MARY LORRAINE PURCELL Nov. 9, 1942 — July 2, 2026 Mary Lorraine Purcell of Boerne, Texas, passed away on July 2, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 83 years old. Born on Nov. 9, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to Daniel and Margaret Campbell, Mary was baptized at Englewood Presbyterian Church on Nov. 22, … Read more
Two Boerne High graduates were selected in the recent Major League Baseball draft held last weekend. Both Camden Johnson and Rashawn Galloway were picked last Sunday and will have the opportunity to play professional baseball. Johnson and Galloway played for Bill Merrell while with the Greyhounds. BHS graduate Rashawn Galloway was selected by the Houston … Read more
District 13-5A DI Smithson Valley Boerne Champion Austin Anderson Seguin Austin McCallum Manor Lockhart Kyle Lehman Bastrop Cedar Creek District 13-5A DII Boerne High Alamo Heights Liberty Hill New Braunfels New Braunfels Long Creek S.A. Veterans Memorial Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch District 15-3A DII Blanco Poth Stockdale Comfort Nixon-Smiley Karnes City San Antonio YMLA TAPPS … Read more
For the second time in three seasons, a baseball team representing Boerne Little League has won the Texas West State championship and is one round away from playing at the Little League World Series. Boerne advances to the Southwest Regional Tournament scheduled Aug. 6 – 11, in Waco. The team from Boerne had to come … Read more
It should be a good year for the football teams from Boerne ISD, at least according to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine. The 2026 version of Campell’s magazine, called the Bible of Texas high school football, just came out and has both the Chargers and Greyhounds making it four rounds deep in the playoffs or … Read more
FAIR OAKS RFANCH — A discharge of 75,000 gallons of wastewater into the community caused by a pump failure during the recent flood does not pose a risk to the public drinking system, officials said. However, residents with private wells within a half mile of the spill should boil water for at least a minute … Read more
Flooding associated with the recent heavy rainfall caused an unauthorized discharge of 75,000 gallons of domestic wastewater in Fair Oaks Ranch on Wednesday. While the city said its public drinking water system was not affected, officials said residents with private drinking water wells located within one-half mile of the spill area should boil water for at … Read more
The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has extended the Flash Flood Warning for Kendall County and Southeastern Bandera County until 8 a.m. Thursday. At 1:48 a.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain moving toward the warned area. Between 3 and12 inches of rain have fallen over the past two days. Additional … Read more
Mary Lorraine Purcell of Boerne, Texas, passed away on July 2, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 83 years old. Born on November 9, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to Daniel and Margaret Campbell, Mary was baptized at Englewood Presbyterian Church on November 22, 1942. Her parents were born and raised in a close-knit … Read more
