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Guadalupe County celebrates spirit of teamwork in economic development

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- Guadalupe County is celebrating what some describe as a “team sport” in the recruitment and relocation of businesses to the area. The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Tuesday proclaimed the upcoming week May 9-15 as Economic Development Week. County officials say economic developers promote economic well-being and quality of life for their communities by creating and retaining jobs that facilitate growth, support workforce development, enhance wealth, and provide a stable tax base. EDC representatives from Seguin, Schertz and Cibolo were all on hand for the recognition. Leading the statements at the podium was Josh Schneuker, executive director for the Segui...

New Seguin Career Center opens its doors

Monday, May 03, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Looking for a job just got an upgrade here in Seguin. Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) recently celebrated the opening of its newly relocated renovated Seguin Career Center. The office, originally located at Crossroads Mall across from Alamo Group, is now open for job seekers in the Plaza Del Rey Shopping Center at 1411 E. Court Street. The celebration, which included a ribbon cutting, marks the third renovation for Workforce Solution Alamo’s 11 rural career centers. WSA CEO Adrian Lopez says anyone looking for a job or a change in career is encouraged to sto...

Townhall talks COVID, student return, calendars

Sunday, May 02, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Seguin ISD is ready to bring almost all of its students back next year for in-person instruction, while helping those who are struggling get a little extra help. Those were two of the topics Seguin ISD Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez touched on during a recent townhall meeting he held Thursday afternoon on Zoom. During the half-hour virtual meeting, Gutierrez discussed face-to-face learning, changes to this year’s calendar, the intersession days that were approved for the 2021-22 calendar, and the upcoming vaccine clinic for high school students. Transitioning Back To Face-To-Face Learning District staff is making plans to bring all prekindergarten t...

Area high school seniors take part in Seguin Career Day

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Whether it’s a job right after graduation, a job during college or a place to comeback home to after receiving that college or technical degree, local high school seniors had plenty to choose from during Wednesday’s Seguin Career Day. Seguin Career Day held on the Seguin High School Campus opened its doors to high school seniors from not only Seguin but from Navarro and Marion High Schools. The event featuring a variety of employers from throughout the area was hosted by the Seguin Economic Development Corporation. SEDC officials say for years, Seguin employers hav...

Tyson Foods to offer onsite vaccinations

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Tyson Foods is doing its part to further protect its employees by being among the first batch of corporations to extend onsite COVID-19 vaccinations to family members of employees as well as others living in their homes. Here in Seguin, those vaccinations will be administered to its employees and their families this Friday. The expanded benefit, believed to be one of the first of its kind, have already taken place at Tyson locations in Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma and Virginia. Gary Mickelson, a spokesperson for Tyson Foods, tells the Seguin Daily News that Tyson’s Chief Medica...

Local department recognized as one of the best in the state

Monday, April 12, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn Seguin) — The Seguin Police Department is again being recognized as one of the top law enforcement agencies in the state. The recognition is based on the police department’s participation in the Best Practices program sponsored by the Texas Police Chiefs Association. The department first met the program’s stringent standards in 2013. It again recently completed the process, and has received the Best Practices Re-Recognition Award. The award was presented to Seguin Police Chief Terry Nichols during Tuesday’s meeting of the Seguin City Council. Stan Standbridge, the immediate past president of the Texas Police Chief...

Housing market booming in South Texas

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Seguin and Guadalupe County currently are in what constitutes a seller’s housing market. That is great for those trying to sell a house or folks building new homes, but it could be a nightmare for home buyers. Buyers are snapping up houses as fast as they hit the market. Often, they need help finding homes when moving around this area, Corner Post Real Estate broker and Four Rivers Association of Realtors past president Katie Clark said. “They’d better either have cash in hand or be pre-approved with a lender,” she said. “They’d better be working with a Realto...

Partners bring HTeaO store to quench area residents’ thirst

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette With the help of a business partner from up the road, a Seguin resident plans to bring a new company to town and, along with it, familial nostalgia. The business and Omar Alvidrez’s fond memories surround iced tea — a staple in Texas and his upbringing. “I know everybody talks about comfort food, but to me, iced tea is a comfort drink,” Alvidrez said. “It takes me back to family gatherings and my younger days. Whenever we had iced tea, there was always family and love around.” In the fall, Alvidrez and partner Sean Stringer plan to bring tha...

Tyson donation brings supplies to pre-k students

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Delia Molina, a bilingual pre-kindergarten teacher at Ball Early Childhood Center, saw a need for children to expand learning opportunities in the classroom and at home. But with limited supplies and funding, Molina had to think outside of the proverbial box to fund a project that would put education materials in her students’ hands. “This project is called Making Home Learning Fun,” she said. “They are transition backpacks with learning materials. It has scissors, pencils, colors, alphabet letters, numbers through 20. All of these educational materials that they can use at home.” The backpacks also include an activities calenda...

New business brings co-working space to downtown Seguin

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette There’s a new business downtown and its owner is hoping to see it “Rise” to the challenge. Seguin native Erik Saengerhausen purchased the building at 204 S. Austin St. that formerly housed Playoffs Sports Bar and converted it into a co-working space, called The Rise. “If you’re a member, you can come in here and use it,” he said. The business boasts a variety of ways to use the space in a more flexible, relaxed setting, Saengerhausen said. “You just come and sit down and do your thing,” he said. “If you want to have a meeting with someone, the...

Seguin ISD’s top administrator picks up nomination for TASB Superintendent of the Year award

Monday, April 05, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – The leadership efforts of Seguin ISD Superintendent Dr. Matthew Gutierrez are not going unnoticed. The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees recently voted to nominate Dr. Gutierrez for consideration for this year’s title of Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year. School Board President Cinde Thomas-Jimenez says the nomination follows a challenging yet successful year for Dr. Gutierrez who has worked around the clock ensuring the safety and academic well being of all students. Dr. Gutierrez says he appreciates the board for the recognition and believes his success is one to be share...

Tyson Foods provides matching grant for Ball Pre-K program

Monday, April 05, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Tyson Foods is not only “Feeding you like family,” it’s also supporting its family with educational resources. Tyson Foods recently was recognized by the staff at Ball Early Childhood Center for donating matching funds which will help cover the cost of its “Making Learning Fun at Home” program. Seeking the grant for the Seguin ISD campus was Pre-K Bilingual Teacher Dee Molina. Molina says thanks to Tyson Foods, kids now have the right tools to be successful. “This project was called Making Home Learning Fun and they are transition backpacks with learning materials. It ha...

Seguin ISD shifts school boundary lines

Friday, April 02, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Your elementary school child might just find themselves at a whole new campus this coming school year. The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to change the elementary school enrollment boundaries for fall of 2021. Last month, the school district officially unveiled the newly drawn maps for each of its seven elementary schools. Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says the new maps are way overdue and are expected to better distribute student numbers across the district. “We have not changed our boundaries for 10 years and with th...

Seguin ISD includes changes, adds intercession dates in next year’s school calendar

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Seguin ISD parents will want to mark their calendars for the 2021-2022 school year. The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday night unanimously approved intercession dates for the coming school year. Sean Hoffmann, chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, describes the structure and details of this newly adopted calendar for students in all grade levels. “Overall, the Seguin ISD instructional calendar for 2021-2022 isn’t a whole lot different than what we’ve been used to traditionally for the last several years. It does have intercession days built in and there are three days i...

Seguin ISD Superintendent shares more insight into next year’s school calendar

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Now that the list of calendar changes has been outlined, Seguin ISD’s top administrator is diving even deeper into why it was so important that they see this new intercession calendar through. Seguin ISD Superintendent Dr. Matthew Gutierrez says change like this can be hard, but he says it’s important that they take these steps to make sure that they provide quality instruction for each student. “The purpose of adding these intercession days is to address the academic gaps that exist and unfinished learning. Many of our students have not been in our school...

New business plans to bring variety to Seguin’s ‘Backyard’

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette A family venture is bringing food trucks, baseball, the great outdoors and more together in the middle of Seguin. Freddie Leos, along with his fiancée Denise Marie, sister and brother-in-law Molly and Julian Rojas, is in the process of converting the former Lizzie Burges campus, 225 N Saunders St., and turning it into The Backyard, a food truck park surrounded by small businesses and offices. Leos purchased the property from Seguin ISD with intentions of converting the former classrooms into corporate offices. The COVID-19 pandemic shut the door on that idea, as larger businesses began scaling back expenditures, Leos said. While talkin...

Guadalupe County shares latest info on COVID-19 pandemic

Friday, March 26, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The number of COVID-19 cases continues to fall in Guadalupe County. Guadalupe County Commissioners recently got the latest updates and numbers of cases still being reported. Patrick Pinder, Guadalupe County emergency management coordinator, says it’s always good when he can come before the court and report better numbers. “COVID cases have gone down in Guadalupe County. We currently have 90 actives cases of COVID. We have 13,454 recovered cases and 13,697 total cases reported to Guadalupe County. The data on the COVID cases are reflected as of Sunday afternoon. The hospitalization rate for th...

SEDC director earns national recognition

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Seguin’s economic development is on the national stage along with the man leading the charge. Development Counsellors International and Jorgenson Consulting announced Tuesday that Josh Schneuker, Seguin Economic Development Corporation executive director, is a recipient of the 2021 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the city of Seguin said in a news release. The recognition means a lot to Schneuker and should mean something for the city of Seguin, the SEDC executive director said. “This is a national recognition and it gets Seguin’s name out there,” he said. “I work for the city of Seguin, I work for th...

Business slowly picking up after 100% capacity allowed

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette A week has passed since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s edict went into affect restoring businesses’ ability to operate at full capacity and rescinding the state’s mask order. Some local eateries have seen little change in the week since things were set back to as they were before the pandemic. The governor’s decision, it seems, minimally has changed the way some customers and restaurant owners operate during the pandemic. “It’s hit and miss, depends on the day of the week,” Majid Bassiri, owner of Casa Sol Mexican Restaurant, said of the slight uptick he’s seen in business. “There i...

Industrial park streets to get CARES upgrade

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette As hard hit as Seguin was by the coronavirus pandemic, the city is in the beginning of a comeback and receiving federal dollars to help. CARES Act grant funding to the tune of $860,000 is slated to enlarge the Rio Nogales Industrial Park on the city’s north side. The road construction will serve as a welcome to more business and a safety feature, said Josh Schneuker, director of the Seguin Economic Development Corporation. “Safety and also one of the other things it will provide is access for a property on the southern portion of the industrial park,” h...

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...

Pure & Gentle Recognized as Leader for Sustainable Manufacturing Practices

Monday, March 15, 2021

Pure & Gentle Recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2021 Winner Pure & Gentle, Inc. honored for enabling manufacturing excellence Seguin, TX – March 15, 2021 – Pure & Gentle, Inc. today announced that it has been recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner for its outstanding achievement in Sustainability in Manufacturing. The winning project enabled Pure & Gentle to develop a multi-dimensional approach to running a carbon-neutral manufacturing facility and processes within the organization. Since its beginning, Pure & Gentle has worked to put the health of people, pets, and the planet first with its 100% biodegradable, non-toxic concentrate home and skincare products...

Abbott: Legislative session ‘will not end’ until lawmakers address Texas power outages

Thursday, March 11, 2021

The brutal conditions endured during February’s freezing winter weather sparked a fire at the State Capitol to examine the resilience of Texas’ electrical grid. After storms knocked out power for millions of Texans for days, the governor, state lawmakers and federal commissions have called for investigations into what caused the disaster. There seems to be a concerted effort to make sure the dire situation is not repeated, although it’s too early to say exactly what form any changes might take. The electricity grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has received the bulk of the blame, for, among other shortfalls, th...

Downtown doors open to food and exercise

Thursday, March 11, 2021

(Seguin) — 2021 is off to a big start in downtown Seguin. Within the first two months, three new businesses have opened and more will be opening soon. Seguin Main Street encourages you to get out and welcome these new businesses to downtown Seguin. Ebi-Ebi Sushi at 110 East Court Street – In mid-January, downtown welcomed this sushi and hibachi restaurant. Ebi-Ebi offers specialty hand-crafted sushi with the freshest fish. For convenience, they allow online ordering through their web site at www.ebi-ebisushi.com. The restaurant is open Monday – Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday – Saturday from 11:00 a.m. t...

Federal Covid aid secures hundreds of jobs in Seguin project

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The federal government will help pay for the expansion of an industrial park in Seguin that has promised hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in investment to the area. The city secured an $860,000 federal grant made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the Seguin Economic Development Corp. announced this month. The CARES Act provides a wide array of relief to communities struggling under the weight of the pandemic, including low-to-no-interest loans for small business. The funding secured by the Seguin EDC and city leaders comes from a $1.5 billion fund given to the U.S. Economic Developmen...

Food company clears the path for employee growth

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Tyson Foods, looking to give a leg up to members of its workforce with aspirations of more, started a program aimed at training employees and diversifying their skills. The initiative, called Upwards Pathways, started nationally and is expected to reach Seguin in the coming months, said Anson Green, Tyson’s senior manager for economic opportunity. “The challenge we’re trying to address is in many of our plants, we have many very, very loyal and trusted workers in the frontline positions,” he said. “But they have either limited English or limited math, reading skills so it’s hard for them t...

County jobless rate better than state average

Sunday, March 07, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Texas’ economy is faring a bit worse than the nation, and the Workforce Solutions Alamo area, which includes Guadalupe County, is doing about the same as the United States. Guadalupe County by itself has a less bleak unemployment rate than the nation, state and region, Workforce Solutions Alamo CEO Adrian Lopez said. With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent announcement lifting the state’s mask mandate and most COVID-19 restrictions, it remains to be seen how employment numbers will change, Lopez said. “Obviously, the governor announced [Tuesday] the full reopening,” he said. “There’s some mixed messaging in terms of wha...

County approves funding for deputy fire marshal, clerk

Saturday, March 06, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Swamped with traditional fire marshal duties compounded by the county’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, helping distribute food to needy county residents and more, a local official found himself and his office barely treading water. County Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Pinder asked Guadalupe County commissioners to hire two more full-time employees to lessen the load. Commissioners granted the request, some with hesitancy, at their regular meeting Tuesday. “I don’t want to make this a habit,” Precinct 3 Commissioner Michael Carpenter said about Pinder’s mid-year budget request for a full-time deputy fire marshal and a full-time clerk. Carpenter said h...

