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Where to dispose of your live Christmas trees Gillespie County residents are being offered live Christmas tree disposal as part of the regular brush chipping service if they have active garbage collection accounts with the City of Fredericksburg.  This service is offered the same day as a customer's regular garbage collection day. Residents are asked to completely dispose of decorations on the tree before trees are picked up.  For more […]

The Kerrville Police Department has confirmed the identity of the person who was found deceased in the Guadalupe River on Wednesday, December 28 as being Joshua Michael Tally, 25, of Kerrville.  Tally was reported missing from his residence in the 1000 block of Guadalupe Street on the afternoon of December 25. On Wednesday, December 28, at 2:40 p.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter located a body in Nimitz […]

The City of Kerrville has announced that all lodging operators within the City of Kerrville and the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), including short-term rentals (STR'S), are required to collect, report, and remit occupancy tax as outlined by the State of Texas and the City of Kerrville.  On September 27, 2022, the city council adopted ordinance 2022-28 amending the city's Zoning Code Land Use Table outlining which zoning districts short-term rentals are permitted […]

The City of Kerrville will begin accepting applications for persons interested in running on the May 6, 2023 ballot for a place on the Kerrville City Council beginning Tuesday, January 3, 2023.  Application packets can be picked up in the City Secretary Office at City Hall, 701 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first day for filing an application is Wednesday, January 18, 2023, and the last […]

A jury has awarded $12.1 million to the families of those killed in a 2019 plane crash which occurred in April, 2019.  The six people aboard the twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 perished after it crashed roughly six miles northwest of the Kerrville Municipal Airport at 9 AM on April 22, 2019. A Harris County probate court jury found that the company in which the pilot worked was liable for the incident.  […]

Kerrville's Tivy High School held a "Buckle Up" sign ceremony Monday In memory of Tivy High School student and varsity football player David Palestrant who lost his life in an automobile accident in October 2021.  David Palestrant was ejected during a roll-over accident on Interstate 10, and police reports state that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.  The driver of the vehicle was arrested for DWI. […]

The Llano County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a man armed with a gun died after being shot by Llano County deputies early Sunday morning. According to a press release, a 911 call was made at 5:50 a.m., saying that a man with a gun had fired a shot. Deputies responded to the home on Eula Lane in Kingsland, where they found a man, identified as Justin Harrod, in the […]

The City of Kerrville Street Division has announced that traffic will be limited to one lane on the historic Arcadia Loop Bridge beginning Tuesday, October 25, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. due to crews repairing damage to the guardrails and protective columns.  According to a press release, the damage was the result of a recent vehicle accident at the site, and the project is expected to last approximately two […]