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The National Alliance on Mental Illness - Kerrville - has announced that Dr. Tiffany Culver, Ph.D will be its featured speaker for the September meeting, Thursday, September 22, at 6 p.m.in Rooms C & D at the Dietert Center, 451 Guadalupe Street, in Kerrville.  Culver is an Assistant Professor of Psychology Human Performance and Behavior at Schreiner University. The focus of September's meeting is Mental Health Matters:  An Introduction to the American Foundation […]

Fredericksburg's Convention and Visitor Bureau has named Brady Closson as the city's newest CVB President/CEO.  According to chair of the FCVB, Doug Cochran, "We are excited to bring Brady onboard to continue to move Fredericksburg and Gillespie County forward as one of the premier travel experiences in Texas." Previously, Closson helped serve as a consultant with the Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureaus, and also oversaw numerous annual festivals.  He was also […]

On Monday, the H-E-B debit account program will officially launch for Texas shoppers, according to a press release.  The grocery store chain says it will offer customers a new way to pay for their groceries and home goods, along with added savings. The debit card has multiple benefits like 5 percent cash back on H-E-B brand items, two days earlier payments with direct deposit, free cash withdrawals at H-E-B branded […]

Kerr County is currently seeking additional County Emergency Response Team (CERT) members and has scheduled an open house and recruitment day event for Saturday, September 24, at the Kerr County Sheriff's Office Training Room, 400 Clearwater Paseo.  CERT members are trained to stand ready to help their neighbors in crisis, oftentimes before emergency units can reach the area. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "If you are […]

Gillespie County officials announced Wednesday that the county's burn ban has been lifted.  The county says that the recent moisture will allow landowners to "catch up on burn needs." Gillespie County Judge Mark Stroeher consulted with Gillespie County Fire Marshal Steve Olfers, who said the chiefs of the county's rural fire departments felt there was sufficient recent moisture, along with forecasts for more moisture and higher humidity, to lift the […]

Some residents of Bandera County recently announced that they have organized a search party for Jordan Tomkins, 25, who has been reported missing since late April.  Tomkins was last seen walking alone on PR 37 on April 22 and is 5'3" tall, 130 pounds, with brown eyes, short, dark-blond hair and has tattoos. Bandera County officials report that two of four people reported missing in the county since April have been […]

The Kerrville Police Department and the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, along with the City of Kerrville Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, Kerr County Constables, members of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Game Wardens and other area law enforcement officers, will be conducting a joint two-day training exercise in crisis response at the site of the former Hal Peterson Middle School, 1607 Sidney Baker Street. This joint training […]

The oldest county fair in Texas kicks off in Gillespie County Thursday at 5 p.m. with free admission to the Gillespie County FairGrounds. There will be free Tejano concerts provided by Erik Y. Massores. The 2022 fair is expected to draw people from around the county and the Texas Hill Country who want to see the scheduled horse racing, parade, queen's contest, livestock exhibitions and enjoy the musical entertainment. The […]

Border authorities seized a record amount of the synthetic opioid fentanyl in July, most of which came through U.S. ports of entry, data released this month shows.  According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures, officers with the agency's Office of Field Operations seized approximately 1,800 pounds of fentanyl in July, while U.S. Border Patrol agents who guard the vast border area between ports of entry seized about 340 pounds. Three Central Texas […]