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Two unrelated community groups are planning back-to-back gatherings at Main Plaza in downtown New Braunfels on Saturday, Sept. 26. Human+Kind, Be Both begins at 10 a.m. Organizer Gigi Bavis said it supports “love, peace and ...
Comal County reported 49 additional cases of COVID-19 today but said only 11 of those cases are new. The additional 38 cases were “backlogged,” the county said in a statement. The county now has 235 ...
“Are the Canyon Lake boat ramps open?” It’s the number-one question visitors (and more than a few locals) ask each week. Sept. 24: Canyon Lake is at 905.78 feet and 93.2-percent full as of 7:56 ...
Texas Sen. Donna Campbell today denied any involvement in a lawsuit filed by prominent state Republicans challenging Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott’s decision to add six days to the early voting period in October. Campbell, a ...
Comal County’s positivity rate stands at 9.35% today after 12 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Office of Public Health. Of the new cases, six are confirmed and six are probable. There are 225 ...
The hunting season for white-tailed deer, archery only, opens Oct. 3 and ends Nov. 6. General hunting season for white-tails opens on Nov. 7 and ends Jan. 3, 2021. For a complete list of all ...
The Comal County employee charged with teaching poll workers how to keep voters safe from COVID-19 during the Nov. 3 General Election refuses to wear face masks at her training sessions. Elections Coordinator Cynthia Jaqua, ...
Wurstfest is canceled but thanks to Comal County Seniors Citizens Foundation (CCSCF) schnitzel, sauerkraut and streudel are still on the menu in New Braunfels this fall. The non-profit is selling German food-to-go every Thursday to ...
Comal County confirmed 53 new cases of COVID-19 today, and its seven-day positivity rate jumped to 7.27%. The majority of these cases — 32 — are reported in New Braunfels-area residents, the county said in ...
Organizers hoping to shake off New Braunfels’ recent notoriety for racial divisiveness invite the public to join the ‘The Hope Parade – Celebrating Comal County’ this Friday, Sept. 25. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. ...
The Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) reopened its doors today, both at its main headquarters on FM 2673 and at the Rec Center on Mabel Jones Drive. The facilities closed late ...
Comal County confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 today, eight of them in residents under the age of 30. Six of the new cases are confirmed and 10 are probable. The county now has 299 ...
It’s showing up on Facebook posts as the Tejano Train, but Saturday’s 50-car convoy through New Braunfels was actually a Caravana Patria celebrating Mexican Independence Day. Organizer Jaime Ovalle, better known as Ovalle DjMusic on ...
A caravan of roughly 50 cars and trucks flying American and Mexican flags pulled out of the Kohl’s parking lot at SH 46 and I-35 this morning, driving slowly around the New Braunfels area. No ...
A candlelight vigil for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is planned for 8 p.m. at the Comal County Courthouse, 100 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels. Comal County Democratic Party said on Facebook that ...
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 ...
Comal ISD was named a “District of Distinction” by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA), the district said today. This places the district among 18 districts to receive the honor two year in a row ...
A man in his 30s who lived in New Braunfels died at home of COVID-19, Comal County confirmed today. No further information is available. The total number of deceased is now 116. The county also ...
Comal County confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 today for a total of 313 active, confired-and-probable COVID-19 cases. Of the new cases, nine are confirmed and one is probable. Of 313 active cases, 18 are ...
Parents of Mountain Valley Elementary School (MVES) students received another email from Principal Andrea Patrick today warning that two members of the “campus community” experienced symptoms of COVID-19 while in the building and Startzville Elementary ...
The Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) abruptly closed its administrative building, Food Pantry and Rec Center today after “a possible COVID exposure.” These facilities are closed until further notice. The popular ...
Comal County today reported 25 confirmed and nine probable new cases of COVID-19. The seven-day positivity rate is 6.76%. Tuesday’s positivity rate was 5.6%. Location Breakdown New Braunfels – 22 North of Canyon Lake – ...
Tonight’s Trump NB Train Prayer Meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at Prince Solms Shelter No. 5 in Landa Park in New Braunfels, is a go. City of New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Director Stacey ...
