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There’s never been a more stressful time to be a teacher. I say that as someone who worked in K-12 schools for more than 20 years, first as a teacher and then as a principal.

The Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists invites the public to attend a free presentation on “Land Stewardship in the Hill Country” on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.

The Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) will hold its first meeting of the 2024-2025 season on Monday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 321 Thompson Drive, in Kerrville.

The Dark Side and the Price Paid Retired Game Warden Bradley Smith is about as East Texas as a body can get. At first glance, he could pass for pretty much any redneck you might encounter anywhere. Most of the times I’ve seen him, he has worn the same thing.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has unveiled a new scheme to facilitate home building and home purchases with hundreds of billions of dollars of subsidies, including a $25,000 first-time homebuyer subsidy, said by the campaign to cost $100 billion to facilitate 1 million first-time home purchases a year over the next four years.

Many of us have known or know self-obsessed people. They can be hard to be around. However, when they are also full of self-pity and letting you and everyone else know about it constantly, it gets old.

A popular reality TV show is coming to Texas, and they want to see your unique collections.

Seal coat operations are set to begin on State Highway 173 and Ranch to Market Road 2828, causing temporary traffic disruptions in Bandera County.

City council agreed Aug. 7 to enforce fines on houses where numbers are not visible from the road, citing its importance in case of emergency.

Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) recently unveiled the appointment of Stephanie Pankratz as its new Chief Financial Officer.

A 38-year-old Bandera County woman is facing charges of endangering and abandoning a child without intent to return.

Schreiner University will kick off its “Tour of Texas,” a statewide series of community engagements, with a family event at The Trailhead Beer Garden on its Kerrville campus, on Friday, August 30, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The Arthur Nagel Community Clinic announced Monday it received a Blue Impact grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, an award reflecting BCBSTX’s dedication to community-based organizations that prioritize the well-being of children and families.

The Hill Country Professional Child Care Providers Conference is set for Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at the Gillespie County Extension Office in Fredericksburg.

Editor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted.

The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame committee is seeking nominations for next year’s induction into the hall of fame.

to help schools deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused enrollment declines, teachers exiting the profession and falling test scores. That funding is about to end, with essentially nothing to take its place for many school districts already at the maximum allowed property tax rate.

Texas public schools received more than $19 billion in pandemic relief funds over the last four years, but that pipeline of cash will largely end on Sept. 30, The Texas Tribune reported.

A huge crowd of students and parents participated in the Annual Back to School Bash at the Lakehills Community Center Saturday, Aug 3.

Well it looks like I am destined to remain just a plain old county boy for the rest of my days.

Welcome to the World, Branson Morris!