Library warns of Book Fair scam

BOERNE — The Patrick Heath Public Library has received reports of an apparent scam targeting authors with false invitations to the Boerne Book Festival and soliciting payments for participation. Scammers have sent emails posing as library staff asking authors to express interest and then send payments to be included as a “Featured Virtual Author” at … Read more

City speeds up work on flood-damaged Adler Road

The city is speeding up construction for the culvert project at Adler Road and No Name Creek and will restore a sidewalk to Curington Elementary School by the time classes start Aug. 11. The revised construction timeline means two-way traffic on Adler will reopen by the first week of September, officials said. During earlier work … Read more

Dietz Elkhorn Road improvements starting

FAIR OAKS RANCH — Residents can expect major improvements to one of the city’s major corridors with construction slated to begin in August on Dietz Elkhorn Road at a cost of $5.5 million. According to a presentation July 29, the Dietz Elkhorn Road Reconstruction Project calls for betterments to 1.2 miles of the road between … Read more

City speeds up work on flood-damaged Adler Road

The city is speeding up construction for the culvert project at Adler Road and No Name Creek and will restore a sidewalk to Curington Elementary School by the time classes start Aug. 11.  The revised construction timeline means two-way traffic on Adler will reopen by the first week of September, officials said.  During earlier work … Read more

Boerne City Lake to reopen Saturday

“The shoreline is over 50 years old, most of it is pretty well-formed.” — Chris Shadrock, Boerne spokesman     Boerne City Lake is scheduled to reopen Saturday, just over two weeks after historic flooding sent the lake to a record depth.  The opening comes after repairs were made to a restroom septic pump damaged by … Read more