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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 ...
“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, ...
Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann, R-Dist. 73, announced in a statement this week that he met with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) officials in Austin on Monday to discuss the proposed Vulcan Quarry, which ...
The waiting game is on for Canyon Lake residents, who were told last Friday there is no clear timetable for reopening Canyon Lake dam’s service road following a meeting of state and local officials seeking ...
They just got out — but they will go back. Hint: Aug. 28. Changes for the 2018-19 school calendar include: New start and end dates: School will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 28 and end Thursday, ...
Jen Crownover, Comal County Commissioner Pct. 4, said a Friday meeting she scheduled with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to discuss reopening Canyon Lake dam’s service road went “great.” A collaborative effort is ...
Stage 1 restriction water restrictions began Friday, June 1, for all residential and commercial customer accounts except those in the Rust Ranch and Whitmire Estates subdivisions, Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) announced today on ...
Kathryn Jane Haden, owner of Kathi’s Resale, a widely popular thrift shop for locals and tourists alike, died May 24 it was announced in an obituary in the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung Thursday. She was 64-years-old. ...
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Comal County’s bond rating to Aa1, one step below the firm’s top Aaa rating. Moody’s cited the county’s “large and rapidly growing tax base,” its “manageable debt and pension burden,” ...
Who decides the fate of land use in unincorporated Comal County? It isn’t who you think. Find out who does at “Local Control Options for Hill Country Counties,” a public forum scheduled from 6:30 to ...
Almost 17,00 people have signed a change.org petition posted seven days ago that asks Texas politicians to keep Canyon Lake Dam’s service road open for foot traffic. Still, there’s no word when Jen Crownover, Comal ...
Canyon Lake parks were packed and county boat ramps so busy on Sunday that Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORDCC) had to implement a one-boat-in/one-boat-out rule to deal with overcrowding. But the hottest ...
Vulcan Materials Company’s Boerne concrete batch plant is a go. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved a required air-quality permit on Thursday, May 24 despite fierce opposition from community members and local government in ...
Here’s the agenda for Comal County Commissioners Court meeting on Thursday, May 31. The court meets at 8:30 a.m. every Thursday in the Commissioners Courtroom, 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. Action Agenda The following subjects ...
Principals at Canyon Lake High School (CLHS) and Mountain Valley Middle School (MVMS) are moving on, Comal ISD Superintendent Dr. Andrew Kim announced Thursday, May 24. MVMS Principal Kristy Castilleja replaces CLHS Principal Blake Hays, ...
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause says the county’s gearing up for the summer tourist season and will provide law enforcement for Water-Oriented Recreation District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In a live-stream interview ...
The service road along Canyon Lake Dam permanently closed on Monday following a formal complaint alleging the walkthrough is too narrow for indiviuals with disabilities. In a press release issued by its Fort Worth district, ...
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Snack bugs!We had our regular CMG meeting last night with speaker, Robert Nathan Allen speaking to us on "Edible Bugs". We even had food available with bugs.
