Geneva School of Boerne senior Brady Chandler finished in a three-way tie for gold in the pole vault competition last weekend at the Texas Relays in Austin. Chandler, a senior, and two other competitors, senior Boone Hodges of Omaha Pewitt and sophomore Evan Jitjaeng of Big Sandy, all cleared 16-00.50 to tie for first. The … Read more
A Bandera man has pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter in connection with a 2024 crash on Texas 46 that killed a family of three, according to the Kendall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. Carl Sidney Galm, 60, entered the plea April 10 as part of an agreement supported by the victims’ surviving family … Read more
Because of the expected bad weather Friday, the Champion baseball game at New Braunfels will be played Thursday, 7 p.m. Thursday’s baseball contest between the Chargers and Unicorns will be carried live on Texas Sports Productions at:gotsp.live Saturday’s baseball game with Veterans Memorial scheduled for 11:30 is to be determined. Also, the Chargers softball game … Read more
A Boerne Independent School District bus carrying two students was involved in a single-vehicle incident Wednesday on Allen Road west of Interstate 10. Boerne ISD spokeswoman Maggie Dominguez said the incident occurred at about 6:45 a.m. On board were two students wearing three-point seatbelts, according to Dominguez. EMS arrived on the scene within three minutes, … Read more
BISD’s Craft part of AIA discussion Kristin Craft, Boerne ISD Superintendent, was invited by the American Institute of Architects’s (AIA) San Antonio chapter, along with A4LE, to participate in a March 24 joint discussion on the state of public education. Alongside Dr. Brian Woods, Texas Association of School Administrators deputy executive director for advocacy, and … Read more
SHARING THE PAST In 1908 a fire started in Boerne’s center. Given the city’s meager fire-fighting resources and the vulnerable nature of the wooden buildings, the fire threatened to sweep through and destroy the entire main street business center. The following is an account of that fire. In the early morning of Aug. 17, 1908, … Read more
COMFORT — After a two-years hiatus, the Comfort Heritage Foundation is bringing back the “Why Old Places Matter” history tour, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 11. The self-guided, at-yourown- pace excursion includes 10 historic homes and buildings across the town. Each attendee receives a map to the properties, and every property will … Read more
Champion softball coach Sara Cammer said any trip to Greyhound field is special for her because it was where she played her high school ball and helped the 2007 Boerne team win the 4A state softball title. Last Thursday’s trip to BHS was even more special to Cammer because the Lady Chargers picked up their … Read more
Comfort High closed out its softball series with ingram Moore last Thursday and fell to the Lady Warriors in three innings, 21-0. The Deer dropped to 1-6 in district (12-16 overall) and hosted Brady on Tuesday. They’ll play a series with Blanco next week and will host the Lady Panthers on April 14 and travel … Read more
A motorist in downtown Boerne suffered “critical injuries” about 2 p.m. Monday just outside of his parked truck when a passing vehicle struck him, police said. The unidentified man had parked in the 300 block of South Main Street and was either climbing in or stepping out of the driver’s side when he was injured … Read more