Seguin Virtual Panel Discussion in Celebration of Career and Technical Education Month

Friday, March 05, 2021

Seguin, TX – A component of both the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (Seguin EDC) and the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce’s business retention and expansion program (BRE) is to ensure that the primary employers within their communities have access to a skilled workforce. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, both entities worked with local school districts to develop workforce pipelines for their local primary employers and specifically hosted an in-person Seguin Job Shadow Program for students in the 9-12th grade. With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, these efforts became even more crucial as the pandemic created a challenge to reach loca...

City to enforce masks inside public buildings

Thursday, March 04, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Officials in the city of Seguin want residents to continue to mask up despite an order from Governor Greg Abbott lifting the statewide mask mandate next week. Mayor Donna Dodgen says she’s ready to reopen most city facilities, but she says people still need to wear a mask and practice social distancing when they come into the public buildings. “My thought was that we do open things up but that we require masks and that we do continue to require the plexiglass or the items that help minimize the amount of contact. I’m fin...

Panthers help feed community at joint food drive

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette A Seguin couple said they were still reeling from lasting affects of the winter storm that pounded this area nearly two weeks ago. As they waited in a line Saturday morning to receive some much needed assistance, Tina Ritchie described how dire her family’s situation was while she sat next to her husband in their car. “We had a lot of trouble, he was out of work,” she said. “[The storm] knocked him out of both of his jobs. It put us in a bind.” Not receiving her husband’s pay check, the couple struggled to find ways of feedin...

Tyson Disaster Relief stocks up employees, community on food, water

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Tony Martinez ended his eighth day of work at Tyson on Saturday by getting in his truck and waiting in a line with his fellow co-workers in a parking lot at the back of the poultry processing facility in Seguin. Members of the facility’s management team alongside corporate partners loaded up Martinez’s truck, along with the 600 other employees, with food and water provided by Tyson’s Disaster Deployment Relief effort. “I think this is great,” Martinez said. “People need help and this is a good way to do it. They helped us out before here and there, bu...

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...

County receiving 1,000 more COVID vaccines | Vaccine clinic ready to administer 5,000 second doses

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette COVID-19 vaccines continue to flow into Guadalupe County and the arms of county residents. Another vaccine clinic providing 5,000 second doses and another 1,000 first doses of vaccine is planned for this week, according to a joint statement from the city of Seguin, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center and Guadalupe County. “The city of Seguin will continue partnering with GRMC and Guadalupe County to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics at the Seguin Coliseum for our residents as vaccines become available,” Seguin Public Information Officer Jennifer Sourdellia said. “We ask for everyone’s patience as the demand for receiving the vaccine i...

Food distribution event set for this week

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette An event is set for this week at Sanitkos Entertainment Cibolo, but it won’t be all fun and games. Another of the New Braunfels Food Bank’s Guadalupe Mega Distributions is scheduled for 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Cibolo Crossing, 18124 Interstate 35 in Cibolo. Santikos Entertainment Cibolo is a complex that boasts a movie theater, bowling center, arcade and more, but serious work will take place Thursday morning, Guadalupe County Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Pinder said Friday morning. “This will be the third food distribution in the area since the winter storm,” he said. “[Thursday] was one a...

Seguin ISD talks ‘21-22 calendar, intersession days

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Seguin ISD is looking to potentially change up its annual calendar to give students additional learning opportunities. The past several months, the Teacher Communication Council and a calendar committee — made up of teachers and parents — have discussed the possibility of an intersessional calendar. This style of calendar incorporates extra days into the school year for students who need extra education assistance with closing the academic gaps. “The intersession calendar is a calendar that creates short breaks during the school year to be able to provide intervention for students in a timely manner,” Seguin ISD Superintendent Matthe...

FEMA assistance now available for local homeowners

Friday, February 26, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Uninsured homeowners struggling with damage are encouraged to seek assistance from FEMA. If the winter storm has left the homeowners with repair bills, then they are asked to begin the four-step process in applying for individual assistance. Patrick Pinder, the Guadalupe County emergency management coordinator, says with the Presidential disaster declaration issued for 77 counites in Texas, residents and businesses that sustained losses including water damage can now begin the process to apply for federal assistance. “Individual assistance is available for citizens of Guadalupe County. That information can be found on any city’s website. There’...

No sticker shock for city of Seguin utility customers

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — City of Seguin utility customers should not experience major changes in their utility bills over the next month. Seguin City Manager Steve Parker made that announcement during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Seguin City Council. Parker was speaking about the massive electric bill spikes being seen by customers of other utility providers all across the state. There have been reports of residential customers in the Dallas area getting $16,000 utility bills. Parker says that’s the challenge facing a number of utility providers, but he says that’s not going to happen in the cit...

County applauds community for action during storm

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette County officials — after taking a moment to step back and assess the situation that a winter storm left the area in — expressed gratitude Tuesday morning for the community’s response to the treacherous weather. People across Guadalupe County came together during an emergency situation and helped each other, while county employees performed above and beyond their regular duties, several attendees said at the Guadalupe County Commissioner’s Court regular meeting. “First of all, I want to thank the public,” Sheriff Arnold Zwicke said. “This is one of the things we haven’t seen supposedly in the past 30 year...

Electricity rates soar after outage | GVEC, city working to soften the blow of high bills

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Many electricity consumers across Texas and around Guadalupe County are steeling themselves to the thought of shocking power bills following last week’s very un-Texas-like winter weather. Most Seguin Electric customers need not fret because the city utility has contingency plans in place to avoid tremendous rate increases due to unforeseen circumstances like those of last week, Deputy City Director Rick Cortes said. “I think we’re in a better position than some utilities,” he said. “We want to be consistent in our pricing. We’re still looking at the ancillary costs but I think, overall, we’re going to be i...

Kindness warms hearts during historic winter weather event

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette When the going got tough for the community during the historic winter storm, area businesses and residents opened their hearts, their cupboards and their kitchens to help out. As the icy and snowy conditions knocked out electricity, linemen from GVEC responded, braving the below freezing temperatures to fix the issues. Knowing what it’s like to work in such harsh conditions prompted Dilly Deli owners Mike Shillinger and Meagan Glisson to serve up warm meals to the workers. “They were in need of some food and everywhere was closed, so we decided to come in here,” Shillinger said. “I’m originall...

GRMC receiving 1000 COVID-19 vaccines, clinic set for Thursday

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center is receiving 1,000 first doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine and area officials are setting up a vaccine clinic for Thursday. The clinic is a partnership between Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Guadalupe County and the city of Seguin. Vaccine administration is from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Seguin Coliseum, 905 S. Austin. “The vaccines will be distributed to individuals, per State guidelines, who fall under phases 1A and 1B,” a press release said. “Recipients of the vaccine must be over 18 years of age. These are the only populations currently eligible to be vaccinated at this time.” The collaborativ...

Legislative session to continue with discussion of impact of winter storm

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — It’s back to the state capitol today for Texas lawmakers. Headed back to Austin to pick up where they left off is State Representative John Kuempel. Kuempel, who represents all of Seguin and Guadalupe County, says even lawmakers were left out in the cold as the Lone Star State battled a historic winter storm. Kuempel says although they were constitutionally obligated to gavel in last Tuesday, the impact of the winter storm prevented leaders from making a quorum during the continuation of last week’s 87th Annual Texas Legislative Session. Kuempel says having to hal...

Main Street director promotes shopping local more than ever

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — While Seguin Main Street stresses that it is always important to shop with our local, small independent businesses in downtown and throughout Seguin, it will be even more imperative to do so over the next few weeks. Already coping with the COVID-19 protocols, now most are dealing with losing a week’s worth of revenue as they remained closed during the winter vortex. “Downtown Seguin was just getting back to seeing pre-COVID visitors in November and then we saw the numbers drop again as cases surged in the community during December and January,” sai...

Sign-up now underway for food distribution event at Navarro ISD

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Geronimo) — Some much needed food relief is on its way this weekend for families in Guadalupe County. The Navarro ISD is encouraging all families in the area to register for the return of its Rick Martin Memorial Food Distribution. The food event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Navarro Intermediate Campus. Navarro ISD Superintendent Wendi Russell says the district is teaming up with some good partners to help provide food for anyone who needs it. “We are excited to be able to work with our county and with th...

Have you or your business been affected by the freeze? City, county officials encourage residents to fill out online damage assessment form

Monday, February 22, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Now that warmer temperatures are back in the forecast, Seguin and Guadalupe County officials want to hear exactly what type of damage was left behind at your home or business by last week’s winter storm. Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen says the while many of us are still busy making repairs and perhaps even still waiting for running water, residents are being asked to submit their damage assessment to the office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. She says on Friday, the governor announced a statewide effort to collect the data for this unprecedented event...

Mayor, County Judge address post efforts following Winter Storm 2021

Monday, February 22, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Post winter storm work continues for the city of Seguin and Guadalupe County. The city of Seguin over the weekend began by assisting those families who were left without water. Assistance began with the announcement by Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen that a free water station would be provided over the weekend for any resident in the area who needed it. “City folks have water, but our city encompasses areas that do not have water that have other systems that service them that are not up and running and or maybe have boil order...

Area districts find minimal issues following freezing week

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Many residents and businesses across the state are finding they have something in common following the recent deep freeze, busted pipes. Area school districts weren’t immune to water issues following the arctic front that brought sub-freezing temperatures, snow and ice to most of the state last week. With temperatures finally rising on Friday, district staff members from Seguin, Navarro and Marion got a glimpse of any damage that occurred, planned to wait to take a hard look on Saturday once all of the snow and ice melted. “I think it is still too early to make a full determination,&rdquo...

DSHS: Business capacity limits lifted to 75%

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Area business can open their doors to a few more patrons. In accordance with Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32, the capacity limits have increased to 75% as of Wednesday after it was determined the county, along with several other neighboring counties, no longer was in a high hospitalization area. The Texas Department of State Health Services Trauma Service Area P, which encompasses several counties including Guadalupe County, had sustained a hospital capacity rate of less than 15% for seven consecutive days, raising the capacity restriction from 50% to 75%, according to a letter Guadalupe County Judge Kyl...

Seguin opening water fill station Friday, Saturday

Friday, February 19, 2021

The city of Seguin is helping to residents get water to their homes. City crews are opening a water distribution station from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Seguin Events Complex - Coliseum. “Water is offered on a first come first serve basis, and residents MUST bring their own containers (milk jugs, ice chests, buckets, etc.) to 950 S. Austin, Seguin, Texas,” Seguin’s Public Information Officer Jennifer Sourdellia said in a news release. “Residents are limited to 15 gallons of water per household. There will be no bottled water available at this location.” Th...

City of Seguin sends out message to its residents amid the lack of power and increase in frustration

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – City of Seguin officials say they are doing everything they can to be as transparent as possible with their information and knowledge of local power outages. In a message board shared on its social media page, the city writes, “We hear you, Seguin, we know you are frustrated, and we are with you. We understand the safety concerns our community has about power outages. These outages are state-wide and electric crews are working hard to restore power across Texas.” It goes on to explain that when the temperatures dip into single digits, the deman...

Week sees nearly two dozen more Guadalupe County COVID deaths

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette A Guadalupe County official reported a weeklong increase of 21 deaths of county residents due to COVID-19. On Feb. 9, Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Pinder said in a written statement that 162 people here had died of the disease. The number had bubbled to 183 by Monday, Pinder said in a seperate news release. The document he released included a breakdown of the county’s COVID-19 situation. He was set to alter the way in which he disseminated the information he had been including in chart form, Pinder said. “To provide additional information, we will begin to focus on th...

County judge signs emergency declaration during wintery storm

Monday, February 15, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette City and county officials issued declarations of disaster in Seguin and Guadalupe County on Sunday and Monday due to the destructive and disruptive weather conditions. Precipitation and frigid temperatures combined to make driving on local roads treacherous, and Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher wanted to get the point across to residents. Kutscher signed a disaster declaration Sunday night for the county, which lasts a week unless Commissioners Court extends it. “The declaration gives us the opportunity to seek reimbursement on damages to infrastructure, different units, different departments,” he said. “But the most important thing is we wanted the publi...

State nominates local school for national honor

Sunday, February 14, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette State officials are recognizing an area school district’s work improving education for its students. Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday the nomination of 26 Texas public schools as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools, including Navarro Elementary School. The governor and TEA nominated the campus as an Exemplary Achievement-Gap-Closing School. “Being nominated for National Blue Ribbon Schools is a huge honor,” Navarro ISD Superintendent Wendi Russell said. “Out of 20,000 schools in the state of Texas, to have an elementary school recognized for closing the gap is phenomenal.” Many schools have scores similar to the ones Navarr...

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Guadalupe County officials say they are finally seeing a plateau of patients being hospitalized at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center with COVID-19. Patrick Pinder, the Guadalupe County emergency management coordinator, shared the latest data on Tuesday with members of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. Pinder says the significant decrease in the number of those hospitalized is the first seen since late November, December. “GRMC’s number has gone down since last week. There were about 28 patients at GRMC last week. As of (Tuesday), they are down to 23. Their seven day average has also gon...

Guadalupe County hopeful for another mass vaccine clinic soon

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Guadalupe County officials say they are ready for round 2 and are just waiting for the state to send more vaccines to the community. Showing the state that it can get the job done, Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher says after last week’s successful administration of 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines at the Seguin Coliseum, he is hopeful to get even more people vaccinated. “I’m really proud of the work that we are doing here with our partners and all the cities in the county and even New Braunfels and Comal County, looking at regional approac...

Fat Tuesday Virtual Raffle now underway; Seguin Education Foundation host fundraising raffle

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Whether it’s a barbecue paradise for eight on the banks of the Guadalupe River or an hour of ax throwing, a prize might just be waiting for you this coming Fat Tuesday. Tickets for a total of 16 raffle prizes are now on sale thanks to the Seguin Education Foundation. The online raffle is part of the non-profit group’s fundraising efforts for the upcoming school year. Laura Torres, the executive director for the Seguin Education Foundation, says tickets for the Fat Tuesday Virtual Raffle will be sold online until the drawing scheduled fo...

