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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has placed the controversial Vulcan Quarry on its Wednesday meeting agenda. TCEQ commissioners will consider a Sept. 3 decision by the State Office of Administrative Hearing (SOAH) administrative law ...
Funeral services for 11-year-old Mountain Valley Middle School (MVMS) student Brendan Edwards and his mother Melissa Edwards, who were killed in a car accident on Sunday, are scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 at St. Thomas ...
What do you want to be when you grow up? Answering that question just got a bit easier for Comal ISD students, who in October gained access to a student-preparedness platform called Comal Compass. The ...
by Maureen Schein, Resource Program Manager for Community Resource & Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) CRRC Food Pantry clients should be aware that the pantry will close one day next week to make the ...
(Editor’s Note: Retiree Jane Sharp is a well-known Canyon Lake photographer and deer-lover who frequently posts on Facebook about her adventures with her loyal canine companion Timone Aloyisius Sharp and other area wildlife.) by Jane ...
Startzille residents still have time to donate to Operation K9, whose service dog will attend Startzville Elementary School’s Veterans Day Remembrance & Celebration at 9 a.m. Monday at the school, 42111 FM3159. The local organization ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) hosts its first outdoor water conservation event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16-17 at Spring Creek Gardens (SCG), 11355 Hwy. 281, Spring Branch. At various education stations, ...
Calling Lennar Homes an example of ‘what not to do’ when developing Hill Country properties over the Edwards Aquifer, advocacy group Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) has filed a notice of intent to sue the ...
Although many residents complained about long lines and difficulty parking at Tye Preston Memorial Library (TPML) on Election Day, Roxanna Deane, president of the League of Women Voters-Comal Area, described Nov. 5 as a “great ...
It’s election day tomorrow for Texas constitutional amendments, and for the first time ever residents can cast their ballot at any one of 13 Vote Centers, countywide. A photo ID or a state-approved alternate is ...
Early voting for the Nov. 5 constitutional amendments election ended on Friday, and Comal County officials descibe turnout as ‘strong’ athough well below the numbers seen in presidential and gubernatorial election years. On Oct. 28, ...
by HilltopNewspaper.com Canyon Lake could not keep up with an offensive juggernaut against the Badgers Friday night, losing 56-35 in Lampasas. This would be a pick-your-poison game for the Hawk’s defense as Lampasas finished with ...
by Leon Dominick Lindheimer Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas Fall season means cooler days and nice cool evenings. A good time to enjoy the outdoors and the natural beauty of the area ...
Early voting in the Texas constitutional amendments election continues this week. On Oct. 28, Comal County officials reported that turnout has been well above 2017 numbers – as in 250-500 percent higher each day, and ...
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! Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation’s Communications and Development ...
Property-tax statements went out this week — and payment is due upon receipt. Comal County Tax Office dropped invoices in the mail that detail taxes property owners owe based on: Property value determined by Comal ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company on Monday lifted Stage 1 water restrictions, moving all service areas in Comal and Blanco counties back to their normal year-round watering schedule. All landscape irrigation and grass watering by ...
Last night’s cold front dumped between 1.5 to 4 inches of rain across Comal County and County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde said the burn ban is lifted — but not for today because the State ...
The Comal County Extension Office is offering food-handlers classes for state certification this month in the Bulverde area. All food-service employees are required by state law to complete an accredited food handler training program – ...
by HillTopNewspaper.com Canyon Lake welcomes Fredericksburg to the Hawk Nest at 7:30 p.m. Friday as both teams share their first place status with Lampasas atop District 28-4A play. The winner will certainly be entrenched with ...
They won’t fit in plastic pumpkin containers, but coats, jackets, hoodies and sweaters provided by the Coat Rack Ministry are definitely on the treat list for Canyon Lake kids making the rounds in downtown Sattler ...
Enrollment is now open for residents wishing to attend Comal County’s eighth annual, 10-week University of County Government. Classes provide an introduction to the role and function of county government and offer a look at ...
This Sunday, Jen Crownover, Comal County Commissioner, Pct. 4, will read a proclamation celebrating the 50th anniversary of First Baptist Church Canyon Lake. But the big news is the groundbreaking ceremony that follows, where Crownover ...
Comal County commissioners at their weekly meeting today voted to extend the 90-day burn ban, which was set to automatically expire next Wednesday. “We got some rain somewhere we needed it, but not countywide,” said ...
by Annalisa Peace, Exective Director of the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance If you’ve recently moved to Comal County, you may not know that you now reside in Flash Flood Alley, a region of central Texas ...
