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City Selects New Director of Engineering

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The City of Seguin is starting the new year, with a new face on its staff. It kicked off 2022 with new leadership at the helm of its Capital Projects and Engineering Department. Public Information Officer Jennifer Sourdellia says that Melissa Reynolds is taking the reigns as Director of Engineering at a time when the city is growing, evolving, and developing like never before. After spending 13 years in the Engineering Department at the City of New Braunfels, Reynolds assumes her new role in Seguin on Monday, January 3, 2022. Soudellia says whil...

City approves stormwater drainage fee

Monday, January 03, 2022

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn Fee provides funding for drainage projects, protects city streets (Seguin) — Drainage issues are a serious problem in the city of Seguin. Not only are there ponding and flooding issues in many parts of the city, but the lack of an adquate drainage system is also damaging the city’s streets. The city is now taking steps to improve its overall drainage system. The Seguin City Council recently approved the creation of a storm water drainage fee. The new fee will cost most residents $3 per month, but it will allow the city begin further addressin...

City councilwoman resigns after moving out of Seguin

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Seguin City Councilwoman Penny Follis’ move beyond the city limits prompted her to resign as the District 7 representative. The move opens up a seat for someone at an exciting time for the city, Follis said. On Monday, Follis moved into a home out of Seguin’s city limits in Guadalupe County, leading to her resignation from council. She had no regrets about her service but thought there was more to accomplish. “I feel good about the three years that I served on council but of course there’s always more to do,” Follis said Thursday. “There’s no finish line.” She sen...

Local hospital not affected by lack of COVID medicine

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Low supplies of a monoclonal antibody believed to more effectively treat cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant are not slowing down the specific treatments at a local hospital. “We do still have our regional infusion site up in a part of our hospital,” said Elizabeth McCown, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center public information officer. “They are doing about 25 people a day.” GRMC as of Thursday was caring for six COVID-19 patients, she said. Patients at highest risk for hospitalization and/or progression to severe disease from COVID-19 are prioritized for monoclonal infusion, McCown said. Already, only patients who test positiv...

Seguin fire, EMS adopt Patlan students

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Faces of the students at Patlan Elementary lit up when a group of firefighters walked into the cafeteria, sat down at the tables and talked to the children. Laughter filled the room as the children asked Seguin firefighters questions and carried on conversations during the first Festivities with Firefighters. “We’re fourth and fifth grade and it is everything from what I do to their dog’s name to what we’re having for lunch,” Seguin Assistant Fire Chief Garrick Herbert said. Some of the children got an up-close look at one of the fire trucks, the tools firefighters use and th...

Dream BIG for Downtown Seguin

Monday, December 13, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre Special By: Kyle Kramm, Main Street & CVB director (Seguin) — Seguin Main Street is pleased to announce the launch of the public input phase of the Downtown Master Plan. Since hiring Freese and Nichols, Inc to develop the plan, the firm has been busy researching Seguin and getting acquainted with the community. The firm is now ready to start hearing the opinions, hopes, dreams, and concerns of our Seguin residents. “One important aspect of downtowns is that they don’t just belong to people that live downtown or own businesses—they belong to everyone that calls Segui...

GRMC among first in the nation to install new Twin Robotic X-ray system

Thursday, December 09, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – GRMC is among the first in the nation to welcome the best and top x-ray system available today in the medical industry. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC) has announced the installation of the Multitom Rax twin robotic X-ray system, a universal diagnostic imaging platform that enables a wide range of examinations in multiple clinical areas in just one room using a single X-ray machine. Multitom Rax is the world’s first Twin Robotic X-ray system. With the Multitom Rax, GRMC can perform exams pertaining to everything from emergency medicine and interventional to pain management an...

Seguin City Council to begin redistricting process

Thursday, December 09, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The redistricting process is about to begin in the city of Seguin. The city needs to redraw its city council districts based on the results of the 2020 Census. City Attorney Andy Quittner says the Census showed that the city grew to just shy of 30,000 people. He says they actually believe that the city was undercounted by at least 10-percent, but he says the growth is still clearly here. He says more homes are going up, which means more people are moving into the city. “This year, we have had 940 permits fo...

