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As road conditions worsen for the third straight day, local law enforcement is pleading with residents to stay off of the roads until conditions are better. Kerr County Sheriff, Larry Leitha, stressed Saturday night the importance of drivers staying off the road. "Please don't drive unless it is an extreme emergency. We are at maximum capacity!" The roadway conditions have not improved since then. In fact, they have gotten worse. […]

KERRVILLE, Texas — As the extreme winter weather creates problems for many residents of the Texas Hill Country, three local organizations have opened their doors for those needing shelter, according to the Kerrville Police Department and Kerrville City Council member Brenda Hughes. Salvation Army The Salvation Army, located at 855 Hays Street in Kerrville, opened Saturday afternoon at 3 pm. Capacity at the Salvation Army is limited to 25 people […]

KERRVILLE, Texas — As the temperatures get lower, the power consumption on the grid increases, putting more of a load on the local power grid. KPUB is asking residents to take some steps to reduce power consumption in order to reduce the risk of power interruptions as the Hill Country is set to plunge into single-digit temperatures. According to KPUB, the following steps can help reduce the overall power load […]

Road conditions in the Texas Hill Country Saturday morning were much worse than Friday morning, as the ground was frozen and the ice began sticking to the roadways. Multiple cars were in the ditch Saturday morning between Kerrville and Fredericksburg on State Highway 16 due to icy road conditions, including an 18 wheeler, who slid off of the roadway into a group of vehicles. https://www.facebook.com/100000186237897/videos/4356943907655107/ Many other reports of motorists […]

KERRVILLE, Texas -- Several Kerr and Bandera County Fire Departments battled and defeated a brush fire that was sweeping through canyons of a property south of Kerrville Thursday afternoon. Fire crews were toned out at approximately 12:29 PM, according to Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief, Wes Gordon. A combination of high winds and low humidity cause the fire to spread so fast. The fire grew quickly and within […]

By: Michelle Layton Kerr County is working alongside Kerrville Pets Alive! in hopes of enhancing the operation of Kerr County Animal Services to help save and improve the lives of dogs and cats. Kerrville Pets Alive! was established last year in answer to a call by Kerr County Commissioner's Court in forming a nonprofit to assist with funding, educational endeavors, pet adoptions and publicity for Kerr County Animal Services. KPA! […]

By: Michelle Layton The City of Kerrville, Kerr County, and local leadership partners will be hosting a COVID-19 Community Update at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. The event will be conducted via ZOOM and will be televised live on the city's broadcast channel (Spectrum Channel 2) or on the city's live stream at https://kerrvilletx.gov/1328/Kerrville-City-Channel. On Tuesday, Peterson Health reported 45 new active cases of COVID-19 and has 19 patients currently […]

By: Michelle Layton If your driver's license or state ID card is expired, the Texas Dept. of Public Safety wants you to make an appointment to get them renewed as soon as you can. The temporary waiver on expiration dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic granted by Gov. Abbott ends April 14, so anyone with an expired driver's license, commercial driver's license, commercial learner's permit, state ID card or election […]

By: Michelle Layton Gov. Abbott said Thursday that Operation Warp Speed is a "monumental miracle," and there have already been about 95,000 doses of the Pfizer-produced vaccine delivered. It is estimated that an additional 129,000 doses will be delivered Thursday. The governor expects more doses next week following the assumption that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine gains emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, which an FDA panel will be discussing […]