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It is advised to avoid travel during bad weather unless absolutely necessary, but some individuals will still find themselves on the roadways during a winter storm.  Here are five tips to help you drive safely in winter weather, according to Verify this.com. ~ If you skid, look and steer in the direction you want to go.  As soon as you feel your car start to slide, stop accelerating, and drive […]

Texas power grid operator ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 6-10 as a large part of Texas is expected to see temperatures dip below freezing during this timeframe.  ERCOT says that grid conditions are expected to be normal this time and are not asking people to conserve.  There is no talk of outages.  The ERCOT website shows the grid is expected to have plenty of capacity to handle […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department is set to host a free interpretive hike with hot cocoa on Saturday, January 11 at 10 a.m. at Kerrville-Schreiner Park, 2385 Bandera Highway.  Texas Master Naturalists and the Riverside Nature Center will join to teach participants about the wildlife found in the park.  The hike will cover approximately one mile of trail, offering excellent views and a chance to celebrate nature as a […]

Individuals interested in running on the ballot for Kerrville City Council Place One or Place Two in the May 3, 2025 general election can pick up a candidate application packet in the city secretary's office, located at City Hall, 701 Main Street.  The city secretary office is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  (Note:  Monday, January 20 is a holiday, and City Hall will be closed.) […]

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 […]