A decrease in COVID numbers, hospitalizations allows for reopening of some city properties; Mayor shares details behind decision to reopen city property for outdoor events

Monday, February 08, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Play ball! That’s the latest call being made the city of Seguin as it inches its way toward reopening some of its facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, the city announced that it would cancel booking of all events at its facilities and properties. Last month, that cancellation was extended for an additional month. A continued increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive cases in Guadalupe County forced the city to keep the properties closed at least through March. 1. A change in the numbers, however, has allowed the city to revaluate its curren...

CCSCT to host Auction for Action

Monday, February 08, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Going once, twice, sold! The Community Council of South Central Texas is looking to pull in additional resources for area veterans by hosting a week long online auction. The CCSCT is encouraging folks to secure a bid during its Auction for Action fundraiser. Daniela Flores, spokesperson for the CCSCT, says unfortunately, the pandemic has forced non-profits like the Community Council to think outside the box when it comes to fundraising and hopes an online auction will be just the thing they need to secure more money for its Veteran’s Financial Assistance Program. “This is ...

Plan the perfect date night in Downtown Seguin

Monday, February 08, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The Season of Love is upon us, and Downtown Seguin is bustling with pairs in search of the perfect date night. Even while social distancing, our downtown continues to provide the best experiences for those who want to get out and enjoy a safe night on the town with their special someone. With beautiful backdrops like historic rooftop views and the sweet sounds of a local musician, Downtown Seguin is the place to take your Valentine this year. You could start your evening with a little crafting and paint a piece of potter...

Clinic gives thousands of vaccine shots

Saturday, February 06, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Guadalupe County resident Kenneth Kohlenberg nodded as he answered all of the questions Monica Carter asked before she administered his first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Kohlenberg was impressed with how well the vaccine clinic was set up in the Seguin Events Complex — Coliseum, taking him about five minutes from standing in line to getting his shot. “It is a wonderful experience,” he said. “I figured it was going to be total chaos. It was very good. It was very organized.” The vaccine clinic was a coordinated effort between Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, the city o...

“Seguin Today” debuts on Monday; New magazine focuses on the good life in Seguin

Friday, February 05, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The world feels like such a topsy-turvy place right now. That’s one of the reasons why we need to spend more time celebrating those things that bring us joy, and that make life worth living. Seguin Today, a monthly magazine, officially hits the streets on Monday. It has feature stories, games and puzzles for the family, and it’s all designed to highlight why we call Seguin home. KWED/Seguin Daily News General Manager Darren Dunn says he’s adding magazine publisher to his list of duties. Dunn says this magazine has been something that hi...

Four friends open up downtown eatery

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette In a small, but intimate setting, a quartet of partners have brought new flavors to downtown Seguin. Dewi Setiady, Immelda Utama, I Made Sudikin and Kadek Budi Sastiadi recently opened Ebi Ebi Sushi, a sushi bar and hibachi grill, located at 110 E. Court St., across from the Guadalupe County Courthouse. The partners met while working together at a restaurant in New Braunfels. Through their time there, they decided to branch out and try their hand at owning and operating their own business. “We are so excited to be here. We hope that we can make this work,” Setiad...

This month’s Mega Food Distribution Event to be held in Cibolo

Wednesday, February 03, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Cibolo) — Combined efforts will continue to bring food to the table. This time, the monthly Mega Food Distribution will be held on the county’s west end. The food drive, which is normally held in Seguin, will be hosted in the parking lot of the Santikos Entertainment Center in Cibolo. The food drive is again a partnership made possible by the New Braunfels Food Bank, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center and Guadalupe County. Also joining this week’s efforts are the cities of Cibolo and Schertz. The food distribution event will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m...

Expansion of Cordova Road tops county’s submission for MPO projects

Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Guadalupe County) — Cordova Road is among the front runners when it comes needing a complete overhaul. In its attempts to help address the transportation needs of not only those in the area but of those throughout the region, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court is highly considering submitting the project to the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for future expansion. Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher says in its strategic plan, transportation infrastructure was one of the top areas in which the public and taxpayers wanted the county to focus on. “So in March of 2019...

COVID-19 vaccination clinic coming to Seguin this week; People can begin registering Tuesday morning

Monday, February 01, 2021

SEGUIN, Texas –Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Guadalupe County, and the City of Seguin are partnering together to host a series of COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week. Texas Department of State Health Services has allocated 5,000 Moderna vaccine doses to our community. COVID-19 vaccines will be administered free of charge at the Seguin Coliseum, located at 950 S. Austin Street in Seguin, from 9 am to 5 pm on Wednesday February 3rd, Thursday February 4th, and Friday February 5th. The COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed to individuals, per State guidelines, who fall under phases 1A and 1B. These are the only populations currently eligible to be vaccinated a...

Residents encouraged to sign-up for notification alerts for when those vaccines do come in

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Although the county remains on standby, Guadalupe County officials says it is still working to prepare residents for when the COVID-19 vaccines do become available. Patrick Pinder, Guadalupe County emergency management officer, says the first step will be for residents to sign up for the county’s Reverse 9-1-1 system. Pinder says by signing up for this alert, it will provide them with immediate news on any vaccination supply that arrives. “You can go to the county webpage. Go to the emergency management section and on the left hand column, go all the way down...

City manager draws praise from Seguin City Council; Steve Parker gets high marks, pay raise during annual evaluation

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Seguin City Manager Steve Parker has been on the job for a little more than a year, and he is already getting high marks from the city council. Council members recently met behind closed doors to conduct Parker’s first evaluation. The council gave him a huge vote of confidence, and also a 2.5 percent pay raise. That falls in line with what other city employees got this fiscal year. Parker says they have accomplished a great deal over the last 12 months. He says he’s pleased with the work of his staff, an...

County waits for vaccines, continues to plan for arrival

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Felicia Frazar, The Seguin Gazette While Guadalupe County is ready for COVID-19 vaccines to arrive, officials say they’re in the middle of the waiting game. And it could be a while before the county is designated as a vaccine hub. During the regular meeting of the commissioners court, Guadalupe County Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Pinder said the county, Schertz EMS and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center have all requested vaccines from the state, but the orders have only slightly been filled. “Typically what we have been seeing is about 500 doses allocated to either Schertz EMS. The hospital was able to 800 for thei...

Salon gets one-on-one with clients in new style

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie, The Seguin Gazette While other businesses closed for good amid COVID-19-related government shutdowns, a local hair salon owner refused to quit. Yooana Sotelo, owner of Sheves Hair Salon, created a safe environment and one-on-one services for clients at her location on Jakes Colony Road Eventually, Sotelo would like to reverse the roles and take the salon to clients. The coronavirus pandemic caused difficulties for hair stylists in the area and Gov. Greg Abbott’s order for shops to close didn’t help at all, Sotelo said. She shuttered her downtown location in March after seven years of business and wondered what was next. “...

Seguin extends cancellation of public, private events at all city owned facilities

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The doors to city facilities that are rented out or utilized by large groups will have to wait a little while longer before reopening. That’s the latest word from city of Seguin officials. As a result of an increase in COVID-19 cases in Seguin and Guadalupe County, all private or public events held on city property will continue to be cancelled through Feb. 28. This includes but is not limited to bookings at the Seguin Events Complex which consist of the Coliseum and Fairgrounds. It was back in December when city officials first pu...

State senator shares input on progress of vaccine availability, administration

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – A state leader is providing more insight into policies related to COVID-19. Senator Judith Zaffirini, who represents Senate District 21, says COVID-19, in particular the vaccine distribution, remains a top focus for state leaders despite other dealings currently on the table during the 87th Texas Legislative Session. Zaffirini says she is just as concerned about the lack of vaccines or the speed in getting them into the arms of Texans. “The vaccine distribution is something that is so important. We have to ensure that everyone who wants to be vaccinated can be and everyon...

The work load continues in Austin; State Senator Judith Zaffirini provides insight to state business during legislative session

Monday, January 25, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Austin) – Much of that attention in the nation’s capital these last few weeks is now being diverted back home to the Lone Star State as representatives continue their work during the 87th Annual Texas Legislative Session. At the start of the session on Tuesday, Jan. 12, state leaders returned to Austin to tackle the 140-day schedule. At the time, the Seguin Daily News featured the return for Seguin and Guadalupe County’s State Representative John Kuempel. This week, the SDN takes a look at the start of the session and the ultimate goals for th...

Mass vaccinations events may come soon

Friday, January 22, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Local officials have put together a plan that will allow a large number of COVID-19 vaccinations to be given to the public. The joint mass vaccine plan was submitted this week to the Texas Department of State Health Services. It’s a collaboration between Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC), Guadalupe County and the city of Seguin. Guadalupe County Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Pinder says they have already identified a site for the mass vaccination events in Seguin, and they are working on finding at least two other sites in Guadalupe County. “Over the past fe...

Texas travel TV show host talks Seguin during chamber’s virtual Centennial Celebration

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) – A PBS television show host has pinned Seguin on the Lone Star map as “one of the” places you will want to visit. Actually, Chet Garner, host of The Daytripper, says Seguin’s significance and uniqueness are more of a reminder for its current residents. He says because we live here, the city’s many contributions and historical impressions are often overlooked. Garner shared his comments about Seguin during his guest appearance on the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce’s virtual Centennial Celebration. Garner, known for his show which introduces us to all parts of Texas, share...

Financial support pours in for GRMC’s new Women’s Imaging Center

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) – The future GRMC Women’s Imaging Center has just gotten a double dose of financial support. Not only has a local business stepped in but a department within Guadalupe Regional Medical Center has also contributed $10,000 toward the fundraising campaign for the future state-of-the-art imaging center for women. The new space is being described as a “private, beautifully appointed center adjacent to the Imaging Department” and will feature individual exam rooms. Hospital officials say once completed, the imaging center will provide patients with all the latest technology in combating women’s health issues including breast car...

More rooftops popping up in Seguin during housing boom

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette The city of Seguin is in the midst of a housing boom that, if managed properly, could lead to improvements in the quality of life for residents, workers and more. Luckily, the city is planning for the future, making improvements to roads, waste water infrastructure and more, City Manager Steve Parker said. Planning also brings benefits to the growth, he said. “Hopefully, those things that are the negatives to having growth overall will be minimized because we have planned well,” Parker said. “The more people sharing in our waste water services, the better we’re going to be abl...

Lawmakers face $1 billion shortfall; Revenue shortage much better than state officials had expected

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn Seguin) — State lawmakers are facing a significant budget shortfall this year. How to overcome a decline in revenues will be one of the key issues facing the new legislative session that begins today in Austin. The budget shortfall is approximately one billion dollars. That’s a big number, but the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) — released on Monday by State Comptroller Glenn Hegar — is actually much better than what most state lawmakers had expected. State Representative John Kuempel, in a recent interview with KWED Radio and the Seguin Daily News, said they could hav...

State lawmakers kick off new session on Tuesday; COVID-19 expected to have big impact on this session

Monday, January 11, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The 87th Texas Legislative Session officially begins on Tuesday in Austin. A number of key legislative goals will be considered during this year’s session. State Representative John Kuempel will be among those participating this year. The Seguin Republican says COVID-19 will have a huge impact on everything during this session. He says it will impact everything from the number of bills filed to how they will handle the swearing-in ceremonies to start the session. State Representative John Kuempel says it’s been a quiet start leading up to this year’s legislative meeting. “We get sworn-in Tuesday...

Seguin city manager reminisces on first year in office

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Things weren’t all roses as Seguin’s city manager adjusted his personal style while navigating the new job through a pandemic. But, all-in-all, Steve Parker said he enjoyed his first year in the office and looks forward to great things to come for the city he now calls home. Parker planned to come in, build lasting and productive relationships his first year and carry the momentum into a prosperous career, but some things got in the way. “I just didn’t get to quite do everything I wanted to do that first year in relation to relationship building,” Parker sai...

Local officials say no vacccines for the public yet; But they are working together to try to have a plan to distribute them once they arrive

Thursday, January 07, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — There are no vaccinations now available for the general public, but at some point — later this year — that will change. Local officials all week have been stressing that the public needs to remain patient and that the only COVID-19 vaccine doses availabe locally have been going to medical workers and first responders, who the state identifies at Tier 1A recipients. There’s been a limited supply and there’s just not enough to begin to provide vaccinations for those in Tier 1B, which includes those over the age of 65 or thos...

County officials get first COVID-19 update of 2021; Vaccinations big topic during commissioners court meeting

Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Tuesday got an update on COVID-19 numbers as part of its first meeting of 2021. Bryce Houlton, Guadalupe County Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, provided a snapshot of the latest available data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Houlton’s report looked at the latest data on case counts, hospitilizations and deaths here in Guadalupe County. “We are still seven to nine days, on average, behind data-wise from the Department of State Health Services,” said Houlton. “Currently in the city of New Braunfels, we have four activ...

City, GRMC team up with NB Food Bank to host Mega Food Distribution Day

Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Food insecurity was a major issue in 2020, largely because there were so many people who lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The year 2021 is off to a similar start when it comes to the pandemic, but fortunately there is again help on the way for those who are hungry. The New Braunfels Food Bank has been teaming up with other local organizations, like the city of Seguin and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC) to host what have been called Mega Food Distribution events. The first distribution day of 2021 i...

County, city look ahead to new projects in 2021

Sunday, January 03, 2021

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette COVID-19 continues to hang around but doses of the vaccine already have been administered in Seguin and Guadalupe County, hopefully signaling an end in sight to the pandemic locally. Meanwhile, city and county officials are sailing into the new year with high hopes for continued prosperity. “There’s lots of positive things happening,” Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen said. “Even though we’ve had a very trying year, we’ve continued to move forward and we will continue to.” Presence of the novel coronavirus changed lots in Seguin, including the way people do business, the mayor said. People in the city have an...

COVID-19 restrictions back in Guadalupe County

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Additional COVID-19 restrictions are back in place for some local businesses, because the hospitalization rate has gone up in this region. This means that restaurants will again have to reduce their capacity, and it could also force some bars to close completely. Bryce Houlton, Guadalupe County Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, delivered the news during Tuesday’s meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. Houlton says the number of positive COVID-19 cases is again on the rise. “As of (Tuesday) morning, (the) confirmed active cases in New Braunfels (was) 18, 42 in Cibolo, 50 in Seguin...