A cookie recipe for student, community success

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre Cookies with A Cop: New pilot program pairs up Seguin PD officers with local students (Seguin) – When there are cookies to share, it’s easier for everyone to become friends. Cookies were apparently the ice breaker needed to help begin future relationships between Seguin Police Officers and local Seguin ISD students. Cookies with a Cop was recently launched with fourth and fifth graders at Jefferson Avenue Elementary. The new partnership program is part of the Seguin PD’s adoption of the local elementary campus. Helping to bring the partnership together is Kelly Follis, the Seguin ISD director o...

Seguin Education Foundation surprises teachers with education grants

Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – The spirit of giving and receiving was fully underway this past week across the Seguin ISD. That’s because teachers from across the district were surprised in their classrooms with a 2021 Seguin Education Foundation Grant. The teachers not only received a large check, but they also each got to enjoy the sounds of the Seguin Matador Band which escorted SEF board members as they made their official “prize patrol” trek across the district. Kelly Follis, Seguin ISD director of community outreach and SEF, says the foundation is grateful to be awarding these grant...

Seguin Pour heart into another successful KWED Holiday Food & Toy Drive

Monday, December 06, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Tis the Season of Giving in Seguin. Thanks to you and the rest of the local community, Seguin Radio, in just two hours Friday morning, collected $8,183 during its annual Holiday Food and Toy Drive benefiting the Christian Cupboard and Seguin Police Department Blue Santa Program. Community leaders including the Seguin Police Department, the Seguin Fire/EMS Department, and the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office, stood inside the turning lane outside the studios at 609 E. Court St to collect cash, coins and check donations. In addition to money, vehicles were loaded with hundreds of toy...

PARADE OF LIGHTS: Holiday Stroll returns, kicks off the Christmas season

Sunday, December 05, 2021

Felicia Frazar - The Seguin Gazette The Holiday Stroll Lighted Parade saw a great turnout from the community. Austin Street was lined from College Street to Washington Street with paradegoers. Judges selected their top three winners in both commercial and noncommercial categories from 85 parade entries. Commercial entry winners are: Jungle Jam Party and Play, first place; Fantasy World Characters, second place; and the city of Seguin Electric Department, third place. In the non-commercial entries, Church of God Holiness, first place; Seguin Jeepers, second place; and Guadalupe County Fair Queens, third place. Winners of the Christmas Tree decorating contest are Flores Construction, first place; Segui...

Police, students bond over lunch, cookies and Cop Cards

Sunday, December 05, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette The Jefferson Elementary campus cafeteria was buzzing as students filed in for lunch and saw about a dozen Seguin police officers in the room and a table full of cookies. Their eyes grew bigger as they saw the different options of the sweet treats the officers handed out for the first Cookies with Cops event at the local campus. The event started with third graders, and led to fourth- and then fifth-grade students. Each time, students got to talk with officers about cookies and the even more exciting Cop Cards. “We’re excited,” Jefferson Elementary School Principal Valerie McKinney said...

One Stroll down, two MORE to go

Friday, December 03, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre Special by Blaire Zahn, Main Street & CVB assistant director (Seguin) — To get the community in the holiday spirit, there will be a full weekend of continued festivities dedicated to spreading holiday cheer in Seguin. The three-day festivities started Thursday with the Holiday Stroll Parade hosted by the Seguin Parks and Recreation Department. On Friday, December 3, stroll through the historic downtown district with mugs in hand to sample homemade hot cocoas from over 30 participating merchants. Christy Hopper, Main Street assistant stated, “We are excited to have a good group of Chocolatier participants for th...

Navarro Education Foundation picks up the tab for new classroom tools

Thursday, December 02, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Geronimo) — Christmas came early for teachers in the Navarro ISD. The Navarro Education Foundation recently rolled out its latest batch of grants surprising them and their students in their classrooms. Katie Clark, the interim president for the NEF, says the foundation is again, excited to fund all of the district’s approved grant requests. She says the foundation has many terrific sponsors — many of whom showed up on grant day to walk the halls and surprise teachers with the grant money. To date, the NEF has awarded $581,408 in grants. She says the money goe...

