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The Kerrville City Council has proclaimed October 2023 as Hill Country Night Sky Month in celebration of growing regional efforts to preserve the night skies and also to shed light on the two upcoming solar eclipses.  There will be an annular eclipse on October 14, 2023, followed by a total eclipse on April 8, 2024. In the fall of 2022, the city council also adopted an outdoor lighting ordinance to […]

The City of Kerrville has scheduled the 2024 "Street Banner Sign-Up Day," a lottery-style scheduling event, for Monday, December 11, beginning at 10 a.m. at Kerrville City Hall, 701 Main Street.  Any social or educational institution, religious, non-profit or youth organization is invited to this event for the opportunity to select the location of their choice to display a banner.  Banners will be installed for a period not to exceed […]

The City of Kerrville and its contractor, M&C Fonseca, will begin work on completing a sewer line along Knapp Road beginning Monday, October 9.  Construction is expected to last approximately seven days and will require a full road closure.  The city says that the front entrance to Raising Canes and surrounding businesses will still remain accessible to patrons. City officials say that the week-long closure is necessary to help assure […]

The Schreiner Nursing Program will be hosting a Health Fair for both students and members of the community on Wednesday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center on the Schreiner University campus.  Some of the scheduled presenters include representatives from Peterson Health, numerous health-related organizations, and select area businesses. "We are offering the Health Fair because it will be informative on health and […]

The League of Women Voters of the Hill Country Texas has scheduled 'Voter 101' at the Dietert Center, a class which is intended to present the most current information about voting in Kerr County.  Heather Farmer, the Civics Education Coordinator for the LWV Hill Country Texas, will be explaining the specifics and mechanics of voting in Kerr County, including changes to the state's voting laws, information regarding upcoming elections, and […]

The Kerrville Police Department and Kerrville Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (KCPAAA) have announced the 2023 Blue Santa program is now underway.  The program's goal is to help qualified Kerr County families provide some assistance during the holidays for their children, ages 13 and younger.  Blue Santa distributes clothing and toys for the children, and the Kerrville Rotary Club provides generous packages of food for the families. Anyone wanting more […]

Kerrville Municipal Court Judge Lucy Pearson swore in Dalton Rice as the City of Kerrville's new city manager Monday in a short ceremony at city hall.  Rice was joined for the swearing in by his wife, Anna, and their three children. Rice comes to Kerrville after most recently serving as the city manager at Morgan's Point Resort near Temple.  He has more than 13 years of service to his country […]

The National Alliance on Mental Illness - Kerrville will be hosting an information table at River Hills Mall center court on Saturday, September 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and all information is provided free of charge.  There will be two members of NAMI Kerrville available on site to answer questions. NAMI Kerrville is an affiliate of both NAMI Texas and NAMI US, and the local chapter meets monthly […]

Kerr County residents who would like to vote in the November Constitutional Amendment Election, but who are not registered to vote have until the October 10, 2023 deadline to sign up.  Anyone who wants to know if they are already registered to vote can visit www.votetexas.gov/register/index.html.  This same site allows voters to update their voter registration information. Individuals wanting to register to vote in-person in Kerr County can visit the […]