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center receives COVID-19 vaccine for medical providers plus staff

Monday, December 28, 2020

(Seguin) — Guadalupe Regional Medical Center has received a shipment of 800 Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations through a distribution program run by the State. The vaccinations arrived at GRMC on Wednesday. Hospital officials say medical personnel that provide direct patient care are the highest priority for this initial distribution. Together, Guadalupe Regional Medical Center and Guadalupe Regional Medical Group employs over 800 people that have been on the front-line of caring for COVID-19 patients during the ongoing pandemic. They say they anticipate that this initial COVID-19 vaccine shipment will be completely distributed to their healthcare providers. Guadalupe Regional Medical Center encourages everyone t...

Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation lands large contribution to help end 2020 on a positive

Monday, December 28, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Patients at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center no longer have to wait for the lab results that they need. Health officials at the GRMC say they are thankful to Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio for “blessing” the GRMC lab with a $140,000 grant for lab testing equipment, equipment they say will now expedite results. Cody Knowlton, Baptist Health Foundation president and CEO, says the foundation is committed to serving those who serve others. “The Baptist Health Foundation was formed about 17 years ago when the Baptist Health System sold and became a for profi...

2020 In Review No.10. City’s capital investment projects take center stage

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

10. City’s capital investment projects take center stage Multimillion-dollar construction and renovation projects got the go-ahead to help improve the city of Seguin in 2020. Seguin’s wastewater treatment plant and Walnut Springs trail expansion projects are big-ticket items on the city’s budget. Carrying with it a hefty price tag to more efficiently carry waste across the city, Seguin leadership moved forward this year with plans for a $184 million renovation of its wastewater treatment facility. The undertaking is the city’s largest single capital project ever. City Council approved it during a meeting in July and discussed paying for the project with Texas Water Development Boar...

Seguin ISD seeking vaccines for its employees

Monday, December 21, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – The Seguin ISD wants Texas Governor Greg Abbott to consider its teachers and staff as frontline workers in its ongoing battle to educate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees recently passed a resolution requesting that Gov. Abbott designate school district staff members as “frontline workers” so that they be given the appropriate priority in the administration of the COVID vaccine as it becomes available. According to the resolution to the governor, the Seguin ISD states, “although our district and our personnel as well as districts across the state hav...

Support Local – Shop Online?

Monday, December 21, 2020

Special by Kyle Kramm, City of Seguin Main Street & CVB Director Even if you are concerned about shopping in a store this holiday season, you can still support several of your favorite downtown Seguin businesses by shopping online. At the start of COVID-19 and as businesses were forced to close to the public, many adapted with launching new web sites for their customers. The businesses are keeping those sites up to date and adding their new inventory, making supporting local businesses easier than ever. Have a relative or friend that has a beachy or farmhouse décor style? Find a gift for the...

Alamo Group CEO announces retirement after 21 years

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette A couple decades of leading what has become a billion-dollar company is about enough, said Alamo Group Inc. President/CEO Ron Robinson in announcing his upcoming retirement. Robinson said he plans to step down around the middle of 2021 after the company determines who will replace him at the manufacturing company’s corporate headquarter in Seguin. “After 21 years, I thinks it’s getting to be about that time,” he said. “I’m at an age, I’m 68 now, I will be 69 by the time I retire. I will stay on the board of the company, that’s my intent, but ...

COVID numbers remain high

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette More than 300 people in Guadalupe County were confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus as of Thursday afternoon, according to information the county’s emergency management coordinator released. The county also recognized another resident’s death related to the virus, Patrick Pinder said. “Since the start of COVID-19, there have been 48 deaths reported to Guadalupe County Emergency Management by (the Texas Department of State Health Services),” said Pinder, who serves as emergency management coordinator and fire marshal in Guadalupe County. Guadalupe County reported 320 confirmed active cases of COVID-19, 153 probable active cases and 4894 recoveries, among th...

Seguin ISD to delay return from Winter Break to Jan. 11

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — In an effort to quell COVID related cases and quarantines, Seguin ISD students will get an extended winter break, returning to school on Jan. 11. The extra days come with an urgent request from Seguin ISD Superintendent Dr. Matthew Gutierrez. “In order to help slow the spread of COVID within our community, I am asking that our students and staff self-quarantine from Jan. 1-10 and closely monitor their health. We have seen an increase in cases and hospitalizations following Thanksgiving and my goal is to help reverse this trend as we begin the ne...

Seguin ISD trustees approve one-time payment for employees

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The Seguin ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a one-time payment for all employees during Tuesday’s regular school board meeting. The stipend is designed to compensate employees for service during the 2020-21 school year. “The COVID pandemic has caused us to rethink and readjust our employee compensation plans in a year when our employees have gone above and beyond for our students. Traditionally, we would have recommended salary and hourly pay raises for our employees which are an annual, recurring cost. Due to financial uncertainty, we opted for the one-time payment for all employees...

Guadalupe County gives update on COVID-19 case numbers, potential arrival for vaccine

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Guadalupe County continues to keep a close on the rising COVID-19 cases in the area. Patrick Pinder, the Guadalupe County emergency management coordinator assigned to the county’s COVID-19 response, shared the latest numbers during Tuesday’s meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. “We have 202 confirmed active cases in the county; 126 probable active cases in the county; 750 probable recovered cases in the county. We have 4, 714 people who have recovered. We have 47 deaths reported in Guadalupe County. We have 5,839 cases total reported in the county and we hav...

Seguin treasure trove of hidden gem boutiques, shops

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Katy O’Bryan The Seguin Gazette Seguin is home to box stores, thrift shops, boutiques and more, all accompanied by a few hidden gems nestled here and there. Among them are some unique and different avenues in which to find gifts for this year’s holiday season. While on the road searching for the perfect item, BZ’s Tire Shop offers an assortment of imported goods from just across the border. “It’s like a little part of Mexico here,” said Blanca Zoll, owner of BZ’s Tire Shop, 4146 S. State Highway 123 Bypass. Established in 2002, BZ’s mainly focuses on tire repairs, but in 2013, they converted extr...

City announces event cancellations, reservations on city property amid increase of COVID-19 cases

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — As a result of rising COVID-19 cases in Seguin and Guadalupe County in recent weeks, Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen says she has made the decision to cancel all events held on city property, effective this Wednesday, Dec. 16. Dodgen says this decision was made based on the recent influx of COVID-19 hospitalizations at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, as well as the steady rise in COVID-19 cases being reported in Seguin. She says the event cancellations will extend through Feb. 1, 2021. “That would be the Coliseum, the Fairgrounds, any of the sports complex an...

Seguin High School to finish off fall semester with full remote learning

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — It’s remote learning these next four days for students at Seguin High School. The campus on Monday announced that students would finish out the fall semester at home. Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says the total transition to virtual learning is in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases at the campus. “The impetus for going virtual through Friday at Seguin High School and essentially shutting down our face to face operations is because we’ve seen COVID numbers go up since Friday, since last week. We are at abou...

National Façade Program Benefiting Downtown Seguin

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Special by Kyle Kramm, City of Seguin Main Street and CVB director (Seguin) — In 2016, Main Street America (MSA) launched the pilot round of the Historic Commercial District Revolving Fund (HCDRF), administered in partnership with the Texas Main Street Program (TMSP) and made possible by generous support from The 1772 Foundation, Inc. In 2019, the success of the pilot program in San Augustine, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, allowed MSA to expand the HCDRF into three communities in Maine, in partnership with the Maine Downtown Center. Now, in 2020, MSA and TMSP have extended the HCDRF into three new Texas Main Stree...

GRMC responding to pandemic as cases rise

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Seven of the 18 COVID-19 patients being treated in Guadalupe Regional Medical Center were in its intensive care unit on Tuesday, hospital officials said Wednesday. “The numbers of COVID-19 patients at GRMC have been trending up since Thanksgiving and our emergency department has seen an increase presenting to be seen for flu- or COVID-like illness,” Public Information Officer Elizabeth McCown said in a statement. The hospital's seven-day moving average of new virus admissions is three per day while the seven-day average for hospitalizations is 16, McCown said. The hospital has activated an incident command center to assess and respon...

Seguin ISD brings free healthcare services to students

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Trips to the nurse’s office are potentially transforming for Seguin Independent School District students. The district is partnering with a health provider to bring free services to all families in the district, said Pete Silvius, the district’s director of whole child initiatives. “Our goal is to support the health needs of our families that may not have access to health care and typically in the past have relied on the school nurse to provide that care,” he said. “This builds capacity within our nursing staff to be able to access additional support right there in the school nurse’...

Need a job?

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – A local company is looking to hire its first 40 employees. Exactly one year after the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the city of Seguin announced that United Alloy, Inc (UA) would be building its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Seguin, UA is finally working on putting the finishing touches on its new facility. UA is currently seeking to fill positions for their climate controlled, Seguin manufacturing facility. Those positions include, Manufacturing Process Engineer, Material Handlers, Painters, Fabricators, MiG Welders and Quality Technician. Headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin, United Alloy, Inc. is a seria...

Seguin tries to stay ahead of technology demands

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Technology may some day allow there to be autonomous cars on the road with you, or a more robust internet service for your car, or new shared transportation networks — that could include things like public use bikes or scooters. But for any of those things to work, there has to be a network in place to provide the infrastructure or backbone necessary for those services. Those networks are commonly called small cell nodes, which are mini radio frequency (RF) towers that help to provide a more stable network that can be use...

United Alloy Inc. Ramps Up Hiring Efforts in Seguin

Friday, December 04, 2020

SEGUIN, TEXAS – Exactly one year after the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the City of Seguin announced that United Alloy, Inc (UA) would build its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Seguin, Texas, UA is working on the facility’s finishing touches and is looking to hire at least 40 employees as quickly as possible. UA is currently seeking to fill the following positions for their climate controlled, Seguin manufacturing facility: Manufacturing Process Engineer, Material Handlers, Painters, Fabricators, MiG Welders and Quality Technician. Headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin, United Alloy, Inc. is a serial production metal fabrication and powder coating company. United Allo...

TXDOT to light up interstate in Seguin

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Seguin is getting some additional lighting along Interstate 10. The Seguin City Council on Tuesday approved a plan that will allow the Texas Department of Transportation to proceed with a plan to add lighting along the interstate inside the city. City Attorney Andy Quittner explained the highway project to the council. He says TXDOT will install all of the lighting, but then it will be up to the city to maintain it. “They will build the initial structure but afterwards, they expect the cities to maintain and of course, pay for the electricity t...

Caterpillar hosting food distribution event

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Employees of a local manufacturing plant are continuing their efforts to be good corporate neighbors in the Seguin area as the company hosts a mega food distribution this week. It’s all part of Caterpillar’s core values, which a local supervisor said the business continues to display during the pandemic and beyond. “We take very seriously our responsibility to the local community,” said Mark Stratton, general manager for industrial large engines. “We recognize this is an unprecedented time of need in the area and around the globe. We are committed to building diesel engines. We’re also committed to bein...

Unemployment rates improve in Guadalupe County

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Though not yet back to where they were in the early part of the year, Guadalupe County unemployment numbers continue to see improvement. Introduction of the novel coronavirus and a pandemic devastated the local economy and brought massive numbers of unemployment claims, Adrian Lopez, CEO of Workforce Solutions Alamo, said. But slowly the local numbers continue to look better, he said. “Guadalupe County actually is moving in the right direction,” Lopez said. “Where they were in the September timeframe, they were at 6.2%. So, it’s been reduced to 5.1%. That’s a good thing.” For the month of October, Guadalup...

Caterpillar: Thank You, Seguin

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Foundation awards teachers funds for programs

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Christmas came a month early for several Navarro ISD educators, as Santa’s elves made an early, special delivery last week. The Navarro Education Foundation dug deep into its sleigh and delivered 16 grants and four principal grants totaling $21,603. “I love it,” Navarro Education Foundation President Holly Hagen said. “It is exciting to see the excitement and to see the creativity that comes through on some of these grants. I’m always surprised on what they are thinking of next.” Members of the organization visited the Navarro ISD complex on Friday to hand out the grants. Due to COVID guidelines, th...

Let the shopping begin: Shop Local, Shop Seguin

Monday, November 23, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Shop Local, Save Local! That’s one of the newest added taglines to the city’s annual holiday chant, “Shop Local, Shop Seguin.” Although customers can definitely “save” in Seguin, it’s not necessarily all just about the money. That’s according to Dana Hall of the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Downtown Business Alliance (DBA). “We are using a tagline that is kind of fun. We’ll we are using two different ones. ‘Keep the Cheer Here” because we are all excited about Christmas coming and this year going away. But we ar...

Caterpillar celebrates 10th anniversary, 500,000th engine

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette As production continues through the pandemic, a local manufacturing plant continues to gear up for celebrations commemorating a pair of milestones. After recently reaching its 10th anniversary of building engines in Seguin, Caterpillar is preparing for the 500,000th engine to roll off the local assembly line. Section Manager Ascencio Luna Jr., a Seguin native, said the accomplishments make his heart swell for the good that is done in his hometown. “You think of half a million — 500,000 — that’s a lot of engines,” Luna said. “When you see it day to day, you don’t see that bi...

County approves official CARES funding plan

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Guadalupe County Commissioners Court decided how it plans to spend a quarter of a million dollars in grant money related to the novel coronavirus. In a unanimous approval, the court decided to move forward on CARES Act/COVID-19 purchasing requests as compiled by county Emergency Management Coordinator/Fire Marshal Patrick Pinder. The plan identifies eligible costs in certain categories the Texas Division of Emergency Management has laid out for spending money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. Texas’ $11 billion fund is to be used to make payments for specified uses to states an...

Bright future ahead for city

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Much has changed in the city of Seguin over the last eight years. It has seen job and population growth, the housing market is beginning to explode, and a number of new private and public facilities have opened in recent years. Many of those changes have occurred during the tenure of Seguin Mayor Don Keil, who officially ends his time in office today. Keil, who could not seek reelection due to the city’s term limits, says he has fond memories about his time in office. Keil reflected on his service during an intervie...

