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Kerr County will conduct a county-wide test of its emergency warning systems on Thursday, April 2, between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The test will include the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which sends alerts to all mobile devices in the area, as well as the CodeRED notification system for registered users.  Residents may receive alerts on their mobile phones during this time.  Additionally, CodeRED subscribers may receive […]

On Friday the Cambridge Elementary School in Alamo Heights Independent School District was named in honor of an 8-year-old who died in the July 4 Hill Country floods.  Kellyanne Lytal was among the 27 girls lost from Camp Mystic in the floods. Kellyanne was a student at the school.  "Kellyanne had so many memories on this playground," said Malorie Lytal, Kellyanne's mother.  "We spent a ton of time here, from […]

The Boerne Police Department is set to host "Coffee with a Cop," an event which offers an opportunity to get to know the men and women serving the community and ask questions.  The event runs from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 4 at Black Rifle Coffee Company. For more information, visit Boerne PD's Facebook page.

The City of Fredericksburg has approved temporary parking reservations for Friday, March 27 to support a Texas Tourism commercial shoot happening along East and West Main Street.  Some parking will be blocked off at 7 a.m. and continue until the shoot is completed. Parking areas and times will include: 20 spaces on East Main (12-5 p.m.) and West Main (4-9 p.m.), along with 12 spaces on South Main Streets (4-9 […]

Kerr County Animal Control has announced its second positive rabies confirmation for 2026 - this time in a bat found in Center Point.  A KCAS officer collected the bat on Saturday, March 21, and it was preserved properly before being sent for testing on Monday, March 23.  "We received word late yesterday, March 25, that the bat had tested positive for rabies," KCAS Director Reagan Givens said. In keeping with […]

A San Antonio woman and former financial advisor who had an office in Boerne pleaded guilty last week for her alleged role in a Ponzi scheme with two Lubbock businessmen.  According to the Department of Justice, Brooklyn Chandler Willy, 46, took the plea on the following 10 charges: ~six counts of wire fraud ~one count of wire fraud conspiracy ~one count of money laundering conspiracy ~one count of engaging in […]

The legal team for Camp Mystic has filed an appeal against a court order that shut down its Guadalupe campus, where 27 campers and counselors died in the July 4th flood.  The appeal comes one month after hundreds packed a Travis County courtroom for a hearing on whether the camp could alter or use buildings at the Guadalupe site. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted a temporary injunction filed by Brad […]

The Hill Country Community Needs Council received a $100,000 matching grant from the Dian Graves Owen Foundation, and its "Something from the Heart" campaign is now in effect.  Through Tuesday, March 31, every donation will be doubled to help support neighbors in need. Donations may be made online at www.needscouncil.org, in person at 1904 N. LLano St. or via mail at P.O. Box 73, Fredericksburg, TX 78624.  (Mailed donations postmarked […]

Fredericksburg Independent School District is offering tours of the Fredericksburg High School, located at 1107 Texas 16 South, on April 10-12. Community members can take part in the tours while listening to FISD staff members give presentations on the proposed $160 million bond, which was approved for a May election earlier this year. For more information, visit www.fisd.org.