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Here’s a look at some of the items on the agenda for Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) Sept. 19 meeting at 905 Nolan St., Seguin. Up for discussion is the Base Flow Report, Water Quality Index, long-term ...
The Rev. Chad Aaron Lawson will be officially installed as pastor of Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church at special ceremony at 4 p.m. Sunday. Officials from Mission Presbytery, the regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church ...
Long before Google there was Roxanna Deane, library director at Tye Preston Memorial Library (TPML). Back in 1968, she shared a six-tiered, book-laden lazy susan with eight other librarians clustered around the Telephone Reference Division ...
Darin Zumwalt, executive director of CRRC of Canyon Lake, says construction is now underway for a new building. Many locals have noticed the construction fencing that went up on the empty lot next to the ...
It’s not something you want to think about when you’re out on Canyon Lake or floating down the Guadalupe River, but bacteria levels on Texas beaches and waterways — also known as water-contaminated fecal material ...
Canyon Lake Broadcasting, the ‘Voice of the Hawks,’ goes live with Paul Swoyer Septic’s pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The 2-0 Hawks take on the 1-1 Wimberley Texans as the battle for the “Backbone ...
Shelves are almost completely empty at CRRC of Canyon Lake’s food pantry — and school children and senior citizens are seriously at-risk of real hunger. Maureen Schein, food pantry manager, today pleaded with the Canyon ...
Canyon Lake High School’s athletics program soared to greater glory last school year with every sport making it to playoffs or championships for the first time ever. Canyon Lake Athletic Booster Club is gearing up ...
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 ...
Kay Hoffman was active in New Braunfels Quilt Guild. After she died in 2007, her husband didn’t know what to do with some of the blocks of an unfinished quilt and asked the Quilt Bee ...
Hummingbirds are here and they’re ravenous. This female ruby-throated hummingbird flew nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico just to reach Central Texas and feast on the nectar of this purple leatherflower (Clematis pitcheri). You’ll need ...
Cuban artist Lorenzo Lopez Shening compares viewing his art to witnessing a torrential downpour forced through a single spigot. So, his presentation 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8 at Tye Preston Memorial Library promises to provide ...
Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) announced July 26 it will provide $165,855,000 in financial assistance to Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) for the planning, design, acquisition and construction costs associated with a water-supply project. The project ...
There’s hope, dam walkers. Two months after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) barricaded Canyon Lake Dam’s popular service road without warning, a new Facebook page called “Dam Community Alliance” promises good things are ...
Online enrollment for all Comal ISD students begins July 30 on txConnect, the district’s parent portal that provides parents and guardians with web access to school-related information. For complete information about how to enroll a ...
Jason York, who represents Canyon Lake as a trustee for Comal ISD, had nothing but good things to say about a school-finance meeting on Tuesday that was organized by Kyle Biedermann, the Republican who represents ...
That one- to three-acre Texas Hill Country lot you just purchased for your new house? “It’s unique and it’s fragile.” Lindheimer Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists’ Arthur Williams can help you keep it that way. ...
Dozens of roads in subdivisions around Canyon Lake will receive a new seal coat between the end of July and late summer. “The annual summer seal-coat program not only makes county roads easier to drive ...
Sharon Willingham, part-time library assistant at Tye Preston Memorial Library, died in a car accident Sunday. The library will close from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday so that staff and volunteers can attend visitation ...
Tye Preston Memorial Library added a new chapter to its story this week, installing a gigantic seed cylinder and bird cam right outside its windows for the whole world to enjoy on YouTube. Bird cam ...
Sixteen years ago today, torrential rains raised Canyon Lake’s level to 950 ft/msl, causing it to crest over a spillway engineered to handle only up to 948 feet/msl. Happy birthday, Canyon Lake Gorge! For around ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) said in an email to MyCanyonLake.com it only asked residents to temporarily limit indoor water usage earlier this week. The statement was issued by Larry Jackson, CLWSC’s manager of ...
Texas PTA on July 2 named Andrew Kim of Comal ISD the 2018 Texas PTA Superintendent of the Year. Although few details were available, one nomination released publicly stated: “He listens. He teaches. He empowers. ...
This is day two of Stage 2 water restrictions for customers of Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC), and Annalisa Peace, executive director of Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA), said those who move to the ...
After her daughter died, Dorothy Carroll moved from Austin to Tamarack Shores in Canyon Lake to start a new life. She didn’t expect she’d be forced to watch her neighbors’ dogs die, too, sometimes violently, ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) said Stage 2 water restrictions will take effect on Wednesday for all residential and customer accounts and blamed residents in Vintage Oaks for overwatering their lawns. The announcement on ...
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 ...
Editor’s Note: This article by Katherine Romans, executive director of Hill Country Alliance, was posted June 27 to The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation’s website. One Water: The Future of Land and Water in Central ...
by Kristy Castilleja, Principal Canyon Lake High School Happy Summer, CLHS Hawk family! First, I want you to know how excited I am to be returning to Canyon Lake High School; it most definitely feels ...
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 ...
Yes, there’s a burn ban and, yes, you can set off fireworks. In a press release today, Comal County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde explained that under state law, the county does not have the authority ...
Bring your patriotism to Canyon Lake and seriously wave that American flag for wounded veterans and their families 9:45 a.m. Saturday for First OFAS Summer Event at the Fort Sam side of Jacobs Creek, 10172 ...
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 ...
Retired New York City Police Detective Tracy Beniquez moved to Canyon Lake after a fellow officer told her how great San Antonio was. She flew down in 2006 to check out the area and bought ...
Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County (CACCC) was named a top three finalist for the 2017 Woman of Courage/My Safe Space Room Makeover project. CACCC redecorated the room of a little girl abused in that ...
Bikers zipping around Canyon Lake can see everything from the firmament to their feet says Real Church Pastor James Thornton. Last Sunday, he brought a little piece of heaven above down to members of his ...
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 ...
A year after developers tore down his legendary resale store to make room for an office plaza, Canyon Lake's irrepressible Cary Caldwell has relocated Mr. C's Eclectibles into two barndominiums.
“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 ...
Releases from Canyon Lake into the Guadalupe River quickly resumed to normal after U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed routine inspections on Thursday — but they’re still at a trickle for tubers. U.S. Army Corps of ...
Fishing is always a thing on Canyon Lake, but it’s a huge deal Thursday nights through July, when anglers turn out for one of the largest weeknight tournament series in the country. Thursday Nighters Tournament ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released details of a closed-door June 8 meeting where options for reopening Canyon Dam’s popular service road were discussed by representatives from USACE’s Canyon Lake and Fort Worth offices, ...
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Thanks to Texas Parks & Wildlife, you can get realtime information on fishing conditions in Canyon Lake. Here's the update on week of Aug. 16.Canyon Lake is 90.9-percent full!
Guadalupe River @ Spring Branch (Upper)6260 cfs
Guadalupe River @ Sattler (Lower)103 cfs
Guadalupe River @ New Braunfels367 cfs
Canyon Lake Reservoir 905.34 msl
