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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 […]

Kerr County Environmental Health has announced that it will close temporarily from August 14-18 as its offices are relocated from the courthouse annex basement to a new location. County officials confirm that the new location will be Suite 100 of the county-owned building at 550 Earl Garret Street ,in Kerrville, starting on Monday, August 21. The Kerr County Environmental Health On-Site Sewage Facilities department is responsible for ensuring that all […]

Summer may be officially coming to a close, but area kids have one last opportunity to have some fun by taking part in the Kerrville "Kids Triathlon" and "Wet N Wag" on Saturday, August 12. The 27th annual "Kids Triathlon" will take place in Singing Winds Park on Saturday, August 12, beginning at 9 a.m., and all children ages pre-K to 18 are invited to participate. Pre-registration will continue through […]

On Monday, the Gillespie County Communications Center reported a "large, grass fire" which has burned roughly 45 acres near Fredericksburg. The Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire, named the Orchard Fire, has caused several street closures. Ranch Road 1631 is closed near Klaerner Road and the Palo Alto Creek. RR 1631 is closed about three miles outside of Fredericksburg. As of Monday afternoon, multiple fire departments were on the […]