Plans get closer for new Guadalupe County Veterans Outreach Center

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Planning is now officially down to color schemes and landscaping for what will soon be Guadalupe County’s new Veterans Outreach Center. A project overview was shared Tuesday with members of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. Bringing forth the latest in the much talked about renovation project were team members with architect, The Thorn Group. The group shared renderings on the future look of the new Veterans Outreach Center. The county is looking to transform the old Reitman hospital and former Head Start building on Weinert Street into the new healing and service spac...

Seguin officially launches annual Shop Local, Shop Seguin campaign

Monday, November 22, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Tis the season to Shop Local, Shop Seguin! Local businesses gathered recently to remind customers of keeping their dollars local by shopping the many stores in town. The gathering in Central Park was part of the community’s Shop Local, Shop Seguin Campaign which is launched this time every year. As customers begin to think about those holiday gifts, the slogan is designed to help shoppers find what they need in Seguin before heading elsewhere. Among those advocating local and small business was Luis Ramirez, the president of the Seguin-Guadalupe County Hispanic Chamber o...

Seguin gets first ever million-dollar sales tax check

Friday, November 19, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — There’s yet another sign that the economy remains strong in the city of Seguin. Finance Director Susan Caddell delivered some good news during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Seguin City Council. “For our first time in history, the city of Seguin received its first $1 million sales tax allocation for one month. In September, our sales tax allocation was $1,045,000. That’s almost 30 percent up from this time last year and we finished the year at $9.7 million in sales tax and that’s 13 percent up from this time last year,” said Caddell. The economi...

City proposing $3 monthly drainage fee

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn New fee helps to create storm water drainage utility (Seguin) — Seguin officials are moving closer to establishing a new and what they think is a better way to provide funding for drainage projects in the city. The city is proposing the creation of a Storm Water Drainage Utility Fee. The money would be used only for drainage improvements, which are currently now funded by property taxes. The city’s proposal calls for a $3 fee to be charge per lot to create the Storm Water Drainage Utility. The fee has already received some pushback from th...

Navarro ISD voters approve $130M for new campuses

Saturday, November 06, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette In a close race, the Navarro ISD electorate supported only a portion of the district’s $160 million bond package on Tuesday. Voters approved Navarro ISD’s Proposition A to build a new high school and elementary campus, while declining Proposition B slated for a new athletic complex, according to unofficial final results County Elections Administrator Lisa Hayes released. “I was excited that proposition A passed, and quite honestly, I was disappointed that Proposition B didn’t pass,” said James Reyes, a parent in the district who supported both proposals after attending a “show and tell” event the district held fo...

Texan by Nature is excited to recognize Alamo Group, Inc. as a 2021 TxN 20 honoree

Friday, November 05, 2021

Texan by Nature is excited to recognize Alamo Group, Inc. as a 2021 TxN 20 honoree for their leadership in conservation and sustainability.Alamo Group’s commitment to conservation, their projects, programs, best practices, and lessons learned are an example and inspiration for us all. Honoree Industry and Size: Agriculture – Mid Company Overview: Headquartered in Seguin, Texas, Alamo Group, Inc. is a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of high quality equipment for infrastructure maintenance, agriculture and other applications. Alamo Group offers products for use in most climates and terrains. Our products include truck- and tractor-mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment, agricultural implements, forestry equipment and relate...

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard: Employers With 100+ Employees Must Ensure Workers Are Either Vaccinated or Tested Weekly

Thursday, November 04, 2021

On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) that requires employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that their employees are either fully vaccinated or subject to COVID-19 testing at least once per week. The ETS will be published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021, and goes into effect on December 5, 2021. The ETS will cover approximately 84 million employees. The ETS requires employers to implement a written mandatory vaccination policy. Employers are exempted from this requirement only if they implement and enforce a written policy requiring all employees t...

New Braunfels and Seguin Team Up Again for a Regional Job Fair

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

November 3, 2021 – Job Seekers looking for a change are invited to attend the New Braunfels and Seguin Regional Job Fair, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the Seguin Coliseum located at 950 S Austin St. from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Approximately 40 employers with over 600 available positions will be present and hiring for immediate openings in a diverse range of job skills. “The region is experiencing a need for labor, and we thought it would be a good idea to have another job fair after school was in a session to assist seasona...

