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Peterson Health has announced that as of March 29, the existing COVID-19 pre-registration link featured on the Peterson Health website was removed and will be replaced with a new self-scheduling registration option that is currently under construction. While Peterson Health is transitioning to the new site, they have confirmed that every person who has already registered with the Peterson Health COVID-19 Pre-registration site as of March 29, will be directly […]

A third case of rabies in a wild animal for 2021 was confirmed March 31 - this time in a bat discovered on Dutch Lane in Hunt. Kerr County Animal Services Director Reagan Givens said his department received a call on March 29 from a resident who said their family's pet cat had come into contact with a bat on their property on March 26. "An animal control officer responded […]

The League of Women Voters - Hill Country Texas - is sponsoring a voter registration event Thursday, April 1, in the parking lot of the Cailloux Theater in Kerrville. Thursday is the last day to register to vote or change the address on a voter registration card in the state of Texas. The League will also have election information regarding the two May elections in Kerr County: Kerrville City Council […]

Kerr County has now had a second rabies case of the year confirmed in a wild animal - this time in a deceased opossum. Kerr County Animal Services was advised of an opossum that came into contact with a property owner's dogs, according to KCAS Director Reagan Givens. The suspected animal was dispatched and picked up by a KCAS officer on March 25 on Meadowview Lane and sent to a […]

The City of Kerrville municipal offices will be closed Friday, April 2, in observance of Good Friday and the Easter holiday. All municipal offices and the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will resume regular business on Monday, April 5. The city secretary's office will be closed Friday, April 2. Should you need assistance, you are asked to email City Secretary Shelley McElhannon at shelley.mcelhannon@kerrvilletx.gov. The Parks and Recreation Department Office located at […]

Kerr County is continuing to maintain its low number of active cases of COVID-19, according to updated numbers released Monday. As of March 29, there are 34 active cases of the novel coronavirus, according to Kerr County Emergency Mangement Coordinator Dub Thomas. Aggregated by Thomas from reports by Peterson Regional Medical Center and the Texas Department of State Health Services, the county's case counts are as follows: 34 Active Cases- […]

Kerr County is awaiting a decision from FEMA on whether its citizens will qualify for Individual Assistance following the extreme winter storm in February. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "I spoke with a representative from the Texas Division of Emergency Management concerning our county being included in the disaster declaration for federal Individual Assistance. The criteria FEMA is looking for is 5 uninsured homes with major […]

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Walker was on life support Monday according to a statement on the DPS Facebook. The DPS said in a tweet at about 1:30 p.m. that Trooper Chad Walker will remain on life support "until he can share the gift of life as an organ donor." "This final sacrifice embodies Trooper Walker's actions throughout his life and service as a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper. […]

Texas opened registration for the COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 16 years or older Monday, and with the move, the state launched a website to help people sign up to get it. The Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler is another way people can sign up to be on a waitlist to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Users create a profile with basic personal information, and then answer a few screening questions […]