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The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has announced its final "Concerts by the River" event will be held on Saturday, October 11 at 7 p.m.  The event location is currently planned for Louise Hays Park, but is subject to change due to debris removal and park conditions. This free, family-friendly concert series invites the community to gather and enjoy an evening of live music, fellowship, and the beauty […]

Kerr County Commissioners Court met on Monday to discuss continued flood recovery efforts and other community items.  County Judge Rob Kelly stated that 1.3 million cubic yards of debris had been removed from the Guadalupe River, and crews were still working. Tom Moser, a former Kerr County commissioner and project manager for NASA, provided a one-month update on a flood warning system approved in an August meeting.  The team responsible […]

The State of Texas is now officially providing nearly $300,000 to help pay for disaster relief and flood warning sirens systems.  Governor Abbott signed SB 5 Thursday morning.  The bill includes $50 million for a program within the Governor's office to help cities and counties establish flood warning sirens and flood gauges along the Guadalupe River and other locations prone to flooding. The bill includes another $200 million intended to […]

The families of 12 Hill Country flood victims have been added to the lawsuit against a Hill Country campground.  They were added to an amended court petition, originally filed by the family of Jada Floyd, seeking at least $1 million in monetary damages from the HTR TX Hill Country Resort. The lawsuit alleges the Kerrville resort's owners. developers, general manager and management companies were negligent in the preparation and evacuation […]

Beginning Friday, Sept. 19 and continuing through Oct. 3, a portion of the walking trail adjacent to the Olympic Pool in Singing Wind Park will be temporarily closed due to construction activity.  Contractors will be installing an electrical supply line across the trail as part of the ongoing Olympic Pool project.  During this period, the area will contain construction equipment, materials, and an open trench, making it unsafe for public […]

The City of Kerrville's Kerrville Teen Court Program kicked off its second year Tuesday at the Kerrville Municipal Court, with 34 local high school students signed up to participate. In 2023, the Texas Legislature mandated all municipal courts to adopt a diversion policy by Jan. 1, 2025.  The goal of a diversion policy is to ensure that juveniles have an opportunity to enter adulthood without a criminal record that could […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering special disaster-related loans in the wake of the horrible July 4 flooding that tore through Kerr County and other counties in central Texas.  While the SBA is currently offering several types of loans, the application deadline for Business Physical Disaster Loans is Sept. 28, and business owners now have less than two weeks to get those applications started. A Business Physical Disaster […]

The City of Kerrville's Utility Billing parking lot at 701 Main St. will be closed until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17 while maintenance is performed on the rooftop HVAC units at city hall.  The closure includes the drive-in Utility Billing window. Walk-in Utility Billing operations should not be impacted. Alternate parking is available in the downtown parking garage located on Clay Street, or in parking spaces along Earl Garrett […]