Report: Seguin’s crime declines with public’s help

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Working with the community is the name of the game when providing police services in Seguin, and authorities say it is paying off. The city of Seguin saw lower numbers of certain crimes committed thanks in part to the department’s community policing strategy, Seguin Police Department Assistant Chief Rusty Suarez said. “Our officers are doing an outstanding job as far as being out there, being productive and being visible to help prevent all types of crimes in our city,” he said. “We take pride in our jobs and try to do the best job we can. Hopefully, tha...

GRMC’s Board of Managers highlight hospital’s continued success during a pandemic

Thursday, October 28, 2021

(Seguin) — GRMC’s board chairman is giving the local hospital a round of applause for its ability to offer the highest quality of care to its patients, all while operating during a pandemic. Dr. James Lee, the chairman for the Guadalupe Regional Medical Center’s board of managers, publicly highlighted the hospital’s efforts during Tuesday’s meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. Dr. Lee says its handling of “all” patients during the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short than miraculous. “2020-2021 had been stressful for everyone with the pandemic especially for hospitals across the country. But GRMC, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, the COVID patient loa...

County partners with city on Cordova Road maintenance

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Exhibiting a continued partnership, Guadalupe County and Seguin plan to share maintenance duties on land currently owned by both bodies and that soon will receive a facelift. Both the city and county, which co-own parts of Cordova Road between State Highway 46 and State Highway 123 Bypass are joining forces in a two-year maintenance agreement for the road. Guadalupe County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the agreement on Tuesday during its regular meeting. The agreement comes after the city and county learned it won approval for an Alamo Area Metropolitan Transit Organization project to improve Cordova Road. “Given that th...

GRMC named as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2021

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – GRMC has made the grade when it comes to being a place where employees like to show up for work. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC) has been selected by Modern Healthcare (MH) as one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com/bestplaceslist. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring a ranked list of all the winners along with the September 20 issue of MH. That’s according to Aurora Aguilar, Modern Healthcare’s editor. “One year into the pandemic, we’ve seen the industr...

Pecan Fest events on tap for weekend

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette The city of Seguin is ready to get a little nutty in its celebration of the area’s top agricultural product. Pecan Fest is slated for a day full of events including trade days, a pecan cracking contest, a pub crawl and more. “Guadalupe County is still one of the largest pecan producers in the state, if not the nation,” Seguin Main Street and Convention and Visitor Bureau Director Kyle Kramm said. “We are home of the world’s largest pecan. So, this is the celebration of all things pecan and our connection to that famous nut.” The event will kic...

Police closing College Street for trick-or-treating

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Costumed children and their parents will get a real treat this year, as the Seguin Police Department helps to create a safer trick-or-treating experience on a popular road this year. For the first time, police officers will shut down a portion of College Street allowing children and parents to breathe a little easier when heading from house to house seeking goodies. “We talked to a bunch of officers around the department and we came up with the idea to shut College Street down because we heard it was a real popular place to go to in town,” Segui...

Tyson Foods announces expansion of current facility

Monday, October 25, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Another major economic development deal is coming to the city of Seguin. The city is announcing an expansion of the Tyson Foods poultry processing plant. Economic Development Director Josh Schneuker says they’ve successfully brought in a number of new companies over the last few years, but he says this project helps an existing company and helps to retain jobs that are already here. “This is a company that I think is no stranger to Seguin. Tyson Foods is a Fortune 100 Company, one of the world’s largest food companies – is a recognized leader i...

Pit master reacts to No. 4 ranking in the state of Texas

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — What does it mean to be one of the pit masters for what is officially now one of the Top BBQ Joints in Texas? That’s the answer we all want to know following this week’s naming of the Seguin’s Burnt Bean Co. as the Number 4th ranked establishment in Texas Monthly’s annual Top 50 List of the best BBQ joints in the Lone Star State. The downtown restaurant operated by Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland has put Seguin on the map with not only its savory and hot off the grill meats, bu...

