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Fall sports got underway at local high schools on Monday as student athletes and coaches began preparations for the upcoming seasons. At Champion, there is a new sport this year as water polo kicked off its inaugural campaign with practice at the Boerne city pool. The Chargers will field both a boys and girls team under the direction of coach Alberto Escalante.

After two days of arguments and several hours of deliberation, a jury found a Comfort man, 46-yearold Jose Jimenez, guilty of indecency with a child, which was the lesser charge tied into charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child.

The Cibolo Center for Conservation is wrapping up its summer youth camps. This week, youngsters participated in an activities camp where they enjoyed things like archery and water kickball, which is played like regular kickball except the bases are small pools filled with water. 

To combat the development boom in the county and across Texas, the Kendall County commissioners may be eyeing a November bond issuance to secure public land for parks and conservation efforts similar to the way other local agencies have.

Cole Phillips has been signed, sealed and delivered to the Atlanta Braves after they selected him with the 57th pick in the second round of this year’s Major League Baseball draft on July 17.

Douglas Hodo flew to Baltimore last weekend and inked his deal with the Orioles, the team that selected him on July 18 in this year’s Major League Baseball Draft.

The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce is comprised of all different types of businesses, but many may not know that we have more than 130 nonprofit members. These members do so much to enrich and serve our community, and we are looking forward to celebrating them in August.

With cryptocurrencies so much in the news, you might be wondering if you should invest in them. But “invest” may not be the right word – because, in many ways, cryptocurrencies, or “crypto” for short, are more speculation than investment.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

With no end in sight for the development boom hitting Boerne and Kendall County, a countywide water committee is looking to long-term supply solutions, including controversial Edwards Aquifer water.

The New Buddy Holly Band entertained a couple of hundred enthusiastic fans during last Thursday’s Live! At the Library concert at the Patrick Heath Public Library Amphitheater. The band played original Buddy Holly songs as well as other hits from yesteryear.