Keep Gatesville Beautiful

11/09/2026

THIS SATURDAY!

11/07/2026

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BULK ITEM DROP-OFF – NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

The City of Gatesville offers a bulk item drop-off site on 19th Street for City residents to conveniently dispose of unwanted bulk items!

Upcoming Drop-Off Dates:
Saturday, November 14
Saturday, December 12

Hours: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: 19th Street Bulk Item Drop-Off Site

Holiday Schedule Reminder: While we normally offer this service twice a month, the drop-off site will only be open once per month in November and December due to the holidays.

Important Reminder: Residents must bring their City of Gatesville water bill and photo ID to use the drop-off site.

For questions or additional information, please contact the City of Gatesville at 254-865-8951.

11/07/2026

🍂💚 ONE WEEK AWAY! 💚🍂

It’s almost time for our Keep Gatesville Beautiful Fall Clean Sweep!

If you’ve been thinking about getting more involved in the community, this is a great place to start! KGB would love to have you join us as a volunteer.

Whether you’re a longtime resident or just looking for a way to give back, there’s a place for you. You don’t have to do something big to make a difference. Sometimes it starts with simply showing up and lending a hand.

Let’s come together, take pride in our hometown, and make Gatesville a little more beautiful!

📅 Saturday, November 14
⏰ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Gatesville Public Library

Bring a friend, bring your family, and come be part of something good!

A beautiful community starts with people who care. We hope to see you there! 🌿

11/04/2026

💚 GATESVILLE IS OUR HOME. LET’S KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL! 🌿

A beautiful community doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when people care enough to get involved, lend a helping hand, and take pride in the place they call home.

Keep Gatesville Beautiful is about more than clean streets and attractive surroundings. It’s about community pride, working together, and leaving something better for the next generation.

We invite you to be part of the difference! Whether you can volunteer your time, participate in a cleanup, help with a beautification project, or simply do your part to keep our community clean, every effort matters.

Our hometown is worth caring for, and together we can make a lasting difference.

Have an idea? Want to volunteer? We’d love to hear from you!

Let’s make Gatesville shine! 💚

11/04/2026

Keep Gatesville Beautiful has chosen the home of Diana and David Fincher, 1501 Golf Course Road, as the November Yard of the Month.
The couple built the beautiful two story light stone house with rust colored trim and a tin roof, on David’s family homestead. Since then, they have worked to create a unique and lovely property with multiple stone lined beds containing large moss covered rocks and a myriad of plants.
Front and center of the house, and set in the curve of a circular driveway, a large prairie style garden greets the eye. Outlined with stone slab pieces and filled with ground cover, river rocks, and a large boulder, the garden is home to a variety of natives, including two large, strikingly beautiful pink Muhly grass plants. Adding other colors and textures to the garden are orange Pride of Barbados, Mexican heather grass, desert willow, and red
yucca. In the center of the garden is a large square stone fountain, a gift from David to Diana.
A large back porch looks out onto the back yard, with a wide stone sidewalk leading to a rustic area with an outdoor kitchen, tables and chairs, and a fireplace. Potted plants and gardens abound. A gorgeous Queen’s wreath vine, growing profusely along a wrought iron fence near the entrance to the back yard, attracts a large number of bees.
Although there is so much beauty, and evidence of so much love and work in creating it over the years, Diana says it is still “a work in progress.”

Congratulations to the Finchers on the accolade of Yard of the Month.
And thanks for helping to Keep Gatesville Beautiful!

11/03/2026

📢 GISD TEACHERS

Here’s an opportunity for your students! 🏆

Ready to show off your creativity, Texas? The Take Care of Texas K-12 Art Contest is in full swing! Grab your favorite art supplies and let your imagination run wild, draw your vision for a cleaner, greener Texas. Don’t forget, the deadline to enter is December 18th and there are great prizes! 🌟 Parents, encourage your kids to join the fun and make their mark. Let’s see those masterpieces! 🖌️🌳
Learn more and get all the details here. 👉 takecareoftexas.org/education/take-care-texas-art-contest

11/03/2026

10/31/2026

🎃 Keep Gatesville Spooky, Not Trashy! 🎃

As trick-or-treaters head out to haunt the streets of Gatesville this Halloween, let's make sure the only monsters left behind are in costume, not in our yards and gutters!

Candy wrappers are small, lightweight, and easily blown into our storm drains, parks, and waterways. A few small pieces of litter from every trick-or-treater quickly add up!

Here are a few quick tips for a clean & green Halloween:

🍬 Carry a Pocket Trash Bag: Keep a small bag or pocket dedicated solely to empty candy wrappers while trick-or-treating.

👻 Pockets Are Your Friend: Tell young goblins and ghouls to stash empty wrappers in their pockets or treat buckets until they get back home.

🍂 Check Your Yard: If you’re handing out treats, take a quick scan of your porch and driveway at the end of the night to pick up any stray wrappers.

Let’s keep our community clean, safe, and beautiful for everyone. Have a fun, spooktacular, and litter-free Halloween, Gatesville! 🧹✨

10/28/2026

🍂 Don't forget to Fall Back, Gatesville! ⏰🍁

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1st at 2:00 AM. Remember to set your manual clocks back 1 hour before you head to bed Saturday night to enjoy that extra hour of rest! 😴

With earlier sunsets on the way, it’s a great time to:

🧹 Clear fall leaves from gutters and storm drains to keep our waterways clean.

🚮 Pick up litter on your evening walks while daylight lasts.

🔋 Check and replace batteries in your smoke detectors & outdoor solar lights.

Let’s keep working together to keep Gatesville green, clean, and beautiful in every season! 💚

10/24/2026

👻 Help Keep the Boozaar Spooktacular & CLEAN!👻

The ANNUAL BOOZAAR is one of our favorite Gatesville traditions! 🍭 🎃 👻 🍫

As we gear up for a night full of costumes, treats, and FAMILY FUN on the square, Keep Gatesville Beautiful NEEDS YOUR HELP to leave the downtown area looking trick-or-NEAT!

Here is how YOU can help keep our community beautiful during and after the event:

🍬 DURING the Boozaar:

* Use the bins: Toss empty wrappers, drink cups, and food containers into designated trash cans around the square.

* Hold onto loose items: Keep small wrappers stashed safely in pockets or treat bags so they don't blow away in the wind.

🧹 AFTER the Boozaar:

* Do a quick sweep: Before heading home, check around your booth space or where your family hung out and pick up any forgotten trash.

* Lend a helping hand: We would love extra volunteers to stick around for just 10–15 minutes after the event ends to help us walk the square and pick up stray litter!

Many hands make light work!
Let's work together to ensure the only thing left behind after the fun are great memories.

Thank you for helping Keep Gatesville Beautiful! 🎃