Seguin seeking float entries for 2020 Holiday Stroll Parade

Monday, November 16, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – You’re invited to be a part of history as the city of Seguin begins recruitment of entries for its 30th Annual Holiday Stroll Parade. History will be in the making on Thursday, Dec. 3rd as the city prepares to still host a live parade but with several significant changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported earlier, Lindsay Hajek, recreation superintendent for the Seguin Parks and Recreation Department, says not only has the location for the parade changed but so has its entire format. She says that’s why it’s even more important for groups t...

Seguin ISD begins COVID testing program

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Seguin ISD has instituted a program to test students and staff for infection of the coronavirus. The pilot program began targeting students and staff who were exposed to COVID-19, Seguin ISD District Chief Communications Officer Sean Hoffmann said. “At this point, we would like to focus on testing students and staff who are in quarantine or experiencing symptoms,” he said. “We are currently determining how to implement the program to maximize effectiveness in our schools.” Seguin ISD received 1,480 rapid nose swab COVID-19 test kits Nov. 5 through a program administered by the Texas Education Association, Hoffmann said. The educatio...

Tyson nominated for state enterprise program

Saturday, November 07, 2020

Joe Martin The Seguin Gazette Tyson Farms plans to retain employees with the help of the city. Recently, the Seguin City Council approved the nomination of Tyson Farms, Inc.’s Seguin plant as a Texas Enterprise Zone Project to the governor’s office of Economic Development and Tourism as part of the Texas Enterprise Zone Program. “The Texas Enterprise Zone Program is a state sales and use tax refund program designed to encourage private investment and job creation in economically distressed areas of the state,” a memo to city council stated. The food manufacturing company is slated to spend about $5 million over the next thre...

Manufacturing Day 2020 | Working Together To Find Digital Solutions

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

A component of both the City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation (Schertz EDC) and the Seguin Economic Development Corporation’s (Seguin EDC) business retention and expansion program (BRE) is to ensure that Primary Job Employers within our communities have access to a skilled workforce. As part of this effort, both Schertz and Seguin worked with local school districts to develop workforce pipelines for local Primary Job Employers, using events such as Manufacturing Day. However, as the pandemic challenged our communities’ commitment to help students develop a fuller understanding of available career opportunities, we – like many organizations across our region &ndash...

City gets moving on Walnut Springs trail expansion project

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Joe Martin The Seguin Gazette Seguin residents with love for the great outdoors are slated to have even more reasons to break a sweat on one of the city’s trails. City Council recently approved a bid awarding $5 million to Myers Concrete Construction for an extension of the Walnut Springs Hike and Bike Trail. The construction will include 3,000 feet of 10-foot multi-use trail from the Ruby P. Vaughan Walnut Springs Bridge to Max Starcke Park East, according to a memo to the city council. The city received four bids for the construction project ranging from the lowest bid of about $3.9 million fro...

SEGUIN EDC, SCHERTZ EDC, CATERPILLAR PARTNER FOR MFG DAY

Monday, October 05, 2020

Program Designed to continue educating about strong manufacturing career opportunities (Seguin and Schertz, Texas) Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) 2020 celebrations will look a little different from previous years. In addition to manufacturing facility tours going virtual for the first time due to COVID-19, the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (Seguin EDC) and the Schertz Economic Development Corporation (Schertz EDC) are teaming up to celebrate MFG Day as a region. As a result, the Seguin/Schertz EDCs are partnering with Caterpillar Inc. to virtually showcase the company’s Seguin and Schertz operations with the goal of inspiring local students at Seguin ISD, Navarro ISD, Marion ISD...

National Manufacturing Day-City of Seguin Proclamation

Friday, October 02, 2020

Started off this beautiful Friday with a salute to our local manufacturing companies! In honor of National Manufacturing Day, City of Seguin's Mayor Don Keil proclaimed today (October 2, 2020) as National Manufacturing Day while an audience of Seguin's manufacturing companies and community partners watched virtually. In attendance were Minigrip, Caterpillar, United Alloy, Inc., Seguin ISD - Home of the Matadors, Vitesco Technologies, Commercial Metals Company - Steel Texas, Tyson Foods, Hexcel Corporation, Navarro ISD and Marion ISD.

THE IT FACTOR(Y) How a manufacturing hub bloomed in Seguin

Thursday, October 01, 2020

When C.J. Sibert visited San Antonio in March, he was surprised by how little manufacturing space he saw offered. Sibert, CEO of Cisco Equipment, needed a place big enough to store the construction equipment he was selling to clients in South and Central Texas. He quickly realized, however, that finding such a space was not going to be easy. “We were expecting to find a lot of facilities open, a lot of things ready to go,” Sibert said. “We were … surprised that there just weren’t a lot of options." Though Sibert checked out a few locations in New Braunfels that seemed to fit th...

COVID-19 might impact city’s holiday event

Monday, September 28, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The city of Seguin is trying to figure out if some popular holiday traditions will be allowed to return this year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the Fourth of July festivities in Seguin this year. Things like Freedom Fiesta, the fireworks show and the Fourth of July parade were all canceled to try to prevent the spread of the virus. Parks Director Jack Jones says the city is facing a similar decision with the Lighted Holiday Stroll Parade, plus the city’s Cocoa Sip & Stroll and the North Pole Stroll event...

SEDC earns award for community development

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Joe Martin The Seguin Gazette The Seguin Economic Development Corporation received recognition for its success in bringing Continental Structural Plastics and United Alloy, Inc into the Rio Nogales Industrial Park in Seguin. The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) recently awarded the SEDC its 2020 Community Economic Development Award (CEDA). “We’re super excited about [this recognition],” Seguin EDC Executive Director Josh Schneuker said. “There was a lot of hard work that went into these two projects, and we were at one point working simultaneously trying to finalize the deal with Continental Structural Plastics and around the same time, we started working on the Unite...

Guadalupe County salutes its manufacturers

Friday, September 25, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – If there was ever a year to celebrate Manufacturing Day, it would be this year. In hopes of suppling the San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA) with a video and a virtual message in time for its virtual manufacturing tour on Oct. 2, Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher felt equipped maybe more than ever to shine a light on manufacturing a few days earlier and especially during a time when the industry has proven to hold strong. On Tuesday, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court recognized the importance of manufacturing in a community. Thanking th...

TLU again makes top colleges on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Value List

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Texas Lutheran University (TLU) has once again made the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” selections among regional colleges in the West, ranking second on the list for “Best Value,” and fourth overall. This is the sixth consecutive year TLU has been featured on the “Best Value” rankings. Other notable recognitions include TLU’s spot as No. 5 for Top Performers in Social Mobility-the second year TLU has received this honor. “I’m very pleased that the strengths of TLU are being recognized again,” said TLU President Dr. Debbie Cottrell. “In particular, being acknowledge...

Retail hopes, development well underway in Seguin

Monday, September 21, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – It doesn’t look like the COVID-19 pandemic has shut the door on Seguin when it comes to future box stores, restaurants and retail development. During a week when the city of Seguin reported a continued decrease in unemployment numbers and a boom in housing, more retail also looks to be on the horizon. Josh Schneuker, the executive director for the Seguin Economic Development Corporation, says one of the most visible sites preparing for new business is off of State Highway 46 at what will likely be called the West Seguin Martketplace. “That propert...

Seguin Economic Development Corporation Receives the 2020 Community in Economic Development Award (CEDA) for Communities between 20,001 to 50,000

Monday, September 21, 2020

SEGUIN, TX – The Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) is the 2020 recipient of Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) Community Economic Development Award (CEDA) for population category 20,001 and 50,000. The SEDC earned this recognition for the recruitment of Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) and United Alloy, Inc into the Rio Nogales Industrial Park in Seguin. In the process of working to recruit the businesses to Seguin, the SEDC team worked aggressively on the negotiation and finalization of two separate incentive packages for CSP and United Alloy. Combined, the two projects will result in the creation of over 300 new jobs an...

Downtown bar reinvented as eatery amid COVID restrictions

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette Since the state closed bars a second time during the coronavirus pandemic, 1916 Bar & Bistro’s doors have remained closed to customers. But that all changed on Monday, just days before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state was increasing the capacity of restaurants to 75%. Greg and Amy Woodall, owners of 1916 Bar & Bistro, applied several weeks ago to change their licensing through the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission from a 51% establishment — meaning a small majority of sales revenue comes from alcohol — to a restaurant. Recently, they received the nod from the TABC t...

Seguin tabulates funding for SISD computers

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Joe Martin The Seguin Gazette Seguin Independent School District will receive aid for the purchase of hundreds of laptops bringing the district one step closer to fulfilling its goal of putting electronic devices in the hands of every student in need. During a regular city council meeting Tuesday evening, Seguin City Council approved a resolution for the expenditure of about $60,000 from the Coronavirus Relief Funds to Seguin ISD for the purchase of 700 laptops and 250 hotspots in support of remote learning. Seguin ISD Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez said the school district’s road since the coronavirus related pandemic began has been long an...

TLU again ranks among nation’s best universities

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Joe Martin The Seguin Gazette Texas Lutheran University earned recognition as a top regional school and one of the greatest colleges to work for in the country. The local higher learning institution placed second on the list for Best Value and fourth overall in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” selections among regional colleges in the West, Ashlie Ford, Texas Lutheran University’s director of marketing, said in a news release. The school also landed recognition at the number five spot as a top performer in Social Mobility, the release reads. This marks the sixth consecutive year the school earned Best Value rankings. This als...

County adopts 20-21 budget, new tax rate

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Guadalupe County residents in the coming year will pay about $3.50 more in property taxes for every $100,000 at which their properties are valued. Commissioners Court on Tuesday adopted a budget at a tax rate of .3854 per $100 of property valuation. Commissioners praised the county judge for hashing out the budget. “I’d like to say thank you for bringing a balanced budget to us each year,” Precinct No. 4 Commissioner Judy Cope told County Judge Kyle Kutscher. “I wish our national budget could be the same.” The court unanimously approved the 2020-21 budget, a Maintenance and Operations ta...

Seguin: Home Sweet Home

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – When it comes to housing, Seguin is breaking records. Josh Schneuker, the executive director of the Seguin Economic Development Corporation, says all you have to do is look around and see all the new rooftops and construction that continues throughout the city of Seguin. “It’s really been incredible with the amount of activity on the residential side. I look at some of the numbers and it might have slowed down or at least kind of paused as everybody was kind of just evaluating what the heck was going on back in March an...

Manufacturing community helps to keep Seguin above water during pandemic

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – It looks as though the city of Seguin, when compared to other surrounding communities, has “dodged a massive bullet” when it comes to the economic impact of COVID-19. Although some say things are far from over, Josh Schneuker, the executive director of the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), says at least for now, he is confident in the city’s current position. Much of that positive position Schneuker says can be attributed to its solid manufacturing foundation. “Looking back especially at some of the unemployment numbers from May and June, we recorded – at leas...

Award winning barbecue coming to downtown Seguin

Friday, September 04, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The Warehouse in downtown Seguin will soon become the Burnt Bean Co. restaurant. The city of Seguin is providing a loan that will help to bring the new restaurant to the downtown area. Seguin Main Street Director Kyle Kramm says they are working with Burnt Bean Co. to help them set up pits for their barbecue restaurant located at 108 S. Austin St. Kramm says this is exciting news for the downtown area. He says people have been clamoring for more restaurants to be located in the city’s downtown. “One of our top prioritie...

City giving citizens a new, quick way to find an answer, report a problem

Thursday, September 03, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — There’s a new way for you to easily access information or to report problems in the city of Seguin. The city this week is launching its TextMyGov text messaging service. Seguin Public Information Officer Jennifer Sourdellia says that this is a tool that is easily accessible to anyone who has the ability to send a text message. Sourdellia says texting is a major way that people communicate today, and TextMyGov allows the city to expand its ability to reach those people. “At least 97 percent of smart phone owners text regularly according to Pe...

City of Seguin looking to hand out next round of free food

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The city of Seguin needs your help in spreading word about this week’s Mega Food Distribution event. Residents in communities all across Guadalupe County are invited to sign-up to receive free food on Thursday at the Seguin Events Complex. Jennifer Sourdellia, the public information officer for the city, says on Monday, only 337 families that signed up for the event. She says that’s only about a third of the number of families that traditionally sign-up for the event. “We want to send families and kids back to school with full stomachs so this i...

Guadalupe County Commissioners approve proposed tax rate, adoption set for later this month

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Guadalupe County is approaching the final steps in its budget process for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Commissioners recently approved the proposed tax rate of 38.54 cents per $100 of property valuation. Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher says the rate before taxpayers does not exceed the No New Revenue Rate, previously known as the effective tax rate or the Voter Approval Rate. “We have a maintenance operation rate at .3184; lateral road rate at five cents, debt service rate at .017 and the total tax rate at .3854 and the new revenue rate wa...

Seguin ISD bond projects including Matador Stadium near completion

Monday, August 31, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The return to school this fall also means the welcoming of new and ongoing bond projects across the Seguin ISD. Bill Lewis, chief operating officer and associate superintendent for the Seguin ISD, presented the latest updates for the 2019 bond projects during a recent meeting of the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees. Topping the list, of course, was the construction status for the new Seguin High School Matador Stadium. Lewis says the stadium, which was allocated $17.3 million in the bond issue, is set to officially open on Sept. 11. “We are in th...

Seguin ISD shares latest changes in Back to School protocols

Friday, August 28, 2020

(Seguin) — The Seguin ISD is outlining a few of its latest changes in how it hopes to welcome back students this coming school year. As the first day of school fast approaches, the school district is doing its part to help families better prepare for what will be expected, especially if their child will be returning to the classroom. Seguin ISD Chief Academic Officer Mark Cantu shared some of the changes and updates to the protocols during Tuesday’s meeting of the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees. Cantu says although these changes have been outlined in red in the district’s Back to School Blueprint...

Cajun-themed restaurant prepping to serve up ‘best on the street’ cuisine

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette With an eye on providing sit-down dining and a bit more economic rejuvenation to downtown Seguin, an investment group has plans for bringing businesses into the Park Plaza Seguin building. The Nolte Street Collective recently announced intentions to locate a restaurant called Voodoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen into the historic building. Along with the New Orleans-style steam kitchen restaurant, the group intends even more for the space, said John Verhelst, one of the owners. “There’s also a New Orleans-themed bar, a full bar, getting opened up here as well called Nolte Street Bar,” he said. “It’s going to b...

