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Canyon Lake Water Service Company today said it is lifting the indoor-use only water restrictions it issued last week after a zebra-mussel infestation clogged intake pipes at the utility’s Canyon Lake Shores treatment plant, forcing ...
The sign hanging over Canyon Lake Water Service Company’s (CLWSC) Sattler office admonishes customers to “Make Every Drop Count.” But a significant number of customers are wasting bucketfuls of water anyway despite warnings the company ...
Sattler-based Justice of the Peace #4 Judge Jennifer Saunders was recognized for 40 years of service at Comal County Commissioners Court Thursday, July 26. “I think that might be one of our records,” said Donna ...
Comal County Commissioners on Thursday made official what Comal County Fire Marshal Kory Klabunde warned of last week: A burn ban has been issued for unincorporated areas of Comal County starting at 6 a.m. Friday, ...
Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC) is asking all customers to limit water usage after zebra mussels were discovered blocking intake pipes at its Canyon Lake Shores treatment plant. Water production is temporarily restricted and ...
Comal County Constable’s Office Precinct 4 asks any members of the public who may have witnessed or filmed a physical disturbance between a recovery diver and unnamed individuals behind Whitewater Amphitheater at around 6:30 p.m. ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) decreased the water release rate from Canyon Reservoir Monday night to 200 cfs. GBRA said the lake level was at 909.83 feet. This, coupled with lower inflow at Spring Branch, sparked ...
Comal ISD needs bus drivers, bus assistants, custodians, child nutrition staff, and maintenance-and operations-specialists to work at Canyon and Smithson Valley high schools for the upcoming school year. The district will try to fill these ...
Canyon Lake singer and guitarist J.T. Tuttle entertains hundreds of patrons at area restaurants, bars, and wineries every week, but it was his performance at Wildflour Artisan Bakery & Grill in Sattler on June 2 ...
A man who drowned in Canyon Lake near the 1200 block of Comal Park Road in Canyon Lake on July 17 is being remembered on Facebook as a biology professor at Our Lady of the ...
Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) this week announced its schedule for road repairs and major overlays on FM 306 and FM 2673. A timeline is not yet available, although some of the work could begin ...
Comal County Fire Marshal Klory Klabunde says Comal County’s made it to July 19 without a burn ban but that could change next week. High temperatures have offset higher rainfall, causing moisture to evaportate. Comal ...
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority’s (GBRA) monthly meeting was packed yesterday as Guadalupe County residents showed up at the agency’s board meeting to share their concerns about the safety of spillgates at four other hydroelectric lakes. ...
Comal County Commissioners broke out what they describe as “the world’s largest three-ring binders” at a public hearing Thursday, July 11, kicking off the 2020 budget process. County department heads and elected officials present their ...
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) will test a newly installed warning-alert system at McQueeney Dam at noon on Sunday, July 14. The new alert can be triggered remotely from GBRA’s control room should an unscheduled ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will close one lane of South Access Road between Canyon Dam Outlet and FM 306 for erosion repairs on Monday, July 15. The work is expected to be ...
Whitewater Ampitheater, a music hotspot located on the Guadalupe River at FM 306, was ranked #16 in Pollstar.com’s mid-year list of the world’s top 50 ampitheaters. Whitewater reported ticket sales of $1,165,761 between Nov. 22, ...
There’s still time to enroll students in third grade and up for Comal County 4-H summer camps, sponsored by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, 325 Resource Dr., New Braunfels. Register campers in the Extension Office 30 ...
Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORDCC) reminds visitors and residents to “stash your trash” as part of a new campaign aimed at getting the trash off of area roadways, rivers, parks and trails: ...
The winners of Tye Preston Memorial Library’s Graphic Novel Contest for kids were announced this week, and there was a surprise — more tweens participated than teens. That’s okay because overall attendance by teens is ...
Comal County Sheriff’s Office announced on its Facebook page Thursday that search crews recovered the body of Roberto Chavez Celis at 5:15 p.m. in the Guadalupe River, not far from where he went missing near ...
The 12th Annual Ken Eubanks Memorial Golf Tournament on July 7 at Lakeside Golf Cub raised $5,400 for the Wounded Warrior Project, a $1,400 increase over 2018. Organizer Terri Eubanks described the tournament as “a ...
Potter’s Creek Park Campground closed earlier today for road, campsite pullout and parking lot resurfacing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Canyon Lake (USACE) announced in a press release issued this morning. The public ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Canyon Lake announced today it will close the playground at Comal Park following a recent safety inspection by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that identified numerous safety deficiencies ...
Twenty-seven percent of all children in Canyon Lake are food insecure, Community Resource and Recreation Center (CRRC) of Canyon Lake warned in an email blast last week. They’re without reliable access to a sufficient quantity ...
