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The Texas Department of Transportation has announced changes to the scheduled highway construction near Boerne due to anticipated inclement weather. The portion of roadwork involving Interstate 10 which was expected to continue Friday will be delayed until next weekend, meaning I10 will not be closed. As of now, closures are set to begin Friday, May 21, at 9:00 p.m. and will end Monday, May 24, at 5:00 a.m. This is […]

In lieu of National Water Safety Month, the Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department would like to provide some helpful tips to help educate the community in water safety. The No. 1 cause of unintentional injury-related death for children under 5 years old, and a leading cause for children 15 and under is drowning. It is never safe to assume that a child is safe around water and it is always […]

During a Thursday news conference, DSHS said that the COVID-19 vaccination won't be included in the list of Mandatory vaccines Texas students must get to attend school. The statement comes on the heels of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine's emergency approval for use in children ages 12-15. According to Texas Department of State Health Service associate commissioner Imelda Garcia, nearly 20 million vaccine doses have been given in Texas, which includes […]

The Kerrville City Council has chosen E.A. Hoppe as the new Kerrville City Manager following the recent retirement of Mark McDaniels. Hoppe has served as Deputy City Manager and will officially assume the City Manager responsibilities at 5 p.m., June 1 assuming council approves the employment contract. Council approved the motion for the contract with a 4-1 vote. Newly elected Councilmember Roman Garcia was the opposing vote saying he wanted […]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill Wednesday that makes alcohol-to-go now permanent, according to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). This comes as part of House Bill 1024, which was approved on April 28th by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor. The law authorizes Mixed Beverage and Private Club permittees to sell alcohol for delivery or to be picked up by customers if they meet […]

Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images Stacey Abrams, the woman credited with helping Joe Biden win the Presidential election by boosting the voting turnout in Georgia, will have her latest novel turned into a TV series. According to Deadline, NBCU's Working Title Television has acquired the rights to Abrams' legal thriller While Justice Sleeps. The book follows Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk who is given legal guardianship and power […]

Two Concho County Sheriff's deputies were killed in a shooting Monday night after a short car chase. According to Conchovalleyhomepage.com, the deputies were shot and killed after the shooter led officers on a short chase and then barricaded himself in a building. That led to a standoff resulting in the deadly gunshots that killed the two deputies and injuring a third person. Jeffrey Nicholas, 28, has been arrested and booked […]

Kerr County is seeking volunteers for its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), which is designed to prepare volunteer citizens to respond to their community's immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster when emergency services are not yet at hand. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "Our CERT folks are invaluable to all of us, because they are the 'first boot's on the ground helping our fellow […]

As Kerr County saw its number of active COVID-19 cases in the county increase slightly from the week before, a mass vaccine clinic will be offered this Thursday, May 13, in an effort to curb the future spread of the novel coronavirus. Peterson Health will administer the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas. Anyone wanting the shot can schedule an appointment on […]