Guadalupe County to continue budget process during today’s meeting

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court is expected to propose the tax rate for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The court will consider the action during today’s regular meeting. The 2020 tax rate is being proposed at $.3854 per $100 of property valuation. The rate reportedly does not exceed the “no new revenue rate” or the “Voter Approval rate.” Factored into the total combined rate is $.3184 for maintenance and operations; $.0500 for its lateral road rate and $.0170 for debt service. If the proposed tax rate is approved, then the court today will also loo...

City of Seguin agrees to more help in response to growing demand for inspections

Monday, August 24, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The city of Seguin is looking for a little bit of help when it comes to dealing with all the growth that’s currently taking place inside the city limits. The Seguin City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement that will allow the city’s planning staff to hire a third party vendor to handle some limited building and home inspections inside the city. Planning Director Pamela Centeno says her staff has been working hard to try to keep up with the demand for inspections, but she says they need the additional help to mak...

Volunteers flock for food bank distribution event

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Joe Martin The Seguin Gazette More than 100 community members from around the area came together Thursday to serve up about 120,000 pounds of food to more than 760 families in need. Another mega-food distribution was held at the Seguin Coliseum Thursday; however, repeat patrons may have noticed a lack of camouflage this time around with no Texas Army National Guard members in attendance. To fill their boots, about 24 volunteers from Seguin ISD and the Guadalupe Regional Medical Center stepped up to the plate, New Braunfels Food Bank Programs Manager Junarin Abueg said. “We don’t have the National Guard, but we have th...

City manager applauds current COVID-19 trend in Seguin

Friday, August 21, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The COVID-19 trend in the city of Seguin continues to move in a more positive direction. That’s according to Seguin City Manager Steve Parker, who provided an update during Tuesday’s meeting of the Seguin City Council. Parker says the overall cases remains relatively high, but the hospitalizations and the deaths have continued to drop. “I think we have some pretty positive news. The main thing that we’ve been tracking here is really how the hospital has been fairing over the last few months trying to keep them from being overwhelmed. You are still seein...

SEDC debuts first ever virtual job fair today

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Like most other things these days, attending a job fair can also now be tackled from the comfort of your own home. Providing that opportunity today is the Seguin Economic Development Corporation. The SEDC is inviting job seekers to log in to this afternoon’s (Thursday) Virtual Job Fair. Josh Schneuker, SEDC executive director, says his team wanted a way to better connect residents with local employers. “Back I believe it was mid-July, we actually partnered with Workforce Solutions Alamo. They hosted a virtual job fair for a few Seguin employers and like everything nowadays...

Court Street Coffee finds new home and partnership in Seguin

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Felicia Frazar The Seguin Gazette The smell of roasted coffee beans wafts from the doors of The Aumont as guests enter the building. Hope and JD Rogers — Court Street Coffee Shop’s “coffee gurus,” as the business’ owner Heather Felty refers to them — make work of the espresso machine and take orders as customers steadily stream in the door. It’s a new home for the cafe, but a familiar business for The Aumont, 301 N. Austin St., Felty said. “This building is amazing, the architecture, the history,” she said. “The funny thing is where the bar is today, that was a coffee shop...

Downtown Shopping Spree? Special by Kyle Kramm, Seguin Main Street Program Director

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

(Seguin) — The Seguin Main Street Program and Seguin Convention & Visitors Bureau recently launched a new app that will help residents and visitors alike plan their visit to Seguin with a custom itinerary builder. Gone are the days of printing out all the places you want to visit and mapping them out one-by-one. Designed with our partners at Visit Widget, this tool provides a new way to explore what the city has to offer, including hotels, popular restaurants, activities, shopping, and more. You can start building your itinerary either through the Visit Seguin, TX app or on your desktop or lapto...

Food distribution deadline set for Wednesday in the city of Seguin

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Families have two more days in which to register for the city of Seguin’s next round of free food. The city of Seguin says Wednesday at noon is the deadline to register for Thursday’s Mass Food Distribution event at the Seguin Events Complex parking lot. As a result of its three previous food distributions, the city has provided 381,000 pounds of food to 2,500 families in Guadalupe County. Jennifer Sourdellia, the city’s public information officer, says the city is again partnering with the New Braunfels Food Bank and the Guadalupe Regional Medical Center...

Free working training, certifications now available for individuals

Monday, August 17, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — In addition to helping individuals with emergency funding, the Community Council of South- Central Texas is also doing its part to help people support themselves. The CCSCT is seeking individuals wishing to participate in its Self-Sufficiency Fund Program which assist them in obtaining training in a variety of fields. Mary Colvin, the Self-Sufficiency Fund program manager, says openings are now available for the job training and placement program. “We were given a grant issued by the Texas Workforce Commission in order to get people out of poverty and have them be self-sufficient. The grant provides a...

Let’s Get Back to Work Seguin! Seguin Virtual Job Fair Series Announcement

Friday, August 14, 2020

SEGUIN, TEXAS – The Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) has announced a series of Virtual Job Fair events starting on Thursday, August 20th to Thursday, September 17th. Through this series of Virtual Job Fairs, the SEDC will allow each employer to highlight their company, discuss job descriptions, benefits and more! Each job seeker will be allowed to ask questions directly to employers live and learn more about local career opportunities. More information about these Virtual Job Fairs can be found below: Details on Events: Date: Thursday, August 20th Time: 2:00-3:00 PM Participating Companies: Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Tyson Foods, Caterpillar Inc, Vitesco Technologies Registration Link: https://bit.ly/seguinjobfair820 Date...

Raises, projects proposed in Seguin city budget

Sunday, August 09, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette An unchanged tax rate, salary increases and renovations to one of the city’s fire houses are part of the city’s proposed budget. Seguin City Manager Steve Parker laid the city’s financial plans for the fiscal year 2020-2021 in a presentation to city council on Tuesday. The city is growing quickly, and with that growth comes many anticipated changes. However, one aspect of the 2020-2021 budget that remains unchanged is the city’s five-year running property tax rate of $.5412. “The no new revenue tax rate this year is a little less than the current tax rate,” Parker said. “To rais...

$2.4M in grants bring new funding to Road & Bridge

Saturday, August 08, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie, The Seguin Gazette The Guadalupe County Road and Bridge department’s fleet will soon see some new additions thanks to a couple $1 million-plus grants. Guadalupe County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to accept grants from two state agencies totaling almost $2.5 million to help the department buy new vehicles. TCEQ will give the county the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program grant for $1,379,690 to purchase dump trucks, county Road Administrator Mark Green said. “We submitted 13 trucks and got approved for 11 of them,” he said. “Today we’re just needing signatures on this so we can get it sent back in. Then i...

Seguin ISD adopts resolution to help with emergency decisions

Monday, August 03, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – The Seguin ISD is doing its part to stay ready and prepared as it launches a new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Trustees this week approved a resolution for Emergency Declaration and Action related to all things that might arise along the way. Seguin ISD Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez says the resolution allows the district to take any immediate action that is needed to minimize impact to students, staff, families and the community. “We are certainly navigating unchartered territory and looking in very unique times and many of the decisions that we are makin...

Seguin ISD gives final approval for free school lunches

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – The Seguin ISD is finally celebrating the news of being able to offer free meals to students this coming fall. The district in May announced plans to apply for the Community Eligibility Provision for 11 of its campuses. The program, once granted, would allow the serving of free breakfast and lunch meals to all students no matter the family’s income. Jacob Galvan, the director of Child Nutrition, says the Seguin ISD felt it was advantageous to pursue the program being offered through The United States and Texas Departments of Agriculture (USDA and TDA). “Th...

SISD solidifies remote learning with approval of latest tools

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The Seguin ISD is doing even more to ensure that students are prepared for online learning this coming school year. First, the district has hired a new director of digital learning. The position was created to assist administrators and staff as they implement remote learning in response to COVID-19. Hired to help lead the Seguin ISD in digital learning is Juan Orosco. Orosco, comes to Seguin after having served a similar position in the Del Valle ISD near Austin. Orosco, who was able to join the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees during its Zoo...

Navarro ISD gearing up for start of new year

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Geronimo) — In exactly three weeks, students in the Navarro ISD will be returning to the classroom. District officials say they have plans in place to make sure that students and staff are safe, and that quality learning is ready to go on that first day of school. Navarro ISD Superintendent Wendi Russell says it has been a challenge getting ready for the new year, but she feels confident in the district’s plans. “We will start school on Wednesday, Aug. 19th and we are currently doing registration right now for new students, coming in doin...

Texas manufacturers eye more PPP funding as Covid-19 worsens

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

By Evan Hoopfer – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal Texas manufacturers are more uncertain about the future with Covid-19 cases rising this month throughout the state, according to the monthly survey of manufacturing executives by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The Dallas Fed asks executives about a myriad of issues, including uncertainty. The index measuring uncertainty regarding the companies' outlooks shot up from 9.1 in June to 20.9 in July, indicating executives are growing wary of what the coming months will bring. Read the full article on bizjournals.com

Mayor being added to SEDC Board

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — A familiar face is being added to the Seguin Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. Seguin Mayor Don Keil is officially being added to the SEDC board. Keil says he’ll be a temporary replacement for a board member who is stepping down. “Mary Reiley decided to resign for the rest of her remaining term which goes through December of this year and I go to all these meetings, I sit on it ex officio. I haven’t really missed one for eight years and so I’m fully involved with and know what’s going on an...

Davila’s BBQ featured in Wall Street Journal

Monday, July 27, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The Wall Street Journal on Saturday featured Seguin’s own Davila’s BBQ in the newspaper’s salute to all things related to barbecue. Davila’s BBQ was chosen to be part of an article that appeared in Saturday’s “Off Duty” section of the WSJ. Pit-master Adrian Davila, who’s been featured on a number of cable television programs, including appearances on the Food Network, says he was thrilled to have his family’s restaurant chosen to be part of this profile in the Wall Street Journal. The featured piece was called “BBQ: The Ultimate Guide — Our A-to-Z surve...

Food pantry gets $30K boost from local manufacturer

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette A local company is helping to fuel efforts to combat hunger in the community. Volunteers at the Christian Cupboard smiled as representatives from Republic Plastics presented a $30,000 donation to the nonprofit organization Thursday morning. “We want to give a little back to the community to help others, especially during this period of time,” Republic Plastics Vice President of Operations Jose Colon said. “Obviously, there’s a lot of people that are having a difficult time in their life right now with the loss of jobs and everything. We are doing well during this time, so we want t...

Plasma donations wanted to help COVID patients

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Katy O’Bryan, The Seguin Gazette Community members are urged to answer the call to help others battling the coronavirus by offering a donation of plasma. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center are asking area residents to donate convalescent plasma for patients who are hospitalized due to the coronavirus. Convalescent plasma contains the COVID-19 antibody — a protein that exists in the blood and plasma of recovered patients — and recent studies suggest this plasma may be able to help those with severe cases in their fight, according to the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center website. ...

$2.5M sewer line project moves forward

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette The city will soon embark on a $2.5 million project to replace about 2000 feet of sewer line. The city council approved the project of sanitary sewer line spanning from the Walnut Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant to south of the Seguin Public Library during its regular meeting on Tuesday. Council members approved the resolution that awarded the bid of more than $2.5 million to S.J. Louis Construction of Texas, LTD for phase two of the Walnut Branch Sanitary Sewer Project to replace 24-inch sewer line with 2,000 feet of new pipe, City Engineer David Rabago said. The current pipelin...

Councilman says CCSCT helping to pay utility bills for people struggling

Friday, July 24, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — A member of the Seguin City Council wants people to know that there’s help available to people who are having trouble paying their utility bills. District 1 Councilman Ernest Leal works for the Community Council of South Central Texas office in Seguin. He says the non-profit group is offering financial assistance to those who need help. “The Community Council has funds (available) to help people with electric bills. (This is for) people, from the city of Seguin, that fell behind because of COVID-19. So if you’re one of those clients for the city o...

Tesla bringing 5,000 new jobs to Texas

Friday, July 24, 2020

(Austin) — Need some good economic news during this pandemic. Well, for Texas, it doesn’t get much better than this. Tesla is giving the green light to a new factory in Texas. The $1 billion Gigafactory in southeast Travis County will create at least 5,000 jobs in the area. Governor Greg Abbott said Tesla’s decision will keep the state’s economy strong and help create jobs. The Tesla Cybertruck pickup will soon be built at a new plant in the Austin area. “Tesla is one of the most exciting and innovative companies in the world, and we are proud to welcome its team t...

Council says “Protect It” when it comes to downtown buildings

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The Seguin City Council wants to help downtown property owners when it comes to making their properties more firesafe. The council on Tuesday approved the creation of a new “Protect It” grant program. Much like the city’s “Fix-It Facade” grant program which helps to spruce up storefronts downtown, the new program will provide funds to help install fire supression systems in the downtown area. Main Street and CVB Director Kyle Kramm says this program will help to protect more of the buildings in the downtown historic district. “Our hisotric downtown has lost several building...

Pardon our mess, updates provided on Downtown Seguin construction updates

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Special by Kyle Kramm, Seguin Main Street Program director (Seguin) — A quick trip through downtown and it will not take long for you to come across a construction crew working hard rehabbing one of Seguin’s historic properties. All this activity is a temporary inconvenience leading to more shopping and investment in downtown Seguin. A bulk of the construction activity is occurring in the 100 block of North Austin Street where three buildings have projects underway. At 114 North Austin, the old canopy had several areas of dry rot and a new wood canopy is being installed using the existing tie rods. Dow...

BREAKING BARRIERS SHS graduate earns first paid internship at local construction company

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Felicia Frazar, The Seguin Gazette Seguin High School graduate Lisa Alaniz is designing the blueprints of her future and that of other students interested in construction trades. Alaniz is blazing a trail with the Koehler Company as the local business’s first paid intern. “We did not have a formal internship program,” said Robert “Bobby” Farmer, of the Koehler Company. “For us to be able to offer an intern program to people who are interested in further nurturing that, it doesn’t get better than this. We are loving this. It is well worth our time and enjoy it, especially when we have bright people.” Alaniz’...

