10+ hour, 9+ min ago   (309+ words) The Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau received four Destination Excellence Awards at the 2026 Destinations Texas Annual Conference, held Sept. 2-4 in Plano. The honors include DMO of the Year, one of the organization's highest awards. Each year, only two destination organizations in…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (509+ words) W. Gordon Brown, left, was at the courthouse Thursday to renew his car license plates with Kasandra Molina, a deputy in the Tax Assessor-Collector's Office. The Tax Assessor-Collector's Office reopened in the courthouse last Thursday. The mid-1970s song by John Denver, "Ain't…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (571+ words) KPD Sgt. Tyler Cottonware recently earned a statewide award of valor for his response during the July 4, 2025 flood. He is pictured with both the state and local recognitions awarded to him. When Kerrville Police Field Operations Sgt. Tyler Cottonware woke…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (373+ words) The Guadalupe River flood warning system got its first real test July 16 — and on Wednesday, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority board approved the agreement that decides who keeps it running for the long haul. General Manager Tara Bushnoe told the…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (356+ words) Maximizing use of the Guadalupe River with activities such as sailing will be a top priority for the planned Guadalupe River Center. The Guadalupe River Center said Aug. 20 it supports a path that would give the city of Kerrville greater…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (733+ words) Kerr County Extension Agent Sam Womble gives an overview of the history of New World Screwworms during a recent NEd Talk at the Riverside Nature Center. Screwworms took center stage at Riverside Nature Center on Wednesday, as the venue's NEd…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (495+ words) Texas RioGrande Legal Aid attorneys Hannah Dyal and Brittanny Gomez welcome Kerr County residents to the Doyle Center Monday, August 17 for an open house event. Texas RioGrande Legal Aid marked the one-year anniversary of its Kerrville office with a community…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) This memorial cross was dedicated on June 6 at Flat Rock Park and was dislodged during the July 16 flood. It was sculpted by and donated by Michael Collins, of Mineral Wells, in memory of the lives lost in the July 4, 2025 flood....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (545+ words) Kerr Together's disaster program manager, Kelly Hagemeier gives updates on restoration as well as outlining the continuing issues in recovery. Kelly Hagemeier, disaster program manager for Kerr Together, updated the Hill Country Community Journal last week on the progress made…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (438+ words) Academy Sports and Outdoors officially opened its doors in Kerrville over the weekend, capping off more than a week of soft-opening events that drew crowds larger than the company expected. The grand opening ran Friday through Sunday, Aug. 14-16. Each morning,…...