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As the sun set over Boerne ISD Stadium Thursday night, it marked the end of the high school careers of 491 Champion High School graduates. But, if the speeches read to the graduating class that night ring true, 982 bright eyes are set on the future.

The salary for a firstyear teacher in the Boerne Independent School District will increase nearly 4 percent from the current rate for the 2022-23 academic year. The district’s trustees approved the pay hike, as well as the entire employee compensation plan, during their May meeting.

The eminent domain issue may be reaching some consensus in terms of policy as there were no major objections announced during the countywide transportation meeting earlier this month after an update from a subcommittee tasked with drafting the policy.

Things are heating up in Boerne as we approach the summer, and the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce is no exception!

The gunman who killed 21 people inside a Uvalde elementary school walked into the unlocked building unopposed, the Department of Public Safety said in a revised statement, as reported by the Austin American-Statesman and other media sources.

A 23-year-old San Antonio resident, Mark Anthony Brown, was sentenced to 25 years in state prison earlier this month for the aggravated robbery of a Kendall County resident.

After a months-long campaign for the Republican nomination for the Kendall County judge seat, Shane Stolarczyk was victorious Tuesday in the May primary runoff against Chris Taylor.

After almost taking out her opponent, Leon Brimhall, in the March primary election, Andra Wisian successfully has taken the Republican bid for the Precinct 2 Kendall County Commissioners Court seat. Wisian will officially take on her new role January 1.

Because of the work of a local Boy Scout turned Eagle Scout, along with several community partners, enrollment may be rivaling that of Boerne ISD in the coming years for schools of fish in Boerne Lake.

Ellen Troxclair climbed the second of a three-step process on Tuesday when she defeated Justin Berry to earn the Republican nod for the newly formed Texas House District 19.

If you want to provide educational opportunities for your children or grandchildren, you may want to consider investing in a 529 plan. In recent years, this plan has gotten more flexible and potentially more powerful than ever.