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The Better Business Bureau is urging people to use caution as they hire potentially untrustworthy contractors.  According to the BBB, while many reputable contractors respond to hard-hit areas to help with repairs, some lack proper licensing, offer quick fixes or make promises they can't keep. The BBB recommends the following tips to avoid falling victim to contractor scams: ~Review your insurance policy.  Contact an insurance provider as soon as possible […]

The City of Kerrville is currently taking applications for the Building Board of Adjustment and Appeals. The City secretary's office accepts applications for all city boards throughout the year.  Persons interested should submit the board application specific to the board for which they are applying.  Applications are available online on the city's website at https://kerrvilletx.gov/957/Boards-Commissions, or by dropping by the city secretary's office in city hall. Completed applications should be […]

The driver of a vehicle that crashed while fleeing from a Kerrville Police officer on Saturday, May 24, has been identified as Kerrville resident Jose Alberto Montes, 27 years of age. On Saturday, May 25 at about 10:35 p.m., an officer from the Kerrville Police Department observed a headlight was out on the 2012 Chevrolet pickup driven by Montes.  The officer turned on his overhead emergency lights to conduct a […]

The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library is inviting families, friends, and readers of all ages to celebrate the start of Summer Reading 2025 to its Kick-Off Party on Saturday, May 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This free, family-friendly event is packed with excitement, energy, and a little something for everyone.  Friends of the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library are also showing their support by having the bookstore open during this event. Crafts […]

A Kerrville Police Department officer initiated a traffic stop on May 24, at approximately 10:35 p.m. for an equipment violation on a 2012 Chevrolet pickup which was travelling north in the 600 block of Harper Road.  According to KPD, the truck immediately accelerated away from the officer's marked patrol unit and fled north on Harper Road.  The driver and sole occupant of the truck lost control of the vehicle, leaving […]

The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library welcomes author and former Schreiner University English faculty and Honors Program Director Jacqueline Burton as the facilitator for this month's session of "Digging for Gold: Creative Writing," the second of several workshops aimed at unlocking new ideas and perspectives through writing prompts.  Throughout the workshop, Burton will emphasize the power of memories.  Participants will engage in several activities designed to foster self-discovery and reflection. The workshop […]

The National Museum of the Pacific War has scheduled a weapons demonstration with gunfire and a flamethrower at the Pacific Combat Zone, 508 E. Austin St., on Saturday, May 24 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Both presentations are part of the museum's Road to Victory events. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for World War II veterans. For more information, visit www.pacificwarmuseum.org.

A Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 24, at 9 a.m. at S. Mary's Catholic Cemetary.  For more information, contact Wesley Crenwelge at 830-997-9523. The annual Memorial Day ceremony at the War Memorial Monument in front of the Gillespie County Courthouse will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 26.  The ceremony is sponsored by the Veterans Council of Gillespie County and will include the reading of […]

The City of Kerrville wants to remind residents that there is no change to residential solid waste customers' trash service on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26.  Republic Services will pick up trash as normally scheduled. Additional solid waste collection information is available online at www.kerrvilletx.gov.