Tyson Foods Investing $58 Million to Expand Operations in Seguin to Meet Growing Consumer Demand for Chicken

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Seguin, Texas- The City of Seguin, the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and Tyson Foods, Inc. announced today that Tyson Foods, Inc. will expand its facility in Seguin, Texas to increase production capacity to meet increasing demand for Tyson chicken. The expansion project will represent a $58 million capital investment within the Seguin community. “We’re excited about the expansion project at Seguin which is part of our commitment to meet increasing customer and consumer demand for Tyson chicken, while delivering on our strategy of accelerating long-term growth,” said David Bray, Group President of Poultry for Tyson Foods. The expansion project at th...

New Early Head Start, Head Start Center opens doors in Seguin

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre Enrollment of children plus hiring now underway (Seguin) — The Head Start program is on its way to serving even more children thanks to its new physical location here in Seguin. The new Early Head Start and Head Start Center opened its doors this past week at 1575 N. Austin St. During the summer of 2020, the Community Council of South-Central Texas was awarded the grant to oversee the new full Head Start program. Program Director Julie Cantu says although 3 and 4-year-old students and other families with younger children were being serviced by the progra...

Tour gives parents insight into Navarro $160M bond request

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Navarro ISD is experiencing growth that has its schools busting at the seams and something needs to be done, district administrators said. The district is asking voters to approve a pair of bond initiatives leaders say will address space and other facilities issues at the complex in Geronimo. On Wednesday, Navarro administrators invited the community to an informational meeting detailing the $160 million requested to build a new high school, a second elementary school, new athletics facilities, and buy more land. Amanda Thomas, parent to a ninth-grade and a fourth-grade student in the district, who attended the meeting...

County resident getting into the spirit of entrepreneurship

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette A Guadalupe County man is making a spirited effort to bring a new business to the area. Saturday will mark the grand opening of CY Distillery, the new venture in which adult beverages crafted and sold on the ranch he and his wife operate, Brent Convey said. “We’re located on a working ranch with cattle, horses and an equine facility with team roping,” he said. “In the future we’ll have team roping, barrel races and barrels clinics out there. Our target market is the rodeo, country-life demographic. What better way to sit out there and watch your daughte...

Brotherhood, Integrity & Development

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre Seguin now home to Gracie Barra Academy You no longer have to be curious about that unknown storefront glow at 1427 N. Austin St. While people easily pass up the building during the day, it’s late at night that you can’t help but notice the lights on and begin to wonder what’s happening inside that former army surplus store that for years sat vacant. That location is now the home of Gracie Barra Seguin. The trio academy for Fearless Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and MMA (mixed martial arts) has finally arrived in the community thanks to owner an...

Unemployment for city, county keeps improving

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette As the economy continues its climb back from the ravages of COVID-19, Guadalupe County’s and Seguin’s unemployment rates continue to ebb. While it’s not happening as quickly as some would like, continuing to plug at it is the best way to lower the rate and fill jobs, Workforce Solutions Alamo CEO Adrian Lopez said. Workforce continues to help connect prospective employees and employers to chip away at the unemployment rate, he said. “We’re still working with them,” Lopez said. “It’s a process, not a magic wand. We keep at it. We bring thousands of job seekers still lookin...

GOING YARD Friends renovate campus into fun-for-family venture

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette The facility that once served up eduction to children is now dishing out fun for the whole family. The new owners of the former Lizzie Burges campus have renovated the facility to create The Backyard. Freddie and Denise Leos and Molly and Julian Rojas brought to life the idea of offering a unique outing experience by combining shopping, dining, music and more. “We love Seguin and we love being able to bring these new ventures here,” Denise said. “Other towns have things that I think the community wants here, and we’re just trying to bring them together in on...

Navarro Elementary earns National Blue Ribbon

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette The hard work of Navarro Elementary School’s students and staff earned national recognition last week. The campus was one of 26 Texas schools to earn designation as a National Blue Ribbon School. Navarro Superintendent Wendi Russell received word in February this year that the elementary campus was nominated. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 325 schools nationwide, including Navarro Elementary. “To be nominated a National Blue Ribbon School itself is an honor, but to be named a National Blue Ribbon School means a lot to our district and to our students,” Russell said. “It is ...

