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This year, the Boerne Education Foundation is celebrating 25 years as a nonprofit organization supporting Boerne ISD students and teachers. 

A 26-year-old Boerne resident, Emilio Cruz, was sentenced to five years in state prison last Wednesday after stealing about $21,000 in jewelry and two firearms from a Boerne residence.

Last fall, an updated demographic study predicted the Boerne Independent School District would double its student population by the 2031-32 academic year.

Monty Newkirk climbs around in his father, Michael’s, 1993 Corvette during the 29th annual Texas Corvette Association’s Open Car Show in downtown Boerne. Star photo by Zachary-Taylor Wright

Kianna Elizabeth Adams, the mother driving the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe that flipped on Interstate 10 last week that resulted in the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Starr Adams, and serious injury to two younger children, has been charged with three felony counts, including a second-degree manslaughter charge for the death of her daughter.

Park Palmore, a 52-year-old Adkins, Texas, resident, was sentenced to two life sentences in state prison last week for shooting at and injuring a Kendall County Sheriff’s deputy in April 2020.

Eligible Texas voters who have not done so already have until April 7 to register to vote in the May 7 statewide constitutional amendment election, as well as any local elections for city, school districts and other local entities.

Kindergartners and first-graders lined up to race Gobi, of the New York Times Bestselling book “Finding Gobi,” last Friday at Cibolo Creek Elementary School. The author of the best-selling children’s book, Dion Leonard, left, met his four-legged pal while on a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. Leonard, along with his wife, read the book to the students in the cafeteria before making their way outside for the race. Star photos by Zachary-Taylor Wright

The Boerne Independent School District late last month announced its 2022 teacher and support staff member of the year winners. The district teacher of the year is Jenny Breuer from Champion High School, while the district support staffer of the year is Boerne Middle School South’s Zulema King.

The countywide transportation committee made less progress finalizing its list of project and policy recommendations Tuesday as the conversation turned back to eminent domain and where the committee stands on the controversial issue.