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Comal County reported eight additional COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 3,701. Of them, three are confirmed and five are probable. The seven-day positivity rate for Friday is 6.79%. The county now has ...
VoteTexas.Gov provides daily updates on voter turnout in all Texas Counties. To view statistics, visit votetexas.gov, click on “Election Statistics & Turnout Date,” select “2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION,” and select early voting data under ...
“Are the Canyon Lake boat ramps open?” It’s the number-one question visitors (and more than a few locals) ask each week. Oct. 24: Canyon Lake is at 905 feet and 91.5-percent full as of 12:11 ...
Canyon Lake Community Plant Swap runs from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at the CRRC Rec Center, 125 Mabel Jones Dr. Masks are required. A socially distanced, complimentary breakfast follows. Jo Ed Lyles ...
VoteTexas.Gov provides daily updates on voter turnout in all Texas Counties. To view statistics, visit votetexas.gov, click on “Election Statistics & Turnout Date,” select “2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION,” and select early voting data under ...
Comal County reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 3,693 since reporting began in March. Fifteen are new cases and one is a ‘backlogged’ case added to the county’s database. On ...
VoteTexas.Gov provides daily updates on voter turnout in all Texas Counties. To view statistics, visit votetexas.gov, click on “Election Statistics & Turnout Date,” select “2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION,” and select early voting data under ...
Comal County reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 cases today for a total of 3,677. Eleven of the new cases are confirmed and seven are probable. The seven-day positivity rate for Wednesday is 5.57%, the ...
Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector Cathy Talcott says 2020 property tax statements are in the mail. Payments are due upon receipt and will be considered delinquent if not paid or postmarked by Jan. 31, 2021, she ...
Eleven people at Canyon Lake High School (CLHS) have tested positive for COVID-19 since at least Oct. 13 and someone at Mountain Valley Middle School (MVMS) recently tested positive for the virus, Principal Angela Looney ...
According to the nonpartisan League of Woman Voters of Comal Area (LWVCA), Americans 50 years and older shared 80-percent of fake media content during the 2016 general election. The good news? Many are doing something ...
Lynn Cuny, founder and president of Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, Inc. (WRR) in Kendalia, will read another story from her popular book “Through Animals’ Eyes, Again” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 on YouTube. This ...
VoteTexas.Gov provides daily updates on voter turnout in all Texas Counties. To view statistics, visit votetexas.gov, click on “Election Statistics & Turnout Date,” select “2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION,” and select early voting data under ...
Comal ISD says it welcomes the return of 3,000 students for in-person learning on Wednesday, but Comal County health authority Dr. Dorothy Overman, a consultant, isn’t welcoming the school district’s new rules for quarantine. Comal ...
Comal County reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to 3,659. Of the new cases, one is confirmed and 16 are probable. The total number of deceased remains at 120. The seven-day ...
Candidates running for office in Comal County say they’re thrilled by last week’s high voter turnout and have plans for leveraging that momentum during the second week of early voting. All of them are pleased ...
Community of Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) emailed its shopping list to residents this morning and it includes: Cans of green beans Cans of corn Toilet paper Paper towels Meat Fresh produce ...
Free flu shots will be available for all Comal ISD students on Friday, Oct. 23. To register, visit comalisd.org/flu/. Sign up for a clinic is not required but will help the district plan to have ...
VoteTexas.Gov provides daily updates on voter turnout in all Texas Counties. To view statistics, visit votetexas.gov, click on “Election Statistics & Turnout Date,” select “2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION,” and select early voting data under ...
Early voting for the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election enters its second week in Comal and Guadalupe Counties on Monday and lasts through Oct. 30. Complete information is available on Comal County’s Elections website. Click ...
Early voting for the Nov. 3 2020 General Election starts Tuesday, Oct. 13. Complete information is available on Comal County’s Elections website. Click here to find information about the location of polling locations, candidates, precinct ...
Comal County is closing the courtesy dock at Boat Ramp #23 for repairs Oct. 26-30. The boat ramp itself will not close. The courtesy dock is for loading and offloading recreationalists who coast their boats ...
A suspected drunk driver fleeing the scene of a disturbance in the 1200 block of Gruene Road Saturday night died after his truck struck another vehicle near the intersection of Loop 337 and Hanz Drive. ...
On Friday, Canyon Lake Water Service Company/SJWTX Inc. relaxed water restrictions, allowing customers to return to a year-round watering schedule. Under year-round conditions, landscape watering using in-ground or above-ground sprinkler systems is limited to two ...
