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The Stonewall Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to host a "meet-and-greet" with the Fredericksburg School Board candidates Tuesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. at the Stonewall Chamber, 250 Peach Street. All six candidates are expected to be in attendance along with the PAC School Bond Board and members of the FISD Education Foundation. FISD candidates will be available to field questions, address the upcoming bond and light refreshments will be […]

The City of Kerrville municipal offices will be closed Friday, April 15, in observance of Good Friday and the Easter holiday. Additionally, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will be closed April 15-17, and will resume regular business hours on Monday, April 18. The city's secretary's office will be closed Friday, April 15.  Individuals needing assistance can email City Secretary Shelley McElhannon at shelley.mcelhannon@kerrvilletx.gov. The Parks and Recreation Department Office located at Kerrville-Schreiner Park, […]

The Kerrville Planning and Zoning Commission met last Thursday, April 7, and unanimously voted to recommend approval of a request that will rezone a portion of the property south of Riverhill from "RE" to "R-3". This change will allow for a planned development of up to 368 multi-story apartment "affordable" units to be constructed. This action forwards the request to the City Council who will vote on it in two […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has announced that Hill Country River Rat, Inc. will soon begin operating a pedal boat cruise at Knapp Park as an opportunity supported by Kerrville 2050, the city's comprehensive master plan.  As part of a specific action item, this will expand paddle boat operations and provide them at other river parks.   According to the City, the boat engages participants and is pedaled by 12 […]

The City of Fredericksburg has named Garret Bonn as the interim director of Development Services, filling the vacancy left from Jason Lutz, who was terminated from this position earlier this week.  Bonn had been serving as the city's Assistant City Engineer.Lutz was terminated from his position on March 25th by Assistant City Manager Clinton Bailey, and the decision was finalized after an appeal was declined on March 31st. According to the […]

Early voting for the May 7, 2022 city and school board elections in Fredericksburg begins Monday, April 25th.  It is important to note that there are two separate sites for the Fredericksburg City Council election and the Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees election. Three of seven seats are up for election for FISD Board of Trustees.  Early voting for these spots will take place at the Gillespie County […]

On Wednesday, the Kerrville Police Department issued a press release regarding the threat of violence at Tivy High School last week, and at Hal Peterson Middle School earlier this week.  The Kerrville Independent School District forwarded the KPD press release via email to all KISD parents and guardians. The Kerrville Police Department's Criminal Investigation Unit, working alongside School Resource Officers and School staff were able to quickly identify the suspects […]

The Kerrville City Council held a ribbon cutting recently to kick off drainage improvements, part of the Master Drainage Improvement plan approved by City Council in 2019. This project consists of drainage improvements to help address storm water runoff in that area. The Lower Louis Street drainage project was designed by Hewitt Engineering, Inc. and contracted to be built by M&C Fonseca.  Initial work on the $1,768,775 project began January 3, […]

A former recreation director for the Hill Country Youth Ranch has been indicted on two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, stemming from an arrest in February 2021.  Court documents state that Richard Hernandez, Jr. is accused having sexual relations with a 16-year old male in 2021, after first exchanging inapproprial pictures with the teenager via Instagram. Within a two-month time frame in and around February, 2021, three employees […]