Lake Dunlap’s pain could be Canyon Lake’s gain. Lake Dunlap’s 100-year-old spillgate collapsed in mid-May, draining the lake and leaving property-owners pointing fingers at the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA), which runs the dam. “It went ...
Brett Parker’s master class in Canyon Lake snakes returns 11 a.m. Saturday, June 28 at Tye Preston Memorial Library. His June 6 presentation was so packed that librarians said some people left because there was ...
Is there really a little ghost town at the bottom of Canyon Lake? Sort of, according to Dive Master Chris Armstrong, a 31-year-old, fourth-generation Canyon Lake native who works for SA Scuba Shack in San ...
Comal County commissioners will consider funding new signage for Boat Ramp #1 in Pct. 1 at their weekly meeting Thursday morning at the county courthouse. They’ve scheduled a public hearing to consider installation of regulatory ...
Monday, July 2 is the final day Comal County residents can pay their delinquent 2018 property taxes before they are transferred to a collections attorney, resulting in an additional 15-percent attorney’s fee. Property owners with ...
For one glorious summer night, Canyon Lake residents can walk the dam’s service road again, entering through a new gate constructed by Canyon Lake High School’s Ag Mechanics team. Access to the walkway begins at ...
by Faron Smith, Operation Float a Soldier This Saturday, June 22 will be the first Summer Event for OFAS and we are excited to let the fun begin! We have members of the VFW on ...
Friends of Tye Preston Memorial Library’s annual membership drive kicked off June 1. Supporters can now renew online, and members of the public who love their library can sign up for July 2019-June 2020 by ...
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR) in Kendalia warns residents not to get carried away when they stumble across those cute little Bambi-like fawns blinking helplessly up at them from scrub (and in some cases front ...
Here’s the agenda for Comal County Commissioners Court meeting on Thursday, May 22. The court meets at 8:30 a.m. every Thursday in the Commissioners Courtroom, 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. Click here to see hyperlinks ...
The battle to prevent Vulcan Materials Company from turning the old Eric White ranch near FM 3009 and SH-46 into a 1,500-acre limestone rock quarry and crushing plant continues at 9 a.m. tomorrow, June 10, ...
Remember the family whose Canyon Lake Forest home burned to the ground on March 20? Fraternal Order of Canyon Men (FOCM) sure does, and they’re hosting an all-day fundraiser for the parents and their three ...
by Maureen Schein, Resource Program Director, CRRC of Canyon Lake What if you just can’t “get over it?” Is mental health really an issue? As a part of a nationwide series, Canyon Lake Rotary Club ...
Tired of speeders? Comal County Sheriff’s Office says residents can request a radar trailer to place on county streets to make drivers aware of their speeds and hoperfully alleviate speeding problems. The radar trailers are ...
Recreationalists and tubers, relax. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake announced on Thursday that Canyon Dam’s stilling basin will be closed to the public from Friday, May 31st through Saturday, June 8th ...
Update: At 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, these were the river rates: Guadalupe River @ Spring Branch (Upper): 483 cfs Guadalupe River @ Sattler (Lower): 367 cfs Guadalupe River @ New Braunfels: 452 cfs Developing story: Thursday, May ...
Following spillgate failures at Lake Dunlap on May 14 and on Lake Wood two years ago, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) today said it has expanded restricted zones upstream and downstream of McQueeney Dam and upstream ...
CISD Superintendent Andrew Kim was recognized May 21 by League of Women Voters of the Comal Area (LWVCA), who presented him with the Educating for Democracy Award at their annual meeting in New Braunfels. In ...
It’s been exactly one year since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) abruptly closed the service road atop Canyon Lake Dam, but late this afternoon a work crew began pouring the slab for the ...
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Keep Canyon Lake Beautiful spent the morning picking up a section of FM 306! Want to get involved? Email us at keepclbeautiful@gmail.com for more information about upcoming events!
County Commissioner Jen Crownover advises residents to allow extra time at the "Y" intersection.Heads up for tomorrow and Wednesday!! There will be a detour at the "Y" of 2673 and 2722 while a crew works on cleaning up/clearing/and cutting back of the rock face inside the curve of the road. Plan a few extra minutes. It will be worth it.
The work will be taking place from approximately 9am-5pm each day.
Thanks for your patience!
Also they are repairing 306 and I waited 45 minutes to get through it
Thanks Jen!!!
Comal Independent School District Andrew Kim, who has been reappointed to Texas School Safety Center Board of Directors, considers safety and security of students one of the most-important issues facing educators. Comal ISD is engaged in a number of activities and programs that it calls “foundational initiatives” which set the stage for ensuring the district is prepared for any situation, including lockdown alert systems, student ID badges, standard response protocol, classroom go-kits and local law-enforcement partnerships.
Comal ISD Supt. Andrew Kim Reappointed to Board | My Canyon Lake
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Comal Independent ISD Superintendent Andrew Kim to the Texas School Safety Center's board of directors.