Halloween is on Friday. The Texas Department of Public Safety offers tips to keep Texas families safe during trick or treating. Ensure costumes are bright and reflective especially at night. Use face paint instead of masks. Use sidewalks and crosswalks. Carry glowsticks, flashlights or wearable   lights for visibility. Travel with adult supervision   and have them inspect the candy before eating. Never consume any items that don’t have a wrapper.

Don’t miss Meals For Vets’ Hill Country Vet-Fest  Saturday. Enjoy live entertainment, food, drink, games and more. The free event is at Marktplatz in Fredericksburg from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Proceeds benefit Meals for Vets which provides supplemental meals to Veterans in need across Texas. For more information visit mealsforvets.org .

Boerne Job Fair Wednesday at Patrick Heath Library on Main Street. Hours are from 9am to noon.

3 High Transmission lines are going to be constructed running through and around the Hill Country to provide electricity to the Permian Basin. The 765 kilovolt transmission lines are the largest Texas has ever built. The projects are the Howard - Solstice, the Bell County East – Big Hill and the Big Hill – Sand Lake project. The Hill Country Preservation Coalition is an umbrella of organizations against the proposed routes of the transmission lines. Bandera County would be im

National Weather Service confirms an EF-1 tornado touched down in Kendall County near Kendalia and crossed into Comal County on Friday. Winds were registered at 110 miles per hour. The tornado lasted about 20 minutes starting at 11:35pm and ending close to midnight. Trees   fences, shingles, and power lines were damaged. No loss of life occurred. According to the Pedernales Electric Co-op storms caused multiple outages across their service are with significant damage at FM 30

Bandera Canyonlands Alliance is a group of landowners that protect the natural resources of the Hill Country. On Saturday, they had a meeting to address a variety of topics, especially the Howard-Solstice 765 KV Transmission line which will cross 14 counties in the hill country. The project will provide electricity to the Permian Basin.  Jeff Braun, Board member tells us more: AUDIO:  42 SEC   CUE: in Corpus Christi.  Find more information about the organization at banderacan

Kerrville Host Lions have been busy giving grants to several Kerr County organizations from their Kerrville Flood Relief Fund. According to the Kerrville Host Lions Club Facebook page, Mo Ranch received a generous 75 thousand dollar grant while Camp Honey Creek received 50 thousand dollars earlier this month. In August, Comfort VFD received almost 24 thousand dollars from the organization. Ingram VFD received close to 15 thousand dollars.

Comfort Community live event, Fields of Faith is Wednesday  6:30-8:00 at the football field. Free food, live music, and fellowship. Sponsored by Comfort High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes and others. Parents and all students welcome.

Buc-ees and Scooters Coffee on the agenda today in Boerne. City Council is having a public hearing regarding Scooters Coffee request for a drive-thru at a new site on IH-10. The council will then go into executive session for the deliberation of economic development negotiations related to the Buc-ee’s development. Council is seeking to amend the agreement with Buc-ee’s.  Executive session discussions are not open to the public.

On Saturday, the Bandera Canyonlands Alliance had a meeting with presentations on a variety of topics. One of them was the response to the July 4 th  flood. Flood Science Manager, Larry Thomas of the Bandera County River Authority and Ground Water District, tells us how Bandera County responded : AUDIO: 46 SEC CUE: warning system.    The BCRAGD also has a Watershed Ecologist, Clinton Carter, Field Operations Manager.

Kerrville’s Urban Trail System’s Creative Crosswalks Program comes to an end. According to KSAT, Kerrville Assistant City Manager Michael Hornes said a plan is in the making to erase the 3 painted crosswalks in downtown Kerrville. The city has just a few weeks to get rid of the Guadalupe River themed art. He said that the city doesn’t want to jeopardize partnerships with the state for a few crosswalks.   Governor Abbott has directed TXDot to ensure counties and cities are in

Hill Country Alliance is celebrating their 20 year anniversary with a shindig November 8 th  at Knibbe Ranch in Spring Branch. A silent auction is now open. Find more information on their Facebook page.

Kendall County Townhall played to a packed house Thursday night in Comfort. Speakers gave updates on several issues affecting the Comfort community. Robert Flores, a resident on Flat Rock Creek Road said that activity at the planned Battery Energy Storage System has started with surveyors. Roy Dye gave an update on the Comfort 590 Lennar Project, Rick Green gave insight regarding the Patriot Academy and Constitution City. He was met with derision from audience members. Other

San Antonio teen sentenced to ten years and probated for six years under the supervision of the Kendall County Adult Probation Department. Timothy Vitaliy Fogel, pleaded guilty in Kendall County to multiple felony offenses following a months-long, multi-agency investigation linking a series of high-speed police evasions to social-media posts that glorified the conduct and taunted law enforcement. The plea resolves nine separate criminal charges, including Felony Evading Arres

Coca-Cola product recall in Texas. Possible metal contamination in products from Dallas based Southwestern Beverages, LLC. The USDA has recalled 12 ounce cans of Coke Zero, Coca-Cola and Sprite. You can return the product or dispose of it. For information visit accessdata.fda.gov .

Patricia Moore, longtime Bandera County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director to retire. Moore has been the driving force behind the CVB for 30 years. Starting out as a Board member, she applied for the Executive Director position and the rest is history. She was instrumental along with several other groups to bring the Smithsonian to Bandera over the summer. Moore will hand over the reins to CVB Manager Carita Jundt. A retirement celebration will take place in No

Kerr County voters will have a choice of casting their ballots either on paper or by the use of electronic machinery. During the early voting period or on the regular Nov. 4 Election Day.  According to Kerr County Clerk Nadene Alford.  “Contrary to some misinformation that is circulating in our community, I would like to assure voters that we have plenty of paper ballots at both early voting locations and on election day for all four voting precincts,”.  “We are required by l

Trinity University’s Department of Music and the Kerrville-based Symphony of the Hills  came together last Thursday for “A Time To Remember: Tribute Concert for Kerrville/Hill Country Flood Victims.” Trinity student musicians performed to honor and support Hill Country neighbors affected by the recent floods. All proceeds were donated to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to help with disaster relief and recovery efforts. No total has been given as admission w

Utopia Fall Festival is Saturday. Kicking it all off is a parade at 10am. Followed by a carnival, tamale lunch and a cake auction.

First day of early voting has started. Check your county’s websites for polling locations. On the ballot are 17 constitutional amendments with wide ranging topics such as tax policy, education funding, parental and voting rules, and health research funding.  In Bandera, residents are voting for 3 city council positions.