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The City of Fredericksburg is set to host its Countdown to 2025 to ring in the New Year Tuesday, December 31 from 3-6:30 p.m. at Marktplatz. The event is free and will feature plenty of activities for the entire family including inflatables, a trackless train, the Monster Mural, face painting, music, a 360-degree photo booth, animal encounters and a magic show.  The countdown will conclude with a video presentation and […]

Kerr County commissioners are reminding citizens to exercise caution when using fireworks as people ring in the New Year 2025.  "The public is encouraged to exercise caution, voluntary restraint and sound judgement in any and all use of fireworks during these windy conditions," said Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly. The legal sale of fireworks is continuing, according to Kerr County officials.  The statutory time period to limit the use of […]

The City of Kerrville's residential solid waste customers will experience changes to their garbage collection schedule during the upcoming holiday season, and the holiday schedule will include a special collection of bagged garbage only for residential customers.  The Special Collection allows residents to discard extra trash from Christmas Day. ~Tuesday, Dec. 24:  Landfill closes at 2 p.m. ~Wednesday, Dec. 25:  No garbage collection; Landfill will be closed ~Thursday, Dec. 26:  […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about sensitive child images transmitted from a location in Kerr County during the month of November.  An investigation initiated by the KCSO Criminal Investigations Division (CID) determined that the source of the transmitted images was from a residence in the 2000 block of Zysko Lane in Kerrville. The Special Operations Division (SOD) […]

The City of Kerrville municipal offices, including the city secretary's office, and the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will be closed Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday, and Wednesday, January 1 in observance of the New Year holiday.  Anyone needing assistance can email City Secretary Shelley McElhannon at shelley.mcelhannon@kerrvilletx.gov. The Parks and Recreation Department Office located at Kerrville-Schreiner Park will be closed on Christmas Day […]

Most Kerr County offices will be closed for two days next week so that county employees can join their family and friends in celebrating Christmas.  Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24-25, will be the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram, the county's 550 Earl Garrett Street campus in Kerrville and others. Business hours will resume as normally […]

Kerr County Commissioners unanimously supported a 7% county Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) for short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas of the county.  The matter is now in the hands of Texas Senator (District 24) Pete Flores who will take it to the Texas Legislature. "What we want our local community to understand is that this proposed fee would not be on any rentals more than 30 days, and it would […]

The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library is hosting an ornament-making party this Friday, December 20 at 2 p.m., designed specifically for children.  Kids who attend will have the opportunity to exercise their creativity and craft a festive Christmas picture frame ornament. The event will take place in the library meeting room on the first floor, and the library will supply all of the necessary materials for this craft.  Registration is required for […]

The Kerrville Police Department has confirmed that they will be ramping up traffic enforcement thanks to a grant funded through the Texas Department of Transportation Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP).  Additional officers will be working traffic enforcement on an overtime basis beginning December 16, 2024 through January 1, 2025. During this time frame, KPD officers will be conducting extra traffic enforcement patrols with the goal of encouraging safe driving throughout […]