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The Kerr County Veterans Service Office has announced that Chase Allsup, a United States Marine Corps veteran, has been hired as its new assistant veterans service officer. Allsup was chosen after rounds of interviews by the Kerr County Veterans Service Advisory Board, and then was officially hired August 14 after garnering unanimous approval from the Kerr County Commissioners' Court, and will be responsible for incoming veterans of the U.S. Armed […]

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has started selling its annual hunting and fishing licenses, and reminds hunters and anglers that 2023 licenses expire at the end of August. More than 2.7 million licenses are sold each year, according to the state agency. The money raised by those sales goes to conservation efforts and programs. Along with the annual digital licenses, TPWD is also offering Youth Hunting, Lifetime Hunting and […]

The City of Kerrville is now accepting applications for the Kerrville Area Youth Leadership Academy (KAYLA), which was created to help develop youth leaders committed to learning about local government. KAYLA also provides an overview of the complexity and variety of the many opportunities available through public service. KAYLA meets the second Thursday of each month (October - April) from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Students must be Kerr County residents […]

Kerr County officials have announced the first-ever Kerr County Emergency Preparedness Expo scheduled for Saturday, September 30, in the Happy State Bank Expo Hall at the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX-27 in Kerrville. "The best way to experience any disaster is to meet it head-on, be well-prepared and armed with the knowledge of how to deal with it," said Kerr County Emergency Management Management Coordinator Dub Thomas. The […]

The City of Fredericksburg is currently updating its Comprehensive Plan and Parks Master Plan and is seeking the public's input. The Plan will help the City guide the growth and development of Fredericksburg in a manner that "reflects the community's desired character." The City says it takes the opinions of all citizens very seriously, and all answers will remain anonymous. The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete. The City […]

The Kerrville City Council voted Thursday night to negotiate an employment contract with Dalton Rice to be the new city manager. Rice is currently the city manager at Morgan's Point Resort in Central Texas near Temple. Rice has more than 13 years of service to his country as a member of the United States Army and eight years in municipal government. He has served as the city manager at Morgan's […]

The City of Fredericksburg's Oktoberfest has been nominated in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards for Best Oktoberfest in the country. Oktoberfest originally began in 1810 with a huge party celebrating the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese. The German festival is now recreated in many cities all across the United States. USA Today has selected 20 Oktoberfest events that have been nominated for their […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the fourth annual "Kerrville River Roadster Show" on Saturday, August 26, at 4 p.m. The free event will take place at the Kerrville Sports Complex, 117 Sweeper Lane, and will showcase vehicles of all sizes, types, colors and speeds. Attendees can purchase food and drinks on site and enjoy free music provided by "The Flashbacks" beginning at 4:30 p.m. Anyone interested […]

The Kerr Regional History Center will be hosting The League of Women Voters - Hill Country Texas on Saturday, August 12, at 2 p.m., for an information session led by Heather Farmer. The Presentation is a part of the touring exhibit, "Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas," an exhibition curated by the Woman's Collection of Texas Woman's University Library and produced by Humanities Texas. Saturday's presentation will […]