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The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library is set to host several activities for younger children and the entire family during the week of January 13-18. Tuesday, January 14 at 10 a.m. will be Storytime in the first-floor meeting room for children ages 0-3 years.  Lap-Sit Storytime is full of nursery rhymes, songs and stories, followed by group play time. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. will center around the Kerrville Dept. of […]

Walmart has recalled over 12,000 cartons of Great Value Family Size Chicken Broth due to packaging issues that could lead to spoilage, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The recall, initiated on December 11 and announced on the FDA's website on January 8, affects products sold in 242 stores across nine states:  Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahama, Tennessee and Texas. The recalled cartons are marked with a […]

The second of two planned rainbow trout releases along the Guadalupe River in Louise Hays Park will occur on Wednesday, January 15 and will consist of another 1,200 rainbow trout.  The rainbow trout are provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery in San Marcos.  The trout stocking is timed with winter water temperatures dropping below a level necessary for the survival of the trout. The […]

Most county governmental offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, in keeping with the nationwide observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. The closure affects departments in the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram and the county-owned 550 Earl Garrett Street facility.  Emergency services, such as law enforcement, fire and EMS will continue […]

In December, the VA launched a new outreach program encouraging all eligible United States military veterans to enroll in VA health care -- including approximately 1 million previously unenrolled veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan.  The program will include text messages and emails directly to veterans, public service announcements, paid advertising and events.  "The VA decided to embark on this campaign after hearing concerns from […]

Some school districts in the Hill Country have announced some schedule changes due to winter weather in the area. Bandera ISD will have no after school practice for softball and boys' soccer on Thursday, January 9.  Softball practice scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10 has been canceled. Ingram ISD activities scheduled for 5 p.m. and after on Thursday, Jan. 9 are canceled. Kerrville ISD has canceled all activities scheduled for after […]

The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library is set to host its next installment of "Movie Chat," a program which shares a similar format to book clubs, but with a cinematic twist.  Participants can check out a DVD copy of this month's featured film, "The Imitation Game," starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightly, at the circulation desk to watch at their convenience prior to the discussion. The event will take place on Wednesday, […]

The Kerr County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is currently seeking new squad members who are willing to train and then be at-the-ready to serve their neighbors in their biggest times of need.  "If you can keep a cool, level head during an emergency situation, if you can jump into action without hesitation when you are needed and if you are ready to be trained on emergency procedures so that […]

The Kerrville Police Department has concluded the Holiday Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, a grant funded enforcement initiative in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation.  The program, which ran from December 16, 2024 through January 1, 2025, aimed to deter unsafe driving and reduce accidents through the Christmas and New Year's holidays.  During this enforcement period, the Kerrville Police Dept. conducted 60 traffic stops, 42 of which were for speeding. […]