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Current Conditions as of 12:37 p.m. Guadalupe River @ Spring Branch (Upper): 93 cfs Guadalupe River @ Sattler (Lower): 96.9 cfs Guadalupe River @ New Braunfels: 161 cfs Canyon Lake Reservoir: 906.43 During periods of heavy rain, flow rates ...
“Are the Canyon Lake boat ramps open?” It’s the number-one question visitors (and more than a few locals) ask each week. July 31: Canyon Lake is at 906.42 feet and 94.5% full at 3:25 p.m. ...
The National Weather Service’s West Gulf River Forecast Center today said flow rates are close to normal for the Guadalupe, Colorado, Brazos and San Antonio rivers. The forecast is “great” for rafting this weekend, the ...
Two New Braunfels residents who have since recovered from COVID-19 are Comal County’s first confirmed cases of the highly contangious Delta variant. Comal County Public Information Officer Cary Zayas said in a statement that it ...
Starting Friday, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Rec Park at Canyon Lake will require employees and guests to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status. On Facebook, JBSA Rec Park announced the facility is ...
Comal County reported 154 new and 810 active cases of COVID-19 today. Twenty-three of the new cases were reported in residents under the age of 20, including three infants under 12 months of age, the ...
The Guadalupe Regional Flood Planning Group (RFPG) will host a public meeting to discuss flood concerns within the Guadalupe River Watershed at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4 at the Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd. ...
Canyon Lake Noon Lions Club presented Mountain Valley Middle School with a $2,798 check Monday for its Essential Academics program. Essential Academics supports students with varying degrees of learning disabilities. According to Comal ISD’s website, ...
COVID-19 case counts surged again in Comal County on Wednesday, with 99 new cases added. Twenty-one of the 690 residents with active, confirmed-and-probable cases of the virus are hospitalized. The number of active cases confirmed ...
Thanks to Texas Parks & Wildlife, you can find everything you need to know about fishing conditions in Canyon Lake. GOOD. Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 2.48 feet low. Striper fishing is good along the ...
Current average reservoir levels in Texas are at 85.6% full in their water supply storage. Canyon Lake is 94.7% full. The information was released Tuesday by the U.S. National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast ...
COVID-19 case counts surged in Comal County on Tuesday, with 133 new and 626 active, confirmed-and-probable cases of the virus reported. These numbers include weekend totals, Comal County Public Information Officer Cary Zayas said. Ninety-one ...
A New Braunfels woman in her 80s died of COVID-19 on July 18, Comal County said in a statement released Monday. Forty-seven new cases also were reported. Twenty-nine are confirmed and 18 are probable cases. ...
by Dr. Dorothy Overman Former Comal County Health Authority and Family Medicine Practicioner Here is a fact that is incredibly important. In Texas, of the 8,787 deaths due to COVID-19 that occurred from February of ...
Comal County reported 36 new COVID-19 cases today as its active case count rose to 525. Eleven of the new cases are in residents under the age of 20, including two infants under 12 months ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Canyon Lake staff asks the public to avoid parking in the newly painted fire lanes at Overlook Park. Offenders will be immediately towed or ticketed as USACE steps up ...
The San Antonio-New Braunfels area was Texas’ second fastest-growing metro area by annual growth rate for June, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) said on Twitter Wednesday. Austin-Round Rock was number one at 7.1%, San Antonio-New ...
Medical professionals are treating children who are “sicker” with the COVID-19 virus and hospitalizations continue to rise, Public Health Director Cheryl Fraser said at Comal County Commissioners Court today. There are still no “confirmed” cases ...
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to skyrocket, Comal County’s Public Health Department is preparing to hire more staff, educate the public about the virus, and make the vaccine available to everyone in the ...
Comal County reported 43 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 11,931. In a statement, Public Information Officer Cary Zayas said 27 are confirmed and 16 are probable cases. There ...
by Faye Crowell, MHS, PA-C Mother of 7-year-old Specht Elementary student and physician assistant practicing allergy/immunology The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. I am finding myself in situations recently where it is apparent that many ...
San Marcos Consolidated ISD (SMCISD) Board of Trustees on Monday approved a one-time $250 stipend for all district employees who get vaccinated against COVID-19. “Protecting our ISD teachers, staff and students and ensuring our employees ...
