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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan has been selected as the grand marshal of the 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Downtown Parade.  Ruskan, 26, earned recognition after helping save 165 children and staff from rapidly rising floodwaters at Camp Mystic, a summer camp along the Guadalupe River.  The mission unfolded amid more than 850 high-water rescues across the Texas Hill Country. The Department of Homeland Security called him […]

The Texas Restaurant Foundation is opening a new grant program to support restaurants that are still recovering from the July 4 floods, the organization announced on Monday.  The foundation said it will distribute more than $30,000 through its TX Restaurant Relief Fund.  The money is intended to help restaurants with long-term rebuilding efforts so they can stay open and continue employing local workers. Eligible restaurants must be independently owned, plan […]

The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg is hosting a reopening ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m. for its newly remodeled George H.W. Bush Gallery, with free admission for visitors until 5 p.m.  Former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, a grandson of the gallery's namesake, is scheduled to speak at the ceremony.  Dr. Rorie Cartier, CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, which operates the museum, will also speak […]

A Harper ISD Assistant Band Director was arrested for illegally recording a minor.  On Thursday, Gillespie County released the full affidavit of Pedro De Luna III, who was arrested on Monday for allegedly recording a 15-year-old Harper High School student. According to the arrest affidavit, on Nov. 7, after the Harper High School football game, DeLuna III allegedly invited the victim's mother and, subsequently, the victim, over to his residence […]

The Kerrville Police Department is set to release the unredacted 911 calls from the July 4th Hill Country floods.  The release comes in response to Freedom of Information Act requests submitted by eight media outlets.  The decision was made in compliance with federal law, following a thorough review process that considered caller privacy and legal requirements. The department collaborated closely with the Texas Attorney General's Office to ensure the release […]

A "County Christmas on the Square" has been set by Gillespie County employees which will include lights, choirs and bells beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 on the Courthouse Square, 101 W. Main St. The family-friendly event will feature pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the gazebo (behind the Pioneer Memorial Library) at 5 p.m.  Also planned at the event are remarks from Gillespie County Judge Daniel Jones, […]

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has published updated requirements for vehicle registrations that will impact Kerr County residents immediately.  According to the Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 502.040, an applicant for initial vehicle registration or renewal of special registrations must present certain photo identification. For the initial registrations and renewals of the following special registrations: ~Military service members serving out of state and domiciled in Texas ~International Registration Plan […]

The Kerr County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is currently looking to add to its ranks of trained "citizen heroes."  "We are looking for some new recruits to join our team.  What we need are folks who can keep calm, cool and collected in the face of an emergency," said Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas. CERT will be hosting a recruitment event at 10 a.m. in the Kerr […]

The Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau kicked off the holiday season Tuesday night with the lighting of the Community Christmas tree and German Christmas Pyramid. Every day through Jan. 6, 2026, at Marktplatz, there will be a 10-minute audio presentation, featuring the story of the town's German heritage, holiday carols and concluding with a countdown to the lighting of Marktplatz. Each evening will feature holiday music starting at 5 p.m., […]