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Tank, a one-eyed blue pitbull, stolen from Fredericksburg SPCA
Fredericksburg Police are investigating a burglary at the Hill Country SPCA that resulted in an abused pitbull being taken from the facility.
Nearly 600,000 Texans will lose access to a program that prevented electricity shut-offs during the pandemic on Oct. 1
Once the program ends, customers could be on the hook for partial back payments.
Time to Save Texan Wineries and Distilleries
By The Gilmer Mirror Staff, August 26, 2020 FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS—Texas wineries and distilleries are facing a crisis. As Texas continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, tasting rooms at hundreds of wineries and distilleries remain closed, limiting consumer access, negatively affecting sales, impacting jobs, and reducing much-needed tax revenue for local and state governments. Gov. Greg
Texas’ unemployment rate drops to 8%
With more than 10,000 Texans dead from COVID-19, economists have warned that until the state gets a handle on the pandemic, the economic recession will not improve.
Radio personality Richard Lee giving up his mic
By Bonnie Arnold at Hill Country Community Journal, August 21, 2020 “I’ve had an incredible career, 47 years in radio. I started at a college radio station where I also helped build the station,” Richard Lee of Ranch Radio said, in his last week in the studio. “But my first really big job was with
Aerospace manufacturer expanding operations to Kerrville
By Bonnie Arnold at Hill Country Community Journal, August 19, 2020 The City of Kerrville and economic development partners announced Aug.13 in a major press conference downtown that Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, based in North Dakota, is expanding its manufacture of electronic components for military and aerospace industries to Kerr County. Founders and majority shareholders Don
Olympic Pool to stay open through Aug. 22
By Hill Country Community Journal, August 17, 2020 The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department announced that the operating season at the Olympic Pool will be extended to Saturday, Aug. 22. It was originally scheduled to close Aug. 14. “With the delay of the school start date, we wanted to be able to provide our community
Say “Goodbye” to Old Rock Church
By Nancy Ehlinger Saathoff at The Devine News, August 11, 2020 Seeing the Old Rock Church standing there in the morning sunlight, with the heavy equipment ready to take it down, was one of my saddest days as a community member in Devine. I did not want to go by the church before we headed out
207th Anniversary of the Battle of Medina
Photos by Lisa Luna and Martin Gonzales By Robert H. Thonoff at Pleasanton Express, August 12, 2020 On this day, Aug. 18, in the year 1813, 207 years ago, in a matter of just a few hours, Texas lost over one-half of its adult male population and about one-third of its total population in the
Kerrville rallies to help injured girl through Benefit Concert
By Louis Amestoy at Kerrville Daily Times, August 10, 2020 When Russell Nemky heard about what happened to Arianna Lopez he knew he had to do something to help, but what? On Thursday night, Kerrville police said a suspected drunken driver lost control of his pickup truck at a high rate of speed, heading west
Updated: Pickup truck crashes into home, child injured
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 6, 2020, Updated August 7, 2020 Kerrville Police were investigating a pickup truck that crashed into a home in the 500 block of Leland Street late Thursday night that severely injured a child in the home. Neighbors said the crash happened just before 11 p.m. on the quiet residential
Sales Tax Holiday 2020
Issued by Texas Comptroller, July 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to continue practicing social distancing and support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a
