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TAYLOR — Granite Media Partners Inc., the parent company of The Boerne Star, has named veteran journalist Thomas Edwards as executive editor to round out its management team, CEO Daniel Philhower announced last week.

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Leon Brimhall recently announced his candidacy for Kendall County commissioner in Precinct 2.

Chris Taylor, a lifelong conservative Republican and Boerne High School graduate with a long family history in Kendall County, has announced his candidacy for Kendall County judge.

The Kendall County District Attorney’s office is getting a reboot in preparation for the introduction of a county court at law, but it’s still unclear when the new court will take shape. However, Kendall County District Attorney Nicole Bishop has brought on two new prosecutors to ensure all cases are covered once there are two court rooms to try cases.

Fair Oaks Ranch Mayor Greg Maxton gave a long-awaited presentation to the countywide Kendall County, Boerne and Fair Oaks Transportation Committee Tuesday, where he said FOR supports the development of a regional thoroughfare plan, proposed transportation solutions and addressed the development he expects to hit the Hill Country.

The annual Kendall County Junior Livestock Show is going on this week at the youth agriculture and equestrian center near Comfort as boys and girls of all ages compete and show off their prize animals. On Monday, pigs took center stage as barrow and gilt varieties were paraded around the arena. 

The nominations are in as the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce prepares for its annual gala, scheduled for Saturday, January 22, at the Cana Ballroom. The theme for the evening is “Come one, come all.”

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It’s human nature to want to make things easier for our loved ones – and to have great concern about adding any stress to their lives. In fact, 72 percent of retirees say that one of their biggest fears is becoming a burden on their families, according to the Edward Jones/Age Wave “Four Pillars of the New Retirement” study. How can you address this fear?

Several residents spoke before the Kendall County commissioners during their meeting last week, pressing for the denial of the Lily Ranch development’s 80-acre second phase variances. In the end, commissioners approved the variances but they made it clear this wasn’t a development they were fond of and that this was just an initial step in a longer and more detailed process.

Tragedy struck a family at home on New Year’s Eve Friday night as 47-yearold Jason Evans allegedly shot and killed his wife, Emily Fulton Evans, while the couple’s six children were inside the home in the 100 block of Ridge Place.