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Boerne High School's 2021 Homecoming Parade is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, August 30. The City of Boerne and the Boerne Police Department want to remind drivers and residents along Blanco Road that traffic will be impacted from Main Street to Esser Road, with Blanco Road being closed from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The entire parade route is posted @BoerneISD. The Boerne Greyhounds will take on Sam Houston at […]

The Kerrville Independent School District updated its current COVID-19 protocols after closely monitoring the number of positive COVID-19 cases in district schools. Due to an increase of active cases with both students and staff, some operational adjustments were announced August 27. Preventative measures include continuous disinfecting of "high contact" areas and commonly touched surfaces. Classrooms, offices and locker rooms will be fogged with Oxivir at least twice a week. Masks […]

A bill that will change voting laws in Texas advanced to a third reading in the House after an entire day of debate late Thursday. The House moved the nearly 50-page bill on with a vote of 79-37, mostly a party-line vote. The bill's third reading and final vote are expected to happen Friday. If it passes, it will then go back to the Senate with new amendments, and then […]

The University of Texas at Austin announced that masks and COVID-19 vaccines will be optional as students begin classes for the fall semester Wednesday. Professors have the option of offering hybrid online and in-person classes for the first few weeks of school, but university officials expect classes to be back at full capacity by September 20. Students are encouraged to log their symptoms on the Protect Texas Together app and […]

The City of Kerrville's plans to issue approximately $7 million in certificates of obligation (CO's) to begin funding a new public safety facility in Kerrville without raising the property tax rate has been halted after a group of area citizens filed a petition last week requesting that the upcoming city council vote on the issuance be curtailed in favor of a future bond election. The petition protests the city's issuance […]

Novel Coronavirus cases continue to increase locally, including in both Kerr and Gillespie Counties. Kerr County reported 34 COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Monday, the highest number since January 8, 2021, according to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas. "Our local medical staff at Peterson Regional Medical Center has already been operating at a stressed level and stressed resources during this latest surge - trying to take care of COVID-19 […]

Kerr County residents who are seeking to qualify for disaster aid to help pay for some of their costs related to the extreme February winter storm back in February must file their claims by the end of business hours on Monday, August 23. "The deadline for anyone hoping to get FEMA funds to fix burst pipes, damaged heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, refrigerators and other appliances damaged during that […]

Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly has selected T. Beck Gipson, a local real estate broker, to serve as the county commissioner representing Precinct 2 constituents. The announcement was made via the county's YouTube channel around 9 a.m. this morning, August 20. Making the appointment official will be action scheduled Monday, August 23, in the Kerr County Commissioners' Court, when Gipson is also expected to take the oath of office delivered […]

The Louise Hays Park interactive fountain will be closed for maintenance beginning Sunday, August 22. The work is expected to take one week, and the fountain will reopen once complete. The Carver Park Sprayground, 820 Webster Street, will continue to be open daily to the public through October. The Sprayground is closed Tuesdays for maintenance. For additional information, contact the Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department at (830) 257-7300, or visit […]