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Employees from JR Ramon Demolition on Saturday morning work on taking down the old Highway 46 Bandera Road bridge that spanned Interstate 10 in Boerne. The mainlanes of the interstate were closed from Friday night through early Sunday while work crews did their thing. Star photo by Keith E. Domke

The countywide transportation committee is now discussing “controversial” roadway projects, which include greenfield recommendations, and community responses already are starting to heat up.

The six GOP hopefuls seeking the Precinct 2 Kendall County justice of the peace and Precinct 2 county commissioner positions in the March 1 primary participated in the first of two candidate forums sponsored by The Boerne Star at Kronkosky Place on Wednesday night to give their thoughts to the community and discuss issues like transportation, growth and public safety.

During the second of two candidate forums hosted by The Boerne Star last Wednesday evening, six Republican candidates for Kendall County judge and Precinct 4 county commissioner met at Kronkosky Place to present their qualifications to the community and discuss issues like transportation, water scarcity and rapid development.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Empty Bowls Hill Country is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, at Kronkosky Place, 17 Old San Antonio Road in Boerne. The soups that go with the purchase of a bowl will be packed in “to go” containers.

Mail-in ballot applications for the March 1 primary are being rejected by almost 40 percent – largely because of a missing ID number, which is now required after a new voting bill passed the legislature last year.

Q: My wife and I often feel overwhelmed by “life stuff.” I think we spend so much time and energy in our roles as Mom and Dad that we neglect our own relationship. Is it just a case of recognizing that our needs as a couple have to be put on hold until our kids are older and less demanding?

The Cibolo Center for Conservation recently recognized Laura Haning, the director of the City’s Planning and Community Development Department, for her leadership during the creation of the Unified Development Code.

The Geneva School of Boerne recently announced it has hired Melissa McKenzie as its new development director. She joined the school’s advancement team on February 1.

The Boerne High School Speech and Debate Team won the 2022 District 28 4-A championship at the end of January. Clare Stauber and Connor MacDonald went a perfect 5-0 during the tournament to qualify for the UIL state meet at the University of Texas at Austin in March. Submitted photo

Texas is known for its wide open spaces. And when you are in Comfort, you don’t have to look very far to find them.