Employees at Peterson Health had a novel way — although with purpose — to spend their lunch time on Friday. In fact, they were out back racing wheelchairs.
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Hayden Poe can’t really remember what was racing through his mind as he chased after Luke Boyers. The Tivy defensive end just knew he had to find some way to bring Boerne Champion’s quarterback to the ground.
The 107th Annual Notre Dame Festival will take place in Kerrville this weekend, featuring rides, a raffle, music, barbecue, games and gorditas — and the public is invited to come out and enjoy all of it, said Pete Calderon, co-chairman of the event.
Fall is still avoiding the Texas Hill Country this weekend. Read more
The Hill Country Archeological Association will meet at noon Saturday at Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St. Read more
Ingram City Council approved the fiscal year 2019-20 budget and tax rate during its regular meeting Tuesday. Read more
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Ken Cordier spent more than six years as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese. It was a time spent harshly — torture… Read more
Trees are an important part of the Hill Country landscape. With our environmental factors including heat, drought and soil conditions, trees i… Read more
Hill Country Chapter of Texas Democratic Women will have a regular monthly meeting at 11 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community … Read more
Parents are invited to learn about teen drug use at a drug awareness program hosted at Tivy High School on Monday. Read more
Visitors are invited to attend the next monthly meeting of the Hill Country Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist on Monday. The speaker will be Cr… Read more
A recent Schreiner University graduate is using her knowledge to help others as a volunteer in the Peace Corps. Read more
Last weekend, I hopped in my truck to explore parts of the county I don’t get to visit very often, traveling along Wharton Road, crossing the … Read more
It had been a stifling hot summer in Philadelphia, but on Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates were about to bring the Constitutional Convention to a… Read more
Children looking for a little adventure now have a new playground to explore at Flat Rock Park, 3840 Riverside Drive. Read more
The Ingram Garden Club is back from its summer break, and the organization’s first meeting of the year was Sept. 9 at the Upper Guadalupe Rive… Read more
Thompson Drive is soon to see some new commercial and residential development, but first, the Kerr County Commissioners Court needs to talk ab… Read more
Eighteen years ago, Kerrville Rotary – Morning (Morning Rotary) initiated a program to annually distribute dictionaries to students at Ingram … Read more
If you’re in a hurry along Fredericksburg Road, just north of Interstate 10, you will probably miss one of Kerrville’s most remarkable institu… Read more
West Kerr County residents turned out Wednesday evening to support the Ingram Tom Moore Warriors during the annual homecoming parade and pep r… Read more
A homeless San Antonio man was in the Kerr County jail on Monday pending transfer to the state penitentiary for his role in a criminal conspir… Read more
At every school carnival or church social there is one iconic event that has delighted many through the years — the cake walk. Read more
Kathaleen Luangamath wants to be a pediatric surgeon someday. Although she still has the rest of this year and the next to graduate high schoo… Read more
A 33-year-old woman was in the county jail Thursday on suspicion of endangering five children and violating bond on two felony drug possession… Read more
A Kerrville ex-con and drug dealer is going to prison again. Read more
Fake news isn’t just about scams; the press sometimes creates it Read more
We’ve all been there before. In that line. That line that never seems to move.
In Wednesday’s paper, there were two stories signifying impending economic investment in Kerrville — major investment.
Life & Arts
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word “change” in a verb tense: “As to become different or to undergo transformation.”
Last weekend, I hopped in my truck to explore parts of the county I don’t get to visit very often, traveling along Wharton Road, crossing the Guadalupe, continuing on to Center Point, and then around several sites in that city.
Trees are an important part of the Hill Country landscape. With our environmental factors including heat, drought and soil conditions, trees in the Hill Country are fighting continuous challenges.
Texas is a large, diverse state, and plants that work for one region may not always be the best choice in a different region. The Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) created the N.I.C.E. Native Plant Partners program (formerly called Operation NICE!) to help nurseries offer natives that ar…
Regular readers will be familiar with the fact that while the vast majority of my columns deal with nature in the Hill Country, I do sometimes write about topics having a wider scope. Last week, I wrote about being a good citizen of the Earth. It got me to thinking about a National Geographi…
Philip Johnson has been named Concertmaster of Kerrville’s Symphony of the Hills, beginning with the 2019-20 season.
Auditions for Fredericksburg Theater Company’s “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” will be held next month.
