One man was taken to a San Antonio area hospital after his motorcycle was hit by a car earlier this afternoon. New Braunfels EMS crews responded to the area of Business 35 in front of the Washtub and the Iron Horse, where a SUV pulling onto the road failed to see the motorcycle, hitting [...]
Guadalupe County officials made a major decision yesterday about fireworks in their county, and that decision could have effects here in Comal County. Guadalupe Commissioners issued an emergency declaration and implemented major restrictions on the sale and use of fireworks ahead of the 4th of July holiday.
Coming up tonight: The Comal ISD School board will meet, following last week’s budget workshop, their 3rd for this budget season so far. And on tonight’s agenda, the board will look at approving a guaranteed maximum price for construction of Garden Ridge Elementary School.
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It’s been a busy last month for prosecutors at the Comal County District Attorney’s Office, and there’s no sign that the pace is slowing down. Just in the last few weeks, the DA’s office wrapped up several high-profile cases where the defendants were accused, and found guilty, of multiple counts of sexual assault of children, [...]
The Share Our Strength Great American Bake Sale is coming to New Braunfels this weekend. The national program to help end childhood hunger, which is prominently supported by the Food Network, asks local groups to put together fundraising bake sales to raise money to help with the local need for free or reduced meals for [...]
Democratic Senator Leticia Van de Putte officially pulled out of the race for Texas Governor yesterday. She said that although she felt confident she could win the Democratic primary, she thought another Democrat might be better equipped to take on whichever Republic is nominated for the general election contest.
Starting in Hays County: The public health department there has issued another warning that the H1-N1 Swine Flu virus is still circulating Hays County, and they are now seeing another increase in reports of flu-like symptoms, with 5 confirmed cases of the H1-N1 strain popping up at a campsite in Wimberley and several suspected cases [...]
This year’s Ed Murphy Memorial Lawman of the Year Award was handed out today by the New Braunfels Breakfast Lions Club at the Senior Citizen’s Center on Landa Street. The annual honor goes to one law enforcement officer in Comal County, for their dedication and service to the community. And the 2009 Lawman of the [...]
New Braunfels City’s Council’s first look at 9 ½ million dollars in city issued bonds came last night, and not everyone agreed with the way the money would be spent.
Out of Seguin: The Gazette reports that HEB will soon be adding a new flavor to its line-up of Creamy Creations brand ice cream, and it will feature Seguin’s famous pecans. HEB has announced that they will soon be unveiling the “Texas Vanilla Seguin Pecan” ice cream flavor, joining the likes of the “Poteet Strawberry” [...]
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