming to Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society (CLASS). But CLASS Vice President Kelly Mayfield, accused of alleged animal cruelty and neglect by her former kennel manager and a former board member, posted ...
Fifteen years ago barbecue and shrimp were the favorites at community fundraisers in Canyon Lake. “Lots of different choices, but nobody was doing anything with chicken,” said Carol Bisset with the Canyon Lake United Methodist ...
Comal County commissioners want to know what voters think about the future of green spaces — and their price tag. A Canyon Lake open house on a proposed Parks, Open Space, and Natural Areas Master ...
(Editor’s Note: This is our third article about the squalid living conditions dogs endure at the Canyon Lake animal shelter. To read the June 2, 2022 article ‘Parvo Pups and Disappearing Dogs: What’s Happening at ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) is no more. Parent company SJWTX dba CLWSC decided to rebrand itself as The Texas Water Company to reflect its “deep Texas roots and expanding service area,” the company ...
Comal County opened a temporary no-fee, drop-off site for residents who need to dispose of tree branches and brush in the aftermath this week’s freeze. The county’s Recycling Center, 281 Resource Dr., New Braunfels, will ...
A former Canyon Lake High School (CLHS) teacher who resigned in January after an investigation revealed he allegedly had “inappropriate communication” with a 15-year-old student turned himself in today on a warrant issued by the ...
Texas A&M Forest Service warns homeowners to wait until all ice melts to assess damage to trees and homes. Although ice is starting to melt, it can fall off in chunks and become dangerous. Wait ...
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