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The Kerrville Municipal Court is accepting applications from area teenagers who will be in eighth grade or high school during the 2025-26 school year to volunteer in the Kerrville Teen Court. The Kerrville Teen Court is a court run by the Kerrville Municipal Court for minors between the ages of 12-18 years of age who have been charged with a Class C misdemeanor.  Each teen defendants is defended and prosecuted […]

The Kerr County Community Emergency Response Team is asking for a few good men or women to step forward as new recruits willing to do a little training and then be at-the-ready to help their neighbors if a time of need arises.  CERT members are deployed in the immediate aftermath of a disaster (natural or manmade) and arrive on the scene even before uniformed emergency units.  Oftentimes, they are relied […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual Skateboard Competition this Saturday, April 12, at the Skate Park in Singing Wind Park, 2320 Singing Wind Drive.  Skaters of all ages are invited to showcase their best tricks and compete for top honors in their age division. Participants are expected to arrive by 9:30 a.m. for check-in and a warm-up prior to the competition starting at 10 a.m.  Each […]

The League of Women Voters-Hill Country is now offering  free Voter Guides for the May 3, 2025 General Election.  Printed Voter Guides can be downloaded by visiting https://www.lwvhillcountrytexas.org/.  VOTE411.org is a League website which provides the election information on the candidates: a voter enters the address on their Voter Registration card to access the information. Deadline Dates for Local Elections on Saturday, May 3, 2025: ~Voting by Mail: Tuesday, April […]

Beginning April 14, the City of Kerrville's contractor for the Knapp Project, M.C. Fonseca, will be detouring traffic on Louis, Bobwhite and Commerce streets.  This detour should continue through May 2. Local residents will have access to their driveways, but all other traffic should avoid this area. For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (830) 258-1221.

The City of Kerrville and its contractor, J3 Company, LLC, will continue work on the southern portion of Hill Country Drive for the pedestrian improvements starting Friday, April 4.  Work in this area should be completed by the end of April. The project, funded by the City of Kerrville and the Texas Department of Transportation's Transportation Alternative Set-Aside (TASA) program, aims to improve the form and function of the City's […]

Schreiner University invites the public to attend the 7th Annual Spring Concert to help celebrate 2025 RECALL on Saturday, April 26, from 4:30-10:30 p.m., at the Trailhead Beer Garden on campus at 2100 Memorial Blvd., in Kerrville. Featured performers include Coastal Club, Cash Byers, Kay O'Neill, and Clint Alford & Justin Jenkins. The family-friendly event kicks off Friday evening at 6 p.m. with Glow Bowling at the Robbins-Lewis Pavilion, followed […]

Schreiner University is hosting its Spring Giving Week from April 7-11, a dedicated initiative to bolster the Hill Country College Fund (HCCF).  This fund provides tuition assistance to qualifying students from Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, and Real Counties.  Danielle Jenschke, Director of Development, notes that the HCCF ensures that financial barriers do not hinder students' educational aspirations. Quick Facts about the HCCF: ~Annual Goal: Raise $700,000 to support […]

The City of Kerrville has announced its hiring of Jay Brimhall as its new Parks and Recreation Department director starting in late May.  Brimhall brings more than a decade of leadership experience as community services director for the City of Show Low, Arizona.  In that role, he led efforts to develop parks, expand trail systems, enhance recreation facilities, and grow youth and adult sports programs, with a focus on creating […]