Cisco Equipment Expands with Seguin, Texas, Operations Complex

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Cisco Equipment, a subsidiary of Cisco Industrial Services and leading provider of equipment, rental and maintenance services, parts and supplies to the midstream oil and gas, civil infrastructure, general construction, and other industrial markets, is expanding its presence in South Texas by opening a facility in Seguin, Texas. Located at 7474 Interstate 10 West, the new location includes a state-of-the-art maintenance facility and 34,336 square feet of shop and floor space on 10 acres of land and is conveniently located 30 minutes east of downtown San Antonio and one hour south of downtown Austin. Read more

TLU does its part to support local health professionals

Monday, July 13, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Working even harder and taking on longer shifts are not necessarily the top concerns for many doctors, nurses, and other employees at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. What is ranking high these days is the threat of taking the COVID-19 virus back home with them. That apparently is the concern for many health care professionals as they work around the clock to treat what officials say is a growing number of hospitalized patients at GRMC. Helping to ease many of those worries for those working behind hospital walls is Texas Lutheran University. That’s because th...

Couple purchases old fire station for whiskey distillery

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette A global pandemic will not stop a husband and wife team from realizing their whiskey dreams in Seguin. Last September, Seguin City Council approved an ordinance that allows distilleries in the city limits. Several months later, Austin residents Jen and Nate Forman announced their plans to purchase the long-vacant firehouse on 1711 N. Austin St. and convert it into a whiskey manufacturing company that they will call Johnny Pickles Distillery. They are now one step closer as the Seguin City Council approved the sale of the firehouse to the Forman’s for the negotiated price of about $200,000 on Tuesda...

Council approves major overhaul of the city’s sewer system

Thursday, July 09, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The city of Seguin is about to conduct a major overhaul of the city’s sewer system. It would represent a significant upgrade over the existing system. The project would have a price tag of approximately $184 million, which makes it the largest publicly funded project ever in Seguin. The city is seeking funding from the Texas Water Development Board’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The fund, which was authorized by the Clean Water Act, provides low-cost financial assistance that can be used for projects like this. Director of Water/Wastewater Utilities Tim Howe say...

Coffee company bringing $56M investment

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie and Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette Seguin and Guadalupe County are making way for an instant jolt to their economies. City and county leaders on Tuesday heard and approved proposals to bring a $56 million development project to the area of 8th and Guadalupe streets in Seguin off Interstate 10 in an area called the Rio Nogales Industrial area. Coffee Tech Industries, Inc. entered into incentive agreements for tax abatements with the city and the county. The company plans to build a 112,000 square-foot manufacturing facility and national headquarters on 33.67 acres of land the Seguin Economic Development Corporation owns, SED...

CoffeeTech Industries to Build New $56 Million Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility in Seguin, Texas

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

SEGUIN, TEXAS – The Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), the City of Seguin, and Guadalupe County announced today that Coffee Tech Industries (CTI) will build its new 112,000 square foot state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing facility in Seguin, Texas. Coffee Tech Industries will build on a 33-acre site situated between 8th Street and Guadalupe Street, just south of Interstate 10. The project will represent a total capital investment of at least $56 million and will result in the creation of at least 91 new jobs. “We are delighted that CoffeeTech Industries has selected the City of Seguin and Guadalupe County build thei...

Governor Greg Abbott establishes statewide face coverings

Monday, July 06, 2020

(Austin) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s mandatory order requiring individuals to wear face mask for all counties in the state of Texas that currently have more than 20 cases of COVID-19 continues today as people return to work and other daily priorities. The executive order, enforced just prior to the Fourth of July weekend, requires all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces. The Governor on Thursday issued the proclamation also giving mayors and county judges the ability to impose restrictions on some outdoor gatherings of over 10 people, and making it mandatory that, wit...

SEDC, Seguin Main Street to host Seguin Small Business Webinar Series

Monday, July 06, 2020

(Seguin) — Starting or maintaining a small business in the middle of a pandemic is no small task. It takes research, smarts and self-confidence, and a measure of fearlessness. You’ll ask yourself: Do I have enough money? The right equipment? Am I getting the best advice? Those are all good questions, and the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the Seguin Main Street program think that they’ve got some good answers for you. The SEDC and Main Street have rounded up some essential resource providers that can give you all the insights on startingand maintaining a business during COVID19.During the week of ...

Unemployment rates hold steady in the region

Sunday, July 05, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie, The Seguin Gazette President Donald Trump claimed a win Thursday morning when he announced huge jobs gains for the month of June. The president held a press conference and released details about record gains in May and June, while an area unemployment office pointed to remaining high unemployment numbers locally. “Our nation’s economy has broken another record as 4.8 million jobs were added in June, bringing the economic comeback to 7.5 million jobs added over the past two months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June Employment situation report,” read information on the White House’s official website. “Millions of Americans hav...

Seguin mobile app, trip planner now available

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Get ready to download a whole new way to visit and discover Seguin. Visit Seguin has officially launched a brand-new mobile app and trip planner on its website. Blaire Zahn, the newest member of the Seguin Main Street and Convention and Visitors Bureau team, says gone are the days of printing out all the places you want to visit and mapping them out one-by-one. Zahn, the city departments’ new assistant director, says designed with their partners at Visit Widget, this tool provides a new way to explore what the city has to offer, includin...

CCSCT reclaims operation of Head Start program in Seguin, Guadalupe County

Monday, June 29, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — Head Start services in the Seguin and Guadalupe County will officially return to the hands of the Community Council of South Central Texas. Beginning July 1, the CCSCT will oversee the pre-k Head Start program as well as expanded services for even younger children. For the last five years, the program was being provided locally by Baptist Children and Family Services (BCFS). However prior to that, the CCSCT was in control of the program for over 40 years at its prior location in the old hospital building on Weinert Street. CCSCT Executive Director Bobb...

City of Seguin makes the wearing of masks mandatory at local businesses

Monday, June 29, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Despite an advisory call to mask up in Guadalupe County, Seguin Mayor Don Keil has gone a step further by making it mandatory to wear masks or face coverings in businesses within the city limits. Announcing the executive order in a video posting on social media, Keil says he has signed an executive order that “in some ways enforc(es) a face mask ordinance here in the city of Seguin.” He says with the increase in COVID-19 cases, he believes this order will help more people feel more comfortable in going out in publi...

Seguin ISD superintendent to serve through 2024

Monday, June 29, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees is showing its vote of confidence by unanimously approving a two-year contract extension for its superintendent of schools. Trustees Thursday night approved the contract extension for Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez following a two-hour evaluation behind closed doors. Board President Cinde Thomas-Jimenez says the district is honored to operate under the leadership of Dr. Gutierrez. “Dr. Gutierrez has 100 percent backing from this board and we are really looking forward to another couple of years with him in addition to what was already in his contract,” said Jimenez. Gutierrez says h...

Abbott orders Texas bars to close again and restaurants to reduce to 50% occupancy as coronavirus spreads

Friday, June 26, 2020

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune texastribune.org Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and capping restaurant capacity at 50%. He also shut down river-rafting trips and banned outdoor gatherings of over 100 people unless local officials approve. “At this time, it is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars," Abbott said in a news release. "The actions in this executive order are essential to our mission to swiftly contain this virus and protect publi...

Abbott pausing other coronavirus reopening phases

Friday, June 26, 2020

(Austin) — Texas is slowing down its coronavirus reopening plan due to an increase in cases. Governor Greg Abbott says businesses will stay open, but it’s important to get control of coronavirus cases. The governor also says he doesn’t not want to shut down the economy and is hopeful the temporary pause of additional re-opening phases will help. Texas has seen cases rise over the past month with Abbott ordering hospitals in four counties to stop elective surgeries. The governor wants people to practice social distancing, wear a mask, and practice good hygiene to prevent coronavirus. The Texas Education Agency is als...

County urges businesses to require face masks

Friday, June 26, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie, The Seguin Gazette Face coverings are recommend to be used while out in public in Guadalupe County. County Judge Kyle Kutscher signed an advisory Friday strongly suggesting that businesses in the county mandate use of face coverings in their establishments to help minimize the spread of COVID-19. The advisory comes amid increases across Texas and other states, where higher numbers of positive test results, higher positivity results and more hospitalizations have been realized. “Whereas, based on guidance from our regional public health authority, it is strongly suggested that face coverings be worn while in public or visiting commercial establishments, and to maintai...

Guadalupe County Judge shares more behind advisory on masks, face coverings

Friday, June 26, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Guadalupe County) — Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher is sharing more information behind his decision of advising folks to wear face coverings or masks while out in public. The advisory relating to face coverings was announced and posted by his office Friday afternoon. Kutscher says the advisory is an attempt to help further stop the spread of COVID-19. “This is an advisory relating to the wearing of face mask and it is titled in such a way that it explains to be at a commercial establishments but we want the public to know this is a...

GRMC achieves Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award for the Third Year in a Row (2018-2020)

Thursday, June 25, 2020

(Seguin) — Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC) has announced that it has achieved the Healthgrades 2020 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. This distinction recognizes GRMC as being among the top 5 percent percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Healthgrades evaluated 3,346 hospitals that submitted at least 100 patient experience surveys to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), covering admissions from April 2018 through March 2019, to identify hospital performance. Of those hospitals evaluated, 424 hospitals outperformed their peers-based on their patients’ responses-to achieve this distinction. “It i...

Area businesses help hospital’s effort to fight COVID

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Katy O’Bryan, The Seguin Gazette Local manufacturing businesses rallied together to donate COVID-19 testing machines to the Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation for the hospital’s efforts in fighting the pandemic. Alamo Group (TX) Inc., Caterpillar Inc., Commercial Metals Company-Steel Texas, GVEC, E.P.M.P. LTD. and Republic Plastics LTD. were involved in the combined effort, donating more than $100,000 in equipment to GRMF for the Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. “It was an effort created by Dr. Phillip Rinn. He is a great doctor, local physician, strong family roots; he gets healthcare,” said Elaine Bennett, CEO of Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation, at a recognition ceremony on Tuesday. “Ia...

County follows state’s lead, extends disaster declaration

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie, The Seguin Gazette The county extended it’s local disaster declaration to keep in line with the state’s. County commissioners during a regular meeting Tuesday morning extended the local declaration of disaster order and public health emergency until a similar order Gov. Greg Abbott signed ends statewide. Guadalupe County Commissioners Court approved the measure by a 4-0 vote. Precinct 4 Commissioner Judy Cope was not at the meeting. The order can be rescinded at any time. Emergency Management Coordinator Patrick Pinder recommended the court extend the order another 30 days or until Abbott suspends his order. Pinder made the recommendation following an update h...

Kutscher urges residents to reverse virus trend

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie, The Seguin Gazette Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher is asking the community to come together to help reverse the current trend of rising numbers of positive cases of COVID-19 in the county. Following an address from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott outlining statewide increases in new positive cases of the disease and hospitalizations for it, Kutscher agreed that people need to pitch in for change. People statewide need to go back to practicing social distancing as they did a couple weeks ago, prioritize hygiene, and wear face coverings when around others, Abbott said. “I think that’s a correct way to look a...

Seguin cancels July 4 parade, fireworks

Monday, June 22, 2020

Joe Martin, Seguin Gazette Seguin has canceled all city-based Fourth of July celebrations this year. Seguin City Council members made the decision regarding the Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade during an emergency special meeting Tuesday evening. In an unanimous vote, the council canceled the parade due to safety concerns under a motion by councilman Ernest Leal and seconded by councilwoman Jeanette “Jet” Crabb. “I’m really saddened by [this],” Seguin Mayor Don Keil said. “This is my favorite thing that Seguin does. This is the biggest, loudest and most fun, family event that we have all year long, and unfortunately, we hav...

Mega Food Drive feeds hundreds of families in Seguin

Friday, June 19, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The city of Seguin is reporting what it says was another successful Mega Food Drive at the Seguin Events Complex. The food drive was hosted Thursday morning by the city of Seguin, New Braunfels Food Bank and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. Jennifer Sourdellia, the public information officer for the city of Seguin, says although the first drive in April was a success, this second one proved to be even better for local families. “The last time we did this, we had a few bugs that we needed to work out as far as th...

Seguin ISD takes a look at potential plans for the 2020-2021 school year

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees got its first glance at what the upcoming school year could look like should the COVID-19 pandemic continue across the country. Trustees Tuesday night received an update from the appointed Task Force for Reopening Schools. The task force which consists of district employees has spent the last few weeks trying to figure out ways to better accommodate students. Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says the idea behind the task force is to lay out all possible options in which to safely educate student...

Calling All Artists

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Special by Kyle Kramm, Seguin Main Street Program director (Seguin) — Seguin Main Street and the Downtown Business Alliance are looking for artists to submit their artwork to potentially be featured on the 2020 Sip ‘n Stroll mug. Every year, a Seguin landmark is featured on the mug, and the Sip ‘n Stroll Committee selected the 1889 Victorian style Guadalupe County Courthouse to be this year’s featured landmark. “This will be the 10th anniversary of Sip ‘n Stroll, and the committee really wanted to feature a special landmark for the big milestone, and they decided to recognize the former courthouse since so man...

Chick-Fil-A food truck ready to serve community

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Katy O’Bryan, The Seguin Gazette Chick-Fil-A is ready to roll into town… at least for a day and for a good cause. The Chick-Fil-A Westpointe Village’s mobile food truck plans to set up shop from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Seguin Events Complex — Coliseum. The food truck will serve up food during the large food distribution event hosted by the city of Seguin, Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation and the New Braunfels/San Antonio Food Bank. “We love partnering with our area food banks and we do a lot of projects together,” Amy Lohse, brand consultant for Chick-Fil-A, said. “Our Ne...

City, hospital bring food bank to Seguin

Friday, June 12, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette The city of Seguin and the Guadalupe Regional Medical Center once again are pairing up with the New Braunfels Food Bank to fill the cupboards of hundreds of community members. A mega food distribution is scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m. June 18 at the Seguin Events Complex-Coliseum with the intent of feeding up to 1,000 residents. “The COVID-19 pandemic has really taken a toll nationally and locally,” Seguin Public Information Officer Jennifer Sourdellia said. “Now more than ever, there is a struggle for so many to put food on the table. By being a part of thi...

