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Texas Pecan Growers Association Releases 3rd Annual Holiday Pecan Trail Map for the 2020 Season
The Texas Pecan Growers Association would like to assist Texans in finding farm-fresh pecans this season by providing a Trail Map identifying many specialty retail stores selling pecans.
Texas schools are being compelled to reopen classrooms on the state’s timetable, like it or not
Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to formally announce a definitive plan for reopening Texas schools safely, but two actions Tuesday effectively force districts to have students back in classrooms within eight weeks of the school year's start.
Kerrville Triathlon Festival Cancelled
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, July 29, 2020 The 2020 Kerrville Triathlon Festival that had been scheduled for late September has been canceled. “Unfortunately, we have been forced to cancel the 2020 Kerrville Tri as a result of mandates by local/state governments and the recommended CDC guidelines,” states a blog post at https://kerrvilletri.com/. “And, unfortunately, postponement is not […]
Salvation Army needs help with back-to-school drive
By Jonathan Toye at Kerrville Daily Times, July 24, 2020 Inside her office in the Salvation Army Kroc Center on Thursday, Capt. Beth Swyers asked the Kerr County community for help. The Salvation Army recently launched its annual back-to-school drive, which helps collect school supplies for disadvantaged children. During previous years, A Kerr County resident […]
Undocumented immigrants behind on their rent are self-evicting across Texas
Without money to pay rent, facing pressures from landlords and afraid of courts, people without legal immigration status have limited options.
Eyewitnesses can’t shake the scene of fatal motorcycle crash
Photo By Bill & Yolanda Carson By Louis Amestoy at Kerrville Daily Times, July 21, 2020 Bill and Yolanda Carson were headed into Kerrville on Saturday afternoon to run some errands, but they will never forget what they saw as they made their way north on Texas 16. From the moment they turned left onto […]
Real County Historical Commission
Senior Citizens Center in Leakey, Texas September 14, 2019 Meeting Minutes The Real County Historical Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting September 14, 2019 at the Senior Citizens Center in Leaky, Texas. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Carol Ann Kolb. Scott Kolb offered an invocation, and everyone followed in […]
Real County Historical Commission
Meeting at the Senior Center, Leakey, Texas On November 16 at 2:00 p.m. Guest Speakers Doug Howerton and John Harberer Doug Howerton, Wimberly, TX and John Harberer, San Antonio, TX are avocational students of archaeology for over 50 years. They will present, “An Overview of Hill Country Archaeology.” Please mark your calendar and save this […]
Real County Historical Commission Meeting Senior Center, Leakey, Texas
Guest Speakers Doug Howerton and John Harberer November 16 at 2:00 p.m. Doug Howerton, Wimberly, TX and John Harberer, San Antonio, TX are avocational students of archaeology for over 50 years. They will present, “An Overview of Hill Country Archaeology.” Please mark your calendar and save this date to join us to discover how to […]
Real County Historical Commission Meeting Senior Center, Leakey, Texas
Guest Speakers Doug Howerton and John Harberer November 16 at 2:00 p.m. Doug Howerton, Wimberly, TX and John Harberer, San Antonio, TX are avocational students of archaeology for over 50 years. They will present, “An Overview of Hill Country Archaeology.” Please mark your calendar and save this date to join us to discover how to […]
Texas road congestion is hitting a breaking point. Are voters ready to approve more public transit spending?
Houston Metro has a $3.5 billion bond on the November ballot to greatly expand the region’s public transportation system. Image credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune As road congestion worsens in Texas cities, public transit authorities are racing to raise money for vast expansions of light rail and buses to transport the state’s growing […]
