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Kerr County officials want to remind citizens that county offices and departments will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of the federal holiday, Labor Day. The one-day closure will affect those departments in the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, as well as those at the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram. The county wants to reassure residents that there will be […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department is inviting local businesses and organizations to set up a booth at its annual "Family Fright Night" Halloween event on October 31. The free event will take place in Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive, beginning at 5:30 p.m., and includes games, trick-or-treating, food trucks, and costume contests. The public can help support this event by registering to decorate a car trunk or 10'x10' […]

The Kerrville Police Department is warning residents to be aware of scammers using fake emails pretending to be an official transaction confirmation from Geek Squad, Best Buy's tech support service. The emails sent information regarding a subscription renewal or an order. Scammers are also attempting this scam via phone. According to KPD, one local victim was scammed out of thousands of dollars as a result of this particular scam. Once […]

Austin Public Health reported the death of a Travis County resident who died after developing an illness caused by amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake LBJ earlier this month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, amebic meningitis is a rare brain infection that is caused by Naegleria fowleri and is usually fatal. Naegleria fowleri is a free-living ameba that lives in warm fresh water and soil […]

The City of Kerrville wants to remind citizens that all municipal offices, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, and the city secretary's office will be closed Monday, September 4, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Anyone needing assistance can email City Secretary Shelley McElhannon at shelley.mcelhannon@kerrvilletx.gov. All city parks and the Parks and Recreation office at Kerrville-Schreiner Park will remain open on Labor Day. Municipal offices and the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library […]

For the fifth time in six days, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to conserve energy. Due to a "high level of unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low wind generation, operating reserves for ERCOT are expected to be low in the afternoon and evening. Texans are asked to conserve energy from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday night. ERCOT said Tuesday's conservation appeal does […]

The City of Kerrville has announced that it is currently accepting applications for the Charter Review Commission, which consists of seven individuals appointed by the city council to review the city charter. This document is prepared by citizens and is intended to help provide direction to the city government on how to operate. Section 12.06 of the city charter requires that the charter be reviewed at least every five years […]

City of Kerrville officials are reminding residents that the city went into Stage 4 Water Conservation measures effective August 24. The watering schedule for Stage 4 allows for landscape watering with a hand-held hose every day from 6-9 a.m. and 7-11 p.m. for all addresses. Watering with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems is prohibited at all times in Stage 4. For more information, visit the City of Kerrville's website […]

Kerr County officials want to remind U.S. Armed Forces veterans who deployed to a combat zone , never enrolled in Veterans Administration health care and left the military before September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013, to enroll directly for VA healthcare due to the PACT Act. This special enrollment period lasts until Sept. 30, and gives veterans who served in certain combat zones an opportunity to enroll directly in […]