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Eleven Boerne Police officers were promoted Thursday morning in what Chief Steve Perez believes was a record-setting ceremony, including four experienced officers who were promoted to the newly formed corporal rank. Four officers also were advanced to sergeant and three were promoted to lieutenant.

A presentation from a committee of attorneys tasked with reviewing the legislation that last year established the Kendall County Court at Law has led commissioners to consider reshaping the new court’s jurisdiction.

LAW ENFORCEMENT The following is a brief, partial recap of incidents reported by the Boerne Police Department, Kendall County Sheriff’s Department and the Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department. General locations are listed rather than specific addresses. An arrest should not imply guilt or innocence which will be decided in court at a later date. Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call the Boerne Police at 830-249-8645, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office at 830-249-9721, the Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department at 210-698-0990 or Kendall County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-348-LEAD (5323) or kc-crimestoppers.com.

The Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

GVTC Communications made history this year by conducting the company’s first-ever hybrid annual meeting. The 67th annual meeting of the cooperative took place in person at the New Braunfels Civic Center while also being live-streamed virtually.

The Kendall County commissioners are looking for ways to fund park land acquisition and other land protection efforts after a local nonprofit director urged county officials to match development with conservation.

The town of Comfort hosted its annual Independence Day Parade Monday, kicking off with its Children’s Bike Parade before businesses, organizations and residences lined the streets with colorful floats and flags. Photos by Scarlet Lyons

During the recently completed 2022-23 academic year, less than 5 percent of Boerne ISD students who were checked for drug use tested positive.

As the budget season for the next fiscal year nears, Boerne city staff and officials are gearing up to begin the budget process with the many fiscal impacts of the past year in mind.

A group of Boerne High students, parents and teachers recently went on an 11-day trip to Europe and visited four different countries. The group took along a copy of the Boerne Star for their reading enjoyment. The group visited France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria and posed for a photo in front of Nueschwanstein Castle in Hohenschwangau, Germany, the inspiration for the Disney Cinderella castle. Holding the copy of the newspaper is BHS girls soccer coach Jeremy Shannon. Submitted photo

The Boerne Kendall County Economic Development Corporation recently made a $75,000 donation toward the launch of Das GreenHaus, the first business incubator in Kendall County scheduled to open in early 2023. The $75,000 investment in the project signifies the commitment the BKCEDC has made to assist with the establishment of Das GreenHaus, information in a press release stated.

The city of Boerne received a 2022 Award of Honor at the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers Conference in Houston in June. Of the 11 categories, Boerne was recognized for Public Service Announcement, population under 100,000 people.