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Harini Logan, 10, won the 66th annual Express-News Spelling Bee at the University of Texas at San Antonio downtown campus on March 17, 2019. For 2021, the event is slated to be held in March at the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre in New Braunfels. (Photo by Jerry Lara, courtesy the San Antonio Express News)
New Braunfels to host regional spelling bee and more Central Texas news
Laura Colangelo
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In observance of Thanksgiving on Nov. 26, some city of New Braunfels facilities will close or have adjusted hours. (Ian Pribanic/Community Impact Newspaper)
New Braunfels announces Thanksgiving holiday closures
Schools now have the power to temporarily suspend on-campus instruction if “a significant number of the instructional staff at the campus is impacted due to a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak." (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas Education Agency authorizes schools to close doors for 14 days due to coronavirus-related staffing concerns
Dr. Dorothy Overman will resign from the position of Comal County Health Authority at the end of November. (Ian Pribanic/Community Impact Newspaper)
Comal County Health Authority Dorothy Overman resigns after serving for over 25 years
The New Braunfels resident was pulled over by Officer Kaleb Meyer for what the police department said was an “unclean plate” before being forcibly removed from his vehicle by Meyer and arrested. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
City of New Braunfels releases body camera footage showing police officer using Taser on Black man during traffic stop
The Comal County District Attorney's Office will hire a violence against women prosecutor and a victims assistance coordinator. (Ian Pribanic/Community Impact Newspaper)
Comal County district attorney gets grant to hire violence against women prosecutor, victims assistance coordinator
New Braunfels City Council approved a $320,000 expenditure toward the Aviation Academy of America on Nov. 9. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
New Braunfels approval of $320K toward improvements at airport expected to bring in more revenue
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
MAP: A look at early voter turnout by county in Texas
New Braunfels Utilities plans to raise water rates over each of the next three years. (Warren Brown/Community Impact Newspaper)
New Braunfels Utilities’ 3-year rate increases approved by City Council
PfISD received a total of 613 name recommendations for Elementary No. 22 and Middle School No. 7, district officials said Oct. 15. (Rendering courtesy Pflugerville ISD)
Pflugerville ISD names Elementary No. 22 after former teacher and more top Central Texas news from this week
The bakery is known for its Texas Sized Donut weighing 2 pounds and can trace its history back to 1926 when Reinhold R. Moehring opened the shop in downtown Round Rock. (Community Impact file photo courtesy Round Rock Donuts)
Round Rock Donuts coming to Cedar Park and more Central Texas news
Details about the cases at the New Braunfels Municipal Court were released in an announcement, and the court is expected to reopen next week. (Ian Pribanic/Community Impact Newspaper)
New Braunfels Municipal Court to close temporarily after employees test positive for COVID-19
Comal County Judge Sherman Krause has opted in to the new reopening plan introduced by Gov. Greg Abbott. (Ian Pribanic/Community Impact Newspaper)
Comal County to allow bars to reopen per Gov. Greg Abbott’s order
Robert Chody (Courtesy)
WilCo Sheriff Robert Chody aims to keep sworn testimony sealed in ‘Live PD’ case and more top Austin-area news