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The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department invites community members to fill out a short survey to help choose movies for the 2026 "Movies in the Park" and "Dive-In" series.  Your input will help the city continue its popular movie series. The following movies have been pre-selected, but the selection allows you to write in your own suggestions: ~Lilo & Stitch (PG) - 2025 ~A Minecraft Movie (PG) -2024 ~Sonic 3 […]

Certain rice products are being voluntarily recalled due to an injury risk, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The rice products were sold at H-E-B, Target, Amazon and other retailers from August to September 2025. Ben's Original is pulling its Long Grain White, Whole Grain Brown and Long Grain and Wild Ready Rice products because they may contain small stones, which could pose a risk of injury […]

City of Kerrville Public Works employees Morgan Vollmar and Marcus Mader recently recovered a 1990 Kansas State University class ring while inspecting the city's wastewater collection system.  Persistent sleuthing by Assistant Wastewater Collections Superintendent Louis Fender uncovered that the ring belonged to KSU alumni Randy Fox, now a Washington state resident who lived and worked in Kerrville in the mid-1990's and lost the ring in 1996. The ring has now […]

Kerr County Commissioners' met Tuesday to discuss ongoing flood recovery efforts and the status of implementing a flood warning system.  Key agenda topics included updates on the Kerr Together Long Term Recovery Group, recommendations for the development of the Guadalupe River Flood Warning System (GRFWS), approval of new materials to repair damaged roads and acceptance of donations. At the Commissioners' meeting last month, a timeline was established for implementing the […]

Students experiencing homelessness in Texas will now have access to resources, support and more after the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced Wednesday it launched a new hotline. In a news release, TEA said it named the hotline the Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) Support.  The agency described the hotline as "a comprehensive statewide initiative designed to provide direct assistance to families and educators supporting students experiencing homelessness […]

A new Texas law passed during the 80th Texas Legislature has expedited the college application process for one week in October.  Senate Bill 2231 waives application fees for all public colleges and universities for Texas residents. The law states Oct. 13-19 will be Free College Application Week. Students must apply online through Apply Texas and have their fees waived, which typically range from $50 to $90 per school.

The fifth annual Kerrville Mountain Bike Festival will occur at Kerrville-Schreiner Park, 2385 Bandera Hwy., on Oct. 25-26, 2025.  The Texas Hill Country Mountain Bike Association, a local group led by owners of Hill Country Bicycle Works, Lisa and Adam Salladin, organizes the Kerrville Mountain Bike Festival. This year, the festival is excited to host the USA Cycling Texas State Championship once again and offer fun programming for non-racers.  This […]

The City of Kerrville and its contractor, Marksman General Contractors, will be closing Water Street in the vicinity of the AC Schreiner house on Wednesday, Oct. 15 to repair the road for the utility cut of the fire line to the Schreiner house. The closure will run from Quinlan Street to Clay Street.  The southeastern-most Water Street entrance to the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will also be closed to prevent traffic […]