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Texas legislators stood ready this year to make investments in our state park system, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the creation of the State Parks Board.

Comfort ISD Monday released its free- and reducedprice meals for children served under current income eligibility guidelines. Each school, site and the CISD central office has a copy of the policy available on request.

Law enforcement officials flooded into Boerne’s Kendall Elementary School last week, responding to an active shooter alert – all part of a state-mandated active shooter drill to better prepare law enforcement and school officials to respond to such emergencies.

‘Stuff the Fire Truck’ donations to aid Boerne students

H-E-B workers dress out for ‘Pack The Bus’

I started out my July article with the following: “Well, we’ve certainly had awful skies this entire spring, awful for astronomy, that is. I love it when it rains, and we had a lot of rain in April, May, and early June. However, that has meant very few nights of clear skies.”

Lukas Silva (right), 6, checks out a bag of school supplies he received during the Town and Country Nursing and Rehab Center’s school supply drive Wednesday. His mother, Alex Silva, reaches for erasers and glue for her other son, Caleb, 4. Town and Country gave away supplies to more than 70 Boerne school children at their facility.

AUGUST 05

FM 473 in Comfort: Locals pretty much know what and where that is, but visitors may not be sure.

Van Raub Elementary School employees erupt in cheers when the school is mentioned during the Boerne ISD’s annual Convocation, a pre-start of school gathering of all employees. Champion High School theater director Israel Aviles joined Boerne ISD Athletic Director Stan Leech, Director of Communications Bryan Benway in giving the event a sporty, play-by-play feel, energizing its school staffs before the Aug. 10 return of students. The event featured a guest appearance by professional wrestler Bill Goldberg. Staff photos by Jeff B. Flinn.

Fair Oaks Ranch came within 2-3 hours of issuing a “boil water notice” to its residence Aug. 1 after a monitoring system alerted to critically low water pressure.

Amid the ongoing drought and continued triple-digit temperatures in the region, Boerne Utilities water customers will now enter Stage 2 water restrictions.