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Kerr County is urging all property owners who suffered any damages during the extreme winter storm last month to report it as soon as possible by visiting https://arcg.is/uOrOb or by calling the toll-free number 1-844-844-3089. As of Monday, March 15, only 415 property owners had completed the survey. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "FEMA still has to make a determination on Governor Greg Abbott's recent request […]

Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas announced Friday that there were currently zero COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Peterson Regional Medical Center. "I can't even remember the last time we had no patients in PRMC receiving treatment for active COVID-19 - it's been a long while and this is very welcome news," Thomas said. As of Friday, March 12, Kerr County reported 30 active novel coronavirus cases (down 21 cases […]

A U.S. District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, meaning that the mask mandate from Austin and Travis County will stay in place for at least two more weeks. This is not a final ruling as Judge Lora Livingston stated that she wanted more time for each side to make their case and has set another hearing for March 26. These […]

West Texas Aggregate, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an air quality standard permit, which would authorize the Midland company to construct and operate a permanent rock crusher on property within the City of Kerrville's city limits. The Kerrville City Council adopted a resolution on January 12, 2021 expressing its collective concerns regarding the use for the property located south of the intersection of […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to sue the City of Austin after the city decided to keep its mask mandate and COVID-19 orders in place despite Governor Greg Abbott's order to lift those protocols Wednesday statewide. Paxton released a statement Wednesday on Twitter saying, "You and local health authorities have until 6:00 p.m. today to rescind any mask mandates or business-operating restrictions and come into full compliance with […]

Beginning Monday, March 15, more Texans will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, as part of the 1C priority group. Texas DSHS announced Wednesday that people 50-64 years of age, who account for 20% of all fatalities, will be able to be vaccinated as the next most-vulnerable group. Phase 1A and Phase 1B patients have been receiving vaccines since December, and the state says it will continue to make sure that […]

Tivy High School Senior Lee McDonald has earned his FAA Drone Pilot License, the first Tivy student to complete the process through the Career & Technology Education Aviation pathway offered for students at Tivy. McDonald went through the training program with about 20 hours worth of video and numerous tests before taking the final exam in San Antonio in February. All of his studying definitely paid off as McDonald only […]

Local voters who qualify and would like to cast their ballots by mail in the City of Kerrville or City of Ingram elections must submit an application for their ballots no later than April 20, according to Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Bob Reeves. Both elections to select new leaders for city governments are set for May 1, 2021. The City of Kerrville election will seat Councilmember Place […]

Property owners who suffered any kind of damages - minor or major - in the recent winter storm should report that damage by visiting https://arcg.is/uOrOb or call the toll-free number 1-844-844-3089. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "It is imperative to Kerr County that everyone reports any kind of damages they suffered from or during the extreme winter weather because the Texas Department of Emergency Management must […]