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Despite sometimes heated conversations and pleadings from county department heads to increase their staffing or give their employees what they believe are due raises, which often led to denials or smaller raises than requested, the Kendall County commissioners are considering a 2 percent cost of living increase and a 3 percent merit-based increase for county employees and “some” elected officials – all while the county Judge Darrel Lux has one of the highest comparative salaries in the state based on population size.
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The Boerne Independent School District hopes to have its new Place 5 trustee in place next month at about the same time when the 2021-22 academic year gets underway.
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Children attending the Cibolo Center for Conservation’s summer art camp this week practiced new painting techniques while enjoying the beauty surrounding them at the nature center. Pictured clockwise from top left: Ella Cardenas expands a tree on her watercolor work on Wednesday afternoon. Isla Piel is all smiles as she does some practicing inside the auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. Deven Cochran makes a funny face as he shows off his paint-filled fingers on Tuesday. Clare Ruli and Lourdes Macias begin their paintings outside the auditorium on Wednesday. Cibolo camps run weekly through August with options for themed nature camp in the mornings and art camp in the afternoons. Star photos by Keith E. Domke
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The sitting Fair Oaks Ranch City Council and staff played host to an open house earlier this month to honor the former city councilmembers and former Mayor Garry Manitzas for their service. City staff had special plaques and awards made for the former public service officials, and FOR City Manager Tobin Maples gave a special honor to Manitzas at the event before a city council meeting. Submitted photo
Read moreThe Texas Legislature convened in special session last Thursday, and GOP legislators introduced a fresh set of voting bills after Democrats blocked an earlier attempt during the regular session by walking out in May, preventing a quorum.
Read moreJoseph Cantu, a father of three from Bandera, was sentenced to five years in prison after his third charge of driving while intoxicated and after several attempts at community supervision never were completed successfully. During his sentencing, Judge Kirsten Cohoon of the 451st District Court said she would not naïvely attempt to get him on a “straight and narrow path” as several judges before her had.
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Tara Boyd, the woman often appearing in police reports for exposing herself and dancing in the streets on or near Bandera Road, entered a plea agreement Friday for her third public intoxication charge in Kendall County. Judge Kirsten Cohoon of the 451st District Court urged Boyd to seek help with her seeming addiction or mental health issues to avoid being in front of her again.
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The Kendall County District Attorney’s office hosted its first-ever law school intern, Diontre Thomas, this year to assist in a jury trial where he and Assistant District Attorney Ericka Matlock successfully prosecuted a theft case for a woman who attempted to steal from H-E-B.
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