Comal County said today that a Spring Branch man in his 80s died of COVID-19 at a San Antonio hospital, bringing the total number of virus-related deaths to 115. No date was provided in a ...
Mountain Valley Elementary School emailed parents and guardians today informing them of a lab-confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The school said it cannot divulge identifiable information about the member of its campus community who tested ...
South Texas Youth Soccer has named Canyon Lake High School (CLHS) senior Joshua “Josh” Sczech its Boys Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2020. The 17-year-old soccer star has a 3.68 GPA. He received a ...
The City of San Marcos will reopen all public facilities, riverfront parks, neighborhood park playgrounds, athletic complexes, tennis, and basketball courts on Wednesday, Sept. 16. San Marcos’ Tourist Information Center reopens to the public from ...
Canyon Lake High School sent an email to parents today alerting them that another three members of its campus community tested positive for COVID-19, but said it believes any spread was mitigated through social distancing ...
A controversial billboard with the words “USED-MEXICAN .ORG.COM.INFO” emblazoned in yellow across the top was removed today by Turner Outdoor Advertising after pushback from the community. The sign was located on the northbound side of ...
Comal County reported 63 new cases of COVID-19 today but said only 27 of those are new. Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) sent a large set of backlog cases, the county said in ...
Comal County reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, two of them confirmed and 10 probable. The seven-day positivity rate for Friday is 9.50 percent. Five of the new cases are New Braunfels residents, ...
The pilot of a Beech 35 airplane that crashed in Canyon Lake Sept. 7 said he lost engine power before crashing into a wooded area in the 200 block of Primrose Path. According to a ...
Parents and students of color who showed up at Thursday night’s Comal ISD board of trustees meeting to talk about diversity said they were forced instead to stand at the back of the room by ...
A New Braunfels man in his 70s died from COVID-19 in a San Antonio hospital on Aug. 30, Comal County said in a statement today. The county also reported 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. ...
League of Women Voters of the Comal Area (LWV-CA) is “forging into the next century of voting” with online voting guides, online candidate forums and online presentations about the challenges voters face at the polls ...
Comal Master Gardener Association hosts an online plant sale from 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. Members grew over 80 varieties of plants and 400 individual plants of various sizes ...
New Braunfels reopened its river parks on Wednesday but the public should wear masks and observe rules for social distancing and hand washing. Gov. Greg Abbott’s June 26 orders banning river outfitters from renting tubes ...
The 24-hour Big Give fundraiser for nonprofits kicked off at 12:01 a.m. and lots of Canyon Lake, New Braunfels, Spring Branch and Bulverde-area charities are counting on support from Comal County residents and businesses. The ...
Comal ISD reported 17 current positive cases, 110 symptomatic cases and 104 “exposures” to positive cases of COVID-19 on its dashboard today. DISTRICTWIDE AS OF SEPT. 4: Current positive cases, district-wide: 17 Current symptomatic cases, ...
Diversity isn’t on the agenda, but at least a dozen Comal ISD parents plan to speak out about racism during public comments at the September board of trustees meeting 6 p.m. Thursday in the administration ...
New Braunfels Mayor Rusty Brockman said today he is working with leaders on both sides of the Trump Train NB controversy to make sure future convoys are lawful, safe, peaceful and respectful. Earlier this week, ...
Comal County reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths today. In a statement, the county said a woman in her 70s from New Braunfels died in a New Braunfels hospital on Aug. 26. ...
Canyon Lakes’s annual 9-11 Freedom Walk across Canyon Lake Dam begins at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at Overlook Park. The walk follows an opening ceremony commemorating those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001 after ...
A single-engine plane carrying two adults and an infant strapped into a car seat crashed just outside a wooded area in the 200 block of Primrose Path in Canyon Lake around 1 p.m. today. Canyon ...
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Two Back-to-Back Gatherings Planned at Main Plaza Saturday Morning | My Canyon Lake
Two unrelated community groups are planning back-to-back gatherings at Main Plaza in downtown New Braunfels on Saturday, Sept. 25.NBPOA Members presented CCSO Deputy Luna with a donation for his recovery funds this morning. Stay Strong Deputy Luna!
