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The City of Kerrville municipal offices will be closed Friday, April 18, in observance of Good Friday and the Easter holiday.  The city secretary's office will also be closed on Friday.  Those needing assistance can email City Secretary Shelley McElhannon at Shelley.mcelhannon@kerrvilletx.gov. The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will be closed Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20 in observance of the Easter holiday. All municipal offices and the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library […]

The Kerr Regional History Center is set to unveil the opening of an exhibit to help celebrate the upcoming 75th Anniversary of Louise Hays Park on April 26 in the park.  On Saturday, April 12 at 2 p.m., visitors can learn more about the history about the "Park built in a Day," and sign the "Happy Anniversary" card for the park. The exhibit is free and open to the public […]

Hill Country Drive will be closed entirely from Highway 16 to Cully Drive this Saturday, April 12, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.  This closure is being made in an effort to complete the portion of the sidewalk improvements on Hill Country Drive sooner and allow the contractor, J3 Company, LLC, to work when there is less traffic. For more information, contact the Kerrville Public Works Department at (830) 258-1221.

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 […]