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 ...
Celebrate America’s birthday in a town full of VFW values. At 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, over 40 dignitaries, individuals and organizations will parade down FM 2673 from Old Cranes Mill Road through downtown Startzville ...
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 ...
Here’s the agenda for Comal County Commissioners Court meeting on Thursday, June 28. The court meets at 8:30 a.m. every Thursday in the Commissioners Courtroom, 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels. Action Agenda The following subjects ...
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 ...
Thanks to Texas Parks & Wildlife, you can find everything you need to know about fishing conditions in Canyon Lake. June 20 Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 4.53’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged watermelon ...
A year after developers tore down his legendary resale store to make room for an office plaza, Canyon Lake's irrepressible Cary Caldwell has relocated Mr. C's Eclectibles into two barndominiums.
There’s more than one way to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the Guadalupe River. Paddle along a 9.9-mile stretch of the Upper Guadalupe, gliding past by an abundance of mature trees and a spectacular mix ...
“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. ...
Saturday, June 2 is Free Fishing Day, courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). Anglers can fish in Canyon Lake or the Guadalupe River without a Texas fishing license. The annual event kicks off ...
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 ...
Canyon Lake’s Startzville Elementary School earned a “Leader in Me” Lighthouse School designation on May 24, becoming just one of 403 schools worldwide to achieve this status. The Leader in Me is FranklinCovey’s “whole school ...
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, ...
2018’s National Safe Boating Week ends Memorial Day weekend, but the U.S. Coast Guard would like to leave Canyon Lake boaters with a few of its sobering 2016 Recreational Boating Statistics: Eighty percent of boating ...
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, ...
The League of Women Voters of the Comal Area (LWV-CA) elected new directors and officers at its annual meeting Thursday, May 17, in New Braunfels. New Texas State President Grace Chimene was the keynote speaker. ...
Whitewater Music Ampitheater has been nominated as “Venue of the Year Medium Capacity” by the Academy of Country Music (ACM). Winners will be announced on Aug. 22 at the 12th Annual ACM Honors in Nashville’s ...
Voting for Texas primary runoff election is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. 10 a.m. update from Comal County: Turnout: 3,192, slightly down overall from ’14. Republican turnout is down 29 percent, ...
A marker dedication for Canyon Lake’s historic Heimer Cemetery, 2574 Waterfront Dr., is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20. A reception follows the ceremony at the Startz Cafe at 4 p.m. It is sponsored ...
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Lake levels are still rising today -- here's the view from the deck at Baja BBQ Shack, courtesy of their Facebook page.