Questions about the Nov. 5 election? League of Women Voters of the Comal Area (LWV-CA) suggests you try their the nonpartisan, election resource VOTE411.org. This “one-stop shop” for election information provides a voters guide and ...
Early voting for the Nov. 5 midterm elections begins Monday, Oct. 21. Registered voters in Comal County can cast their ballots at any of six locations — now called Vote Centers — during the early ...
by Laura Schafer Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church The Canyon Lake community came together for a wonderful evening of support for the CRRC Food Pantry on Wednesday night. Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church invited its neighbors to ...
Jen Crownover, Comal County commissioner Pct. 4, says every time a raindrop falls during a burn ban, Canyon Lake residents immediately wonder, ask, or assume the burn ban has been lifted. “It has not,” she ...
Athletes at Canyon Lake High School had the opportunity to listen to an award-winning athlete and U.S. Army veteran who knows a little something about perseverance and courage. Three-time paralympian medalist Kari Miller stopped by ...
Turkeys to Tables fundraiser for Community Resource and Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Canyon Lake Presbyterian, 230 Shepherd Hill, with live music by Larry Read, Frito pies ...
Brian Brantley glanced out the window of his River Chase subdivision home last Saturday and saw the grayish smoke of a brush fire blowing dangerously in the direction of his mother’s Royal Forest home. Dressed ...
In a statement issued this afternoon, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) said it will reduce the water release rate from Canyon Reservoir on Monday, Oct. 21, due to continued low inflows into Canyon Lake. As ...
Comal County Emergency Services District No. 3 (ESD3) will host three town hall meetings in October to explain why it is asking voters on Nov. 5 to approve an increase in the maximum permissible tax ...
Faults, fractures and caves near the proposed Vulcan Quarry at FM 3009 and State Highway 46 are just a few of the reasons Friends of Dry Comal Creek is hosting a community education meeting from ...
Bulldozers from Texas A&M Forest Service are finishing the “inside lines” today on a 40-acre brush fire that burned Saturday near the area of Wegner and Purgatory roads in Canyon Lake. The blaze, whose cause ...
Learn about recent efforts to conserve portions of El Rancho Cima up on the Devil’s Backbone at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Wimberley Community Center, 14068 Ranch Rd. 12, Wimberley. El Rancho Cima, ...
The League of Women Voters of the Comal Area (LWVCA) will host a public discussion of the 2020 U.S. Census from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at the New Braunfels Public Library, 700 ...
Canyon Reservoir Advisory: Due to decreasing inflows upstream of Canyon Dam, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) will reduce flows to 110 cfs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 1.
Comal ISD Board of Trustees approved a seven-cent decrease in the district’s tax rate at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, lowering it from $1.39 to $1.32. The new rate takes effect immediately. This is the ...
Bass fishing is the latest addition to Comal Independent School District’s (Comal ISD) intramural sports program, and teams from Canyon Lake (CLHS)and Smithson Valley (SVHS) high schools competed in their first tournament on Sept. 14. ...
Due to construction closure of the San Antonio Street Bridge, the Comal County Fair Parade will take a different route in 2019 by using S. Seguin Avenue. Staging for the parade will be along W. ...
Comal County offices will be closed Friday, Sept. 27 for Comal County Fair Day. The county’s recycling center, 281 Resource Dr., New Braunfels, will close Friday and Saturday, reopening at 7 am. Tuesday. The usual ...
Monarch butterflies now alighting at Tye Preston Memorial Library’s butterfly garden are just the vanguard for this fall’s migration, which Texas Butterfly Center Ranch in San Antonio predicts could prove a “banner year.” To track ...
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From the New Braunfels Police Department: The Comal River in New Braunfels is once again open to recreation. Firefighting activity at the Wurstfest grounds on Friday led to a temporary closure of the river out of an abundance of caution. Thank you for your patience during the closure.
Nov. 16 Lake & River Conditions
MyCanyonLake.com provides daily updates about lake levels and river conditions in Canyon Lake and New Braunfels, Texas along with information about safety.Nov. 15: Canyon Lake is 94.2-percent full at 906.26 feet. The status of each boat ramp depends on the level of water in Canyon Reservoir.
Are the Boat Ramps Open? | My Canyon Lake
'Are the boat ramps open?' Here are the links to public and private options in Canyon Lake."CRRC Food Pantry clients should be aware that the pantry will close one day next week to make the move into its new home."
CRRC's New Building Opens Next Week | My Canyon Lake
by Maureen Schein Resource Program Manager for Community Resource & Recreation Center of Canyon Lake (CRRC) CRRC Food Pantry clients should be awareThanksgiving ... a little early!!! Yay!!!