Local News

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office, along with the Criminal Investigations Division, arrested a Comfort man on numerous charges following a joint-cooperative effort after having established surveillance of the suspect who was involved in an active investigation. On February 10, authorities arrested 35-year old Jeffrey McCollum following a traffic stop on Falls Creek Road. According to a press release, when investigators asked the subject to exit the vehicle, he refused and […]

The City of Kerrville has released a statement regarding the upcoming May 2022 General Election. During last week's city council meeting, council adopted a resolution which sets out the city's May election, to occur on Saturday, May 7. Kerrville residents will be voting on Mayor, Councilmembers for Places 3 and 4, plus a bond election, which if approved would authorize the issuance of bonds for the development of a Public […]

Republic Services released an update regarding the City of Kerrville trash and recycling services which were recently impacted by last week's winter storm. Due to the wintry driving conditions on February 3-4, it was deemed too dangerous for Republic Services trucks to travel. The company plans to collect the missed trash and recycling items as follows: Thursday trash collection: Residents are asked to set their trash bin at the road […]

Kerr County officials released the most recent COVID-19 data which shows a slight decrease in COVID-19 cases throughout the county. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, as of Monday, February 7, there are 151 active cases in the county, a slight drop from a week ago which showed the county having 180 active cases. These numbers do not include any positives that have been diagnosed through home […]

Kerr County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call on Friday, February 4, after a motorist allegedly spotted multiple people riding in the bed of a pickup truck on Interstate 10 Eastbound, just outside of Kerrville city limits. Deputies soon intercepted the vehicle near mile marker 505, with the assistance of the Texas Highway Patrol. According to a KCSO press release, deputies witnessed several individuals attempting to hide underneath blankets, […]

The Kerrville Police Department has released the name of the victim involved in the February 3 traffic crash on Interstate 10 near mile marker 510, resulting in one fatality. At approximately 9:29 p.m., KPD officers responded to a crash involving a tractor trailer colliding with a Ford F-350 pickup truck, just inside the Kerrville city limits. The westbound tractor trailer collided with the truck that was stopped for traffic, seriously […]

Kerrville Mayor Bill Blackburn issued a Declaration of Disaster on Friday, February 4, 2022, as severe winter weather adversely impacted the area. The Declaration states that the City of Kerrville has suffered widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property. The signed Declaration says that the Mayor of Kerrville has determined that extraordinary measures must be taken to alleviate the suffering of people and protect or rehabilitate […]

The City of Kerrville wants to remind citizens to continue to check for water leaks as the weather begins to warm up. In the event anyone needs to report a water leak over the weekend, it is asked that customers utilize the 24-hour, after hours hotline listed on the city's webpage: www.kerrvilletx.gov. Due to all of the city's business offices being closed on Friday because of inclement weather, utility customers […]

The Kerrville Police Department responded to a report of a traffic crash on Thursday, February 3, at approximately 9:29 p.m. on Interstate Highway 10 near mile marker 510, involving a tractor trailer and a Ford F-350 pickup truck within the city limits. According to a press release, the tractor trailer attempted to slow down for traffic that was at a standstill due to inclement weather, before eventually sliding and flipping […]