Comal County Epidemiologist Connie Alaniz said today the majority of county residents hospitalized with COVID-19 are not vaccinated. Most deaths also occur in those not immunized against the virus, she said. However, Alaniz said data ...
Comal County residents are in no hurry to get fully immunized this week despite recent increases in COVID-19 case counts and deaths, and a warning last week from the Texas Department of State Health Services ...
Rep. Kyle Biedermann, the Fredericksburg Republican who represents Canyon Lake in the Texas Legislature’s House District 73, today endorsed former Texas GOP Chair Allen West for governor. West, who announced his candidacy on July 4, ...
Student enrollment for Comal ISD’s upcoming 2021-22 school year open July 26. Sign up for both new and existing students is online only and available through the district’s Skyward portal. To sign up, request a ...
The National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio has issued a flood advisory for central Comal County. The advisory expires at 8:45 p.m. At 5:38 p.m., Doppler radar showed heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ...
Comal County reported 73 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to 11,846 since reporting began in March 2020. There are now 423 active, confirmed-and-probable cases in the county, up from the 378 reported ...
Comal County reported 78 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to 11,733 since reporting began in March 2020. There are now 378 active, confirmed-and-probable cases in the county. Of those, 17 are hospitalized. ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Canyon Lake Manager Javier Pérez Ortiz said today Overlook Park will close Wednesday, July 21 for maintenance. Contractors are scheduled to conduct repairs and work is expected to be completed ...
A New Braunfels woman in her 90s died at home of COVID-19 on Monday, Comal County said in a statement today. A New Braunfels man in his 80s also passed away from the virus. He ...
by Dr. Dorothy Overman Former Comal County Health Authority and Family Medicine Practicioner About three weeks ago I said local cases are trending back up, well it is definitely going up. In Comal County the ...
Mountain lions were spotted this week on Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social-networking service for neighborhoods. But they haven’t been seen in the Canyon Lake area, despite reports of the big cats appearing in Vintage Oaks and ...
Comal County reported 34 new COVID-19 cases today, July 14, as the number of active cases rose from 292 on Tuesday to 326. Fourteen residents included in active-case count are hospitalized. The seven-day molecular positivity ...
Guide Jim Sievers discusses Art & Archaeology in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands at 7 p.m.Thursday, July 15 at the Lindheimer Chapter Texas Master Naturalists’ monthly meeting at Tye Preston Memorial Library, 16311 South Access Rd., ...
Prevent. Prepare. React. New Braunfels Police and Fire Departments and Christus Santa Rosa-New Braunfels will train “civilians” how to react to an active shooter and provide first aid to bleeding victims at a free community ...
Comal ISD will host four job fairs in July for mechanics, electricians, HVAC technicians, custodians and bus drivers. Afterschool childcare (SACC) aides also are needed. Job fairs will be open from 9 a.m. to noon ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) wants to protect the Guadalupe River Basin from population growth and increased demand on the river as a resource and is developing a ‘holistic’ habitat-conservation plan (HCP) to protect endangered-and-threatened species. ...
Comal County reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as the number of active cases of the virus rose to 292. The seven-day molecular positivity rate for Tuesday is 5.49%. The seven-day antigen positivity rate ...
Enrollment is still open for Comal ISD’s School Age Child Care (SACC) program for children ages five to 11 or kindergarten through sixth grade. SACC’s summer program offers recreational and educational activities including group games, ...
A New Braunfels man in his 50s died of COVID-19 at a New Braunfels hospital July 9, bringing the total number of virus-related deaths in Comal County to 329. In a statement today, July 12, ...
A 27-year-old Canyon Lake man is in Comal County Jail tonight, charged with aggravated assault family violence. Brandon Michael Cramer was arrested by Comal County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies who were responding to a 6:30 ...
Comal County Commissioners Court has scheduled a workshop meeting to discuss 2022 budget requests during its weekly meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Commissioners Courtroom, 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. Also on the agenda ...
Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector Kristen Hoyt, 32, is one of the 2021 Ten Outstanding Young Americans recognized by JCI USA Tuesday. Since 1938, JCI USA — founded in 1920 as the original member of the ...
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