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Kerr County offices, including those located in the courthouse at 700 Main Street in Kerrville and at the West Kerr Annex at 3350 Junction Highway in Ingram, will be closed for business on Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day, which falls on Sunday this year. County officials would like to remind residents to be safe and responsible in their fourth of July celebrations over the holiday weekend, especially […]

Kerr County officials released the latest COVID-19 county statistics Monday saying this report will be the last one distributed for the foreseeable future because the Texas Department of State Health Services will no longer be sending out virus-related spreadsheets. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "They are going back to 'normal,' pre-pandemic operations." The Texas DSHS data, which showed active, recovered and deceased cases, had been used […]

The results are in and the data released Monday from the Texas Education Agency reveals that many students tested for STAAR tests in 2021 have slipped significantly in their academic proficiency compared to 2019, the last year the standardized test was administered. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath warned the State Board of Education last week ahead of the test results, saying the results were "problematic" and that the state will need […]

Kerr County Commissioner (Precinct 2) Tom Moser has announced that he will retire from the commissioners' court, with his last day of service scheduled for Friday, July 23, 2021. Moser made the announcement during Monday morning's Kerr County Commissioner's Court session. Moser has served as the Precinct 2 commissioner since being elected in November 2012, with his current term set to expire in a year and a half. The announcement […]

The San Antonio branch of the FBI released a statement over the weekend asking for the public's help in locating a missing Laredo family last seen on June 13 in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon. A Texas mother-of-three, 39-year old Gladys Perez Sanchez, along with her 16-year old son, John Carlos Gonzales, and 9-year old Michelle Cristina Duran, were last spotted driving on Nuevo Laredo Highway. The family had just visited […]

Kerr County officials received word Friday, June 25, that the county has received an "Individual Assistance" designation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This now means that qualifying residents will be able to receive federal dollars to help them recover from damages caused by the extreme winter storm back in mid-February. Approximately 130 Texas counties applied for the designation and 77 of those were granted "Individual Assistance." "This is a […]

State lawmakers approved $6 million in funding to restore the Mason County Courthouse, which was destroyed by a fire February 4 of this year. The courthouse caught fire at 10 p.m. and by 1:30 a.m., it had been reduced to its outer rock wall. The man suspected of starting the fire, Nicholas Miller, was charged with arson and burglary of a building. In an interview shortly after the fire, Mason […]

After postponing the annual event last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd "Shatter the Stigma 5k Fun Run/Walk is set for Saturday, June 26 at the Schreiner University Trailhead Beer Garden. Event organizer's goals are to raise awareness about mental health and help people begin erasing the stigma too often associated with the topic of mental illness. People are encouraged to pre-register for the 8:30 a.m. start time […]

The Kerrville Police Department is asking for the public's help in obtaining information regarding the whereabouts of 38-year old Tony Lee Brown. Brown is accused of Injury to a Child, Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Interference with a 911 call, according to a press release. Brown is described as being 6-feet tall, weighing 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has numerous tattoos on his chest, neck and […]