Now Open! ZDT’s resurrects the fun for local families

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — It’s playtime once again at Seguin’s very own amusement park. ZDT’s is looking forward to starting its second week of business following its nearly three month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Owner Sarah Donhauser says not only is its wooden roller coaster back in action but so are its other attractions. Donhauser says ZDT’s is fortunate to be able to open without a reservation or other type of staggered start time for families. Many amusement and waterparks across the state and country are being forced to operate with a reservation system t...

July 4th parade to march on

Thursday, June 04, 2020

Joe Martin, Seguin Gazette The Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade will march on as originally planned. The Seguin City Council decided to move forward with the Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade with a 7-1 vote, with councilman Jeremy Roy voting against, during a special meeting Thursday evening. Although the festivities have the green light, city council members are leaving it up to the people to practice safety measures like social distancing and the wearing of face protection when attending the annual gathering, which typically sees about 10,000 attendees. “I think throughout the county, and all over the country, we’ve learne...

Old SHS clock ready to watch over Matadors again

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette Although the Seguin High School Matador Stadium currently under construction symbolizes a new beginning for students and parents, visiting alumni may recognize a piece of Seguin High School history when clocking into future football games. For decades, the Seguin High School clock tower stood watch over the school, providing students an ever-ticking reminder to get to class. Eventually, time on the clock stopped, but it still stood watch over the school, June 21, 2017, when the tower was torn down to make way for the school’s new campus construction. However, not all of the tower was lost tha...

COVID-19 mobile testing site to popup in Seguin

Friday, May 29, 2020

Felicia Frazar, The Seguin Gazette Residents wanting to get tested for the coronavirus — and meets the requirements — will have the opportunity on Monday at a popup testing site in Seguin. The Guadalupe County Office of Emergency Management and the city of Seguin have teamed up to provide a location for a mobile testing site to set up. The testing site will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 1 in Max Starcke Park at the pavilion, in the 900 block of River Drive E. The testing is by appointment only and reserved for those who meet the requirements &mdash...

Have you filled out your US Census survey?

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — If you have not yet filled out your 2020 US Census form, then you will want to expect a knock on your front door. Guadalupe County and city of Seguin leaders say that’s because census field workers will be arriving in the area this week helping to collect the necessary data and information for this community. The US Census counts every person living in the United States, helps determine those population signs and occurs every 10 years. An invitation to sign-up should have arrived at your home earlier this year. Due to th...

Texas water parks, driver education, adult sports programs among things that can open Friday

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

(Austin) — Governor Greg Abbott Tuesday issued a proclamation expanding additional services and activities that can open under Phase II of the state’s plan to safely and strategically open. With this proclamation, water parks, recreational sport programs for adults, driver education programs, and food-court dining areas within shopping malls can begin operations with limited occupancy or regulations to protect the health and safety of Texans. Beginning Friday, May 29th, water parks can open but must limit their occupancy to 25 percent of normal operating limits. Components of these water parks that have video arcades must remain closed. Starting Sunday, May 31st...

SHS students earn diploma, associate degree

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette Seguin High School senior Selena Gutierrez will walk the stage this year having earned a diploma and a college degree. She is among a handful of SHS students that have earned an associate degree through the Seguin Early College High School program. Gutierrez’s journey in the program began in eighth grade, she said. “It all started when we were signing up for our classes in middle school,” Gutierrez said. “They were talking about the associate’s degree program and how it saves you a lot of money for college and also gets your first years of college all out o...

FEEDING FAMILIES: Caterpillar partners with food bank for distribution

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette More than a hundred volunteers from the New Braunfels Food Bank and Caterpillar staff members braved the heat Thursday to distribute about 152,000 pounds of food to 760 area residents. The event kicked off Thursday morning in a Caterpillar parking lot with a sea of taillights as residents waited in their vehicles to receive about 200 pounds of food. “It’s actually a mix of products, and based on the number of what we have of that item, they’ll get a portion of each of that pallet,” New Braunfels Food Bank Executive Director Monica Borrego said. “So they’ll ge...

FEEDING FAMILIES: CCSCT hands out food to families in need during pandemic

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette The Seguin Area Community Foundation and the Community Council of South Central Texas joined forces Wednesday at Park West to feed residents directly impacted by the new coronavirus. Throughout the event’s two hours, CCSCT members distributed food to dozens of hungry community members, Community Council of South Central Texas’s Guadalupe County Community Services Coordinator Ernest Leal said. “We started off slow, and eventually it picked up,” he said. “I think it went great. It was worth it because a lot of people looked like they were happy, and the kids were smiling.” CCSCT members worked to distribute about 8...

Cheers! Bars, breweries back in business

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Expect the beer to be colder than ever as bars and taverns in Seguin reopen for business. Bars, breweries, and night clubs are among the latest on a list of operations statewide that can begin serving today as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s Open Texas Plan. Like other operations that are given the green light, each of these establishments will have to operate under 25 percent capacity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s nearly 5,500 bars have been closed for approximately 70 days. Brian Schmoekel, owner of BS Brewing in Seguin, says fo...

City council reaches consensus to move forward with 4th of July events as planned

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — The Seguin City Council wants to give you the freedom to celebrate during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. The council gave staff the green light to move forward with the city’s Fireworks Fiesta on Friday, July 3; and the city’s Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade in Texas on Saturday, July 4. The move to host both those popular events also paves the way for KWED’s Freedom Fiesta on Thursday, July 2 in Central Park. The consensus reached by the council on Tuesday night was that both city events should move forwar...

Navarro seniors prepare for live graduation ceremony

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Geronimo) — A live ceremony is also on the calendar for the graduating class of Navarro High School. Those plans do include a ceremony on Friday, June 26 at 8 p.m. at Erwin-Lee Field, the high school’s football stadium. High School Principal Gary Haas says the district is grateful to be able to have its seniors walk the stage. However due to social distancing and other safety practices, things will be different. “Unless we have something to derail the event, changes in the current safety protocols or something that comes out from the county or fro...

Brewery, winery ready to start pouring drinks again

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Felicia Frazar, The Seguin Gazette A local brewery and winery are ready to open their doors this weekend. BS Brewing owner Brian Schmoekel and Blue Lotus Winery/Texas Mead Works owner Mike Poole said they’ve been preparing for the day they could open up their businesses. That day was Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the immediate reopening of business offices and child care facilities, with bars allowed to reopen under capacity limits beginning Friday. BS Brewing and Blue Lotus Winery, like many other businesses, shut their doors in March following the governor’s shutdown order. So, the moment Schmoekel heard the news on Monday...

County, county attorney match funds to food pantry

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie, Guadalupe County Commissioners Court recently approved a donation to the San Antonio Food Bank to provide sustenance to families here struggling with food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic and possibly beyond. And, a local elected official is doing what he thinks is right by matching the county’s donation. County Attorney David Willborn said helping put food on tables of less fortunate individuals and families is just part of being a good human being. “It’s what I was taught to do and it’s what I’ve learned is the right thing,” Willborn said. “Take care of those less fortunate than us.” On May 12...

Matador Class of 2020 live graduation slated for June 6

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — Seguin High School will host a live graduation event for the Matador Class of 2020 on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Due to the Matador Stadium rebuild project, the graduation ceremony will take place at Canyon High School Stadium, 1510 IH 35 in New Braunfels, at 8 p.m. Due to social distancing guidelines, each graduate may have a total of 5 guests attend and the stands will be marked for family groups of five. Two year olds and younger do not need a ticket. Wristbands will be provided to graduates for their guests. “We are fortunate t...

Governor lays out plan to reopen more across the Lone Star State

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) – Much more of Texas will be open for business following Governor Greg Abbott’s rollout of Phase II of his Open Texas Plan. During his address on Monday, Abbott announced several key dates for the reopening of several businesses, programs, and sporting events. In addressing the state’s “safe and strategic” opening. Abbott outlined many changes that were effective immediately. “As you know barbershops and hair salons as well as gyms are already open. Effective today, other personal service businesses will also be able to open. Additionally, beginning today, businesses located in office buildings, they are abl...

Seguin ISD looking to move up its start date this fall

Monday, May 18, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — There is a good chance that Seguin ISD students this fall will be returning to school one week earlier. Instead of returning on Aug. 20, students could be heading back to class on Aug. 13. The start date for the 2020-2021 school year, however, might be just the only thing that school district officials can really begin to plan as they still face many unknowns during this COVID-19 pandemic. Trustees met Thursday night to begin discussion on possible changes to what had already been its adopted school calendar. In fact, the calendar for the upcomin...

Food bank, Caterpillar offering food distribution day

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Joe Martin, Seguin Gazette The New Braunfels Food Bank and a local manufacturing company are partnering together to provide the community with food in a big way. Caterpillar is joining with the area food pantry with the hopes of feeding about 1,000 families from around the area with a food distribution event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Caterpillar, 1720 W. Kingsbury. Dozens of volunteers are slated to disperse about a hundred pounds of food to each family, New Braunfels Food Bank Programs Manager Junarin Abueg said. “We try to average over 100 pounds since our goal for this meg...

Seguin Economic Development Corporation and Seguin ISD host Seguin Career Day for Seguin, Marion, and Navarro HS Seniors

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

SEGUIN, TX – On April 28, 2021, local high school seniors from Seguin ISD, Navarro ISD, and Marion ISD will gather at Seguin High School’s Wellness Center to participate in Seguin Career Day, an interactive and dynamic experience that facilitates a connection between high school students and local Seguin businesses. Seguin Career Day is an event implemented by the Seguin Economic Development Corporation to ensure the long-term viability of employers within the Seguin community. For years, Seguin employers have reported a sizeable gap between the talent that they need to keep growing their businesses and the talent they can find. Ove...

Navarro ISD students return to face to face instruction

Monday, March 29, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Geronimo) — The Navarro ISD will be pushing through these final months of school with students all back in the classroom. After it’s return from Spring Break, the school district ended its remote learning option for students. That’s according to Lacey Gosch, the chief academic officer for the Navarro ISD. “Our remote learning ended based on the decision of the school board and superintendent for remote learning of choice. Now, we are continuing remote learning in other situations so for example, if you were exposed and need to quarantine, you could go to remote learning fo...

Seguin ISD begins round two of its 2019 bond projects

Monday, March 29, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Seguin) — The pandemic hasn’t put a halt on the Segun ISD’s 2019 bond issue projects. In fact, the district is pretty much still intact with its original timeline for not only the rebuild and remodel of A.J. Briesemeister Middle School but also for the partial renovation of Jefferson Avenue Elementary School. On May, 4, 2019, Seguin ISD approved a $64.7 million bond package. Included in that package was $39 million for the total renovation of Briesemeister at its current site and $3.9 million for the renovation of the south building at Jefferson. Seguin ISD Chie...

Drinking water, ready to eat meals being delivered to families in Guadalupe County

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Cindy Aguirre (Guadalupe County) – With the lack of good drinking water still being a main concern in Guadalupe County, officials have reportedly been hard at work trying to make sure that water gets into the hands of those who need it. Patrick Pinder, the Guadalupe County emergency management officer, says the county was thankful on Monday to have taken possession of a FEMA truck. He says the truck contained 32 pallets of MRE’s (Meal Ready to Eat). He says all county staff members have also been hard at work ensuring bottled water to communities across th...

City pumps brakes on Holiday Stroll

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Dalondo Moultrie The Seguin Gazette Santa and Mrs. Claus make their way into town on a Seguin Fire Department fire truck during the Holiday Stroll Parade on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Felicia Frazar - The Seguin Gazette Dwindling participation and the recent increase in coronavirus cases locally led officials to cancel Seguin’s annual Holiday Stroll Parade. The cancelation marks the first time in 30 years that officials have pulled the plug on the parade, Seguin Parks and Recreation Director Jack Jones said. “COVID got us,” he said. “I really hope next year, 2021, is better and that all of the events the city has don...

New mayor, council members take seats in Seguin

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today Darren Dunn (Seguin) — It was the end of the line for outgoing members of the Seguin City Council as new members were officially sworn into office. New Mayor Donna Dodgen, returning Councilman Chris Rangel, and three newcomers — Sonia Mendez, Monica Napier Carter and Joe Rea were all sworn-in during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Before the newly elected officials took their seats, outgoing members each took time to thank the community for the opportunity to serve. Mayor Don Keil and council members Jet Crabb, Ernest Leal, and Fonda Mathis were all unable to seek reelection du...

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Seguin ISD offers glimpse into back-to-school strategy

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Felicia Frazar, The Seguin Gazette Seguin ISD said a delayed start to the new school year is possible, but not set in stone yet. In a virtual townhall meeting on Wednesday night, Seguin ISD Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez explained the district’s plans for moving forward with the 2020-2021 school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. While some districts have announced a delayed start — some as late as Sept. 8 — Seguin ISD hasn’t made that determination, just yet, Gutierrez said. In surveying the district staff, 80% of the 700 employees that responded said they supported pushing back the start date. The district is looking to th...

Food distributions serve up 200,000 pounds of food

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Joe Martin, The Seguin Gazette GUADALUPE COUNTY — More than 1,000 community members from across the county filled their pantries Thursday through two separate food distributions serving nearly 200,000 pounds of food. Guadalupe County resident Abigail Flores waited patiently in her vehicle amongst hundreds of others at the Byron P. Steele High School parking lot to receive food. Flores braved the 100-degree weather to fill her trunk with myriad morsels, but the food she would receive Thursday afternoon was not entirely for her, she said. “I’m here for groceries,” she said. “I have some neighbors too that are in need, so I don’t min...

Food bank, Caterpillar offering food distribution day

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Joe Martin Seguin Gazette The New Braunfels Food Bank and a local manufacturing company are partnering together to provide the community with a food in a big way. Caterpillar is joining with the local food pantry with the hopes of feeding about 1,000 families from around the area with a food distribution event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Caterpillar, 1720 W. Kingsbury. Dozens of volunteers are slated to disperse about a hundred pounds of food to each family, New Braunfels Food Bank Programs Manager Junarin Abueg said. “We try to average over 100 pounds since our goal for thi...

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