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The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has released its 2024 Activity Guide which is available online at https://kerrvilletx.gov/2024 Activity Guide and will be mailed to more than 8,000 homes in Kerrville over the next few days.  The guides are also available to be picked up from the Kerrville Parks and Recreation office, library, or city hall.  "If you find yourself saying 'there's nothing to do in Kerrville,' then […]

The City of Kerrville is currently taking applications for the Senior Services Advisory Board through March 8.  Appointments shall occur March 26. The city secretary's office accepts applications for all city boards throughout the year, and persons interested should submit the board application specific to the board for which they are applying.  Applications are available online at the city's website at https://kerrvilletx.gov/957/Boards-Commissions, or by dropping by the city secretary's office […]

The City of Kerrville has announced it's launching its first Citizen's Academy.  The Citizen's Academy aims to engage the community by providing a better understanding of the city's operations and the wide range of services it offers.  Along with classroom sessions, the Citizen's Academy is offering an immersive experience with tours of city facilities, including the water production plant, wastewater treatment facility, police and fire stations, various parks and the […]

Current technical issues with the Department of Veterans Administration crisis hotline system have the Kerr County Veterans Service office issuing a notice to area military veterans after some callers reported having intermittent trouble accessing the VA Veterans Crisis Line, according to Kerr County Veterans Service Officer Jennifer Sanchez.  "This issue may directly impact veterans who are seeking support by calling the 988 hotline, then pressing 1," Sanchez said.  The federal […]

The City of Kerrville has announced that Megaacrete, a new joint venture between Florida-based companies Litecrete and Aercon, will have its headquarters in Kerrville.  This joint venture aims to redefine North America's Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Industry, according to a press release. Litecrete, a 30-year old steel fabrication company, is owned by Mexico's Zambrano family, a founding member of Cemex, the third-largest cement/concrete company in the world. Aercon, owned by […]

Kerr County veterans who might have submitted documents with the Kerr County Veterans Service Office since it opened in 2015 are being sought now to retrieve those papers.  "We have many people who have left original documents with us for whatever process we were helping them with, and, while we are sure those documents are important to our veterans and they should be preserved, we simply do not have the […]

The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department is now selling parking passes to view the April 8 total eclipse at the Kerrville Sports Complex.  A limited number of parking passes will be sold for regular-sized family vehicles to stay at the KSC to view the eclipse.  Prepurchasing a parking pass is the best way to ensure there is a place to go on that day, according to city officials. […]

The City of Fredericksburg is encouraging dog and cat owners to vaccinate their pets against rabies. A clinic with discounted shots and services will be offered at the City of Fredericksburg Consolidated Warehouse, 233 Friendship Lane, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Only cash and checks will be accepted at the clinic. The state of Texas requires that dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies by 4 months of age, […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration encourages consumers to check their medicine cabinets for Robitussin cough syrup products following an active recall on two products due to microbial contamination.  The two products impacted by this recall are Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult.  For the affected products' lot numbers and expiry dates, visit www.fda.gov. Consuming this contaminated product could result in a fungal […]