Comal County’s COVID-19 case count rose to 3,642 Friday after the Office of Public Health reported 10 new cases and added six backlogged cases confirmed by the State of Texas to its database. All of ...
November is rut season — the mating period — for the omnipresent whitetail deer in Canyon Lake. Watch out for them in your neighborhood and on the roads! During the rut, bucks become more aggressive ...
Early voters are “coming out in droves” according to Comal County Clerk Bobbie Koepp. Spekaing at Commissioners Court today, she said 10,574 votes had been cast as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. The county now has ...
Ever wanted to drive across the top of Canyon Lake dam? For the first and possibly only time ever, anyone who prepays a $10 tax-exempt entrance fee for the Third Annual DAM Fine Sunday Drive, ...
The number of COVID-19 cases in Comal County grew to 3,626 today after the Office of Public Health reported 19 additional COVID-19 cases. Of those, six are new and the other 13 are “backlogged” cases ...
Despite initial concerns that fear of contracting COVID-19 would scare off the older Americans who constitute the majority of pollworkers during any election cycle, Comal County officials say there is no shortage of election clerks ...
Tye Preston Memorial Library (TPML) closed today after confirming that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The library will not reopen until Oct. 29. All staff members who worked in the building with that ...
Editor’s Note: This opinion piece was written by Colette Nies in response to Facebook posts questioning her integrity as a candidate for county office. She is running against incumbent Republican Pct. 3 County Commissioner Kevin ...
Canyon Lake High School Hawks’ Friday night homecoming game against the Taylor ISD Ducks is canceled due to COVID-19, Cory Martelli with Canyon Lake Broadcasting said today. The game was canceled due to a positive ...
Comal County reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 today but said 14 of them are “backlogged” cases just received from the State of Texas. Backlogged cases are usually from residents who tested positive for COVID-19 ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) declared emergency water conditions for Spring Branch and Bulverde today and is asking all customers to limit water usage to indoor-use only. All landscape irrigation and non-essential water usage ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) plans to buy Clear Water Estates Water System in Canyon Lake. In a statement, San Jose, California-based SJW Group said its Texas subsidiary SWJTX, also known as CLWSC, already ...
Work to replace the security fence around the outlet works at Canyon Dam begins Wednesday, Oct. 14, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Fort Worth District said it could impact river access and ...
Comal County reported 18 more cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total of active confirmed-and-probable cases to 107. Of the new cases, six are confirmed and 12 are probable. The seven-day positivity rate for Monday ...
Comal County bar owners who submit an “open safe plan” to the county can reopen for business as early as Wednesday, Oct. 14. County Judge Sherman Krause said today he decided to ‘opt-in’ to Gov. ...
Early voting for the Nov. 3 2020 General Election starts Tuesday, Oct. 13. Complete information is available on Comal County’s Elections website. Click here to find information about the location of polling locations, candidates, precinct ...
Comal County Clerk Bobbie Koepp said phones at the Elections Office are ringing off the hook as voters call to check the status of their mail-in ballots. Early voting begins Oct. 13. Speaking to Commissioners ...
Comal County Tax Assessor-Collector Cathy Talcott warned residents on Thursday to pay attention when buying cars online. Speaking to Commissioners Court, she said a resident who showed up at the Comal County Tax Office this ...
Four New Braunfels residents died of COVID-19 between July 24 and Oct. 8, Comal County said in a statement today. A man in his 60s died on Oct. 7. A man in his 80s died ...
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause is evaluating whether to reopen area bars following an announcement by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today that bars can reopen with some restrictions on Oct. 14. Krause is scheduling talks ...
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Are the Canyon Lake Boat Ramps Open? Low Lake Level Closes #5 | My Canyon Lake
Are the Canyon Lake Boat Ramps Open? Low Lake Level Closes #5 | My Canyon Lake
'Are the boat ramps open?' is the number-one question asked by both residents and visitors alike. The answer? Yes -- unless it floods or drought persists.Oct. 24 Lake & River Conditions | My Canyon Lake
Oct. 24 Lake & River Conditions | My Canyon Lake
MyCanyonLake.com provides daily updates about lake levels and river conditions in Canyon Lake and New Braunfels.The seven-day positivity rate for Friday is 6.79%.
Comal County Adds Eight New Cases of COVID-10 Friday | My Canyon Lake
Comal County reported eight additional COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 3,701. The seven-day positivity rate is 6.79%.