TLU Ranked No. 1 Best Value on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “Best Colleges” List

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre University is also No. 5 “Best Regional College” in the West (Seguin) – You apparently get more bang for your buck while attending Texas Lutheran University. TLU is again in the national spotlight when it comes to value. TLU is an official U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” selection among regional colleges in the West, ranking first on the list for “Best Value,” and fifth overall. This is the seventh consecutive year TLU has been featured on the “Best Value” rankings, once again returning to the No. 1 spot. Other notable recognitions include TLU’s acknowledgment a...

The City of Seguin Launches New Business Improvement Grant Program

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

SEGUIN, TX – The City of Seguin has launched a new Business Improvement Grant (BIG) Program, a reimbursement-based grant program aimed at the development and expansion of business enterprises within the City of Seguin. The Seguin City Council authorized the creation of the BIG Program on July 20, 2021, allocating $250,000 for the initial funding cycle. Applicants may be eligible to receive up to a 75 percent matching grant, with a maximum grant awarded to an applicant not to exceed $10,000. Improvements and other expenditures eligible under the Seguin BIG Program include building improvements, sign improvements, property improvements, and interio...

Citizens have new tool to help estimate, calculate taxes

Monday, August 02, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — You no longer have to feel blindsided by an unexpected increase in your taxes or have to question what an entity’s proposed tax rate really means to you. That’s all because taxpayers in Guadalupe County now have access to the Truth In Taxation website. Peter Snaddon, the chief appraiser for the Guadalupe Appraisal District, says the website provides an estimated amount of taxes to be imposed and other information on actions taken or being proposed by each local taxing unit. “It was required by the code for this year obviously. This was from the 86t...

Seguin partners up with New Braunfels for Job Fair today

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (New Braunfels) – The cities of Seguin and New Braunfels will be teaming up today to help fill a number of jobs up for grabs in the immediate area. The cities will be hosting the 2021 Regional Job Fair today, Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the McKenna Events Center in New Braunfels. Over 40 employers will be participating in the job fair. The event locally is being hosted by the Seguin Economic Development Corporation. Some of the employers include but are not limited to Ampler, Calendar Holdings, CGT U.S. Limited, Coleman, CMC, Domino’...

Texas Crab Company: Opens doors to seafood lovers

Friday, July 16, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Why follow your tastebuds all the way to the ocean when the whole ocean has apparently arrived at the dinner table here in Seguin? Ruben Garcia, owner of the Texas Crab Company, says today he is celebrating his first full week of doing business at his new location at 350 N. State Highway 123 Bypass. After operating in a food truck, Garcia, who lives in San Marcos, says he is proud to open his doors here in Seguin. “I’ve always been in the food industry for years but before Texas Crab Company, I had ...

Josh Schneuker Wins 40 Under 40 Award in Economic Development

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Seguin, Texas – Josh Schneuker, Executive Director of the Seguin Economic Development Corporation has been announced as a recipient of the 2021 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the biennial award recognizing rising stars under 40 years old in the economic development industry. The awards program is hosted by Development Counsellors International (DCI), a New York-based integrated marketing firm that works with economic development and travel organizations around the globe, and Jorgenson Consulting, a leading national executive search firm serving organizations in non-profit, economic, and community development industries. An independent selection committee of six economic development professionals and site selection consultant...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INVESTS $860,000 IN CARES ACT RECOVERY ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND RESILIENCY EFFORTS IN SEGUIN, TEXAS

Monday, March 01, 2021

SEGUIN, TX – The City of Seguin, in partnership with the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), has been awarded an $860,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The EDA Grant will support the expansion of the SEDC’s Rio Nogales Industrial Park by covering engineering design, permitting and construction costs needed to extend 8th Street. The project will matched with $215,000 in local investment from the City of Seguin and the SEDC. “We are extremely excited to be awarded this grant through the U.S. EDA”, said Josh Schneuker, Director of Economic Development fo...

Guadalupe County salutes, recognizes its manufacturing community

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Manufacturers of all sizes and types make up a big part of the local economy, and that’s one of the reasons why officials are trying to make a big deal about October being recognized as National Manufacturing Month. The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court recently approved a proclamation recognizing the contributions of the local manufacturing community. Seguin Economic Development Director Josh Schneuker spoke to the court prior to its approval of the recognition. These companies largely serve as the backbone of the local economy. Schneuker says they good wages and offer great opportunities to their employees. “Thos...

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