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A U.S. District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, meaning that the mask mandate from Austin and Travis County will stay in place for at least two more weeks. This is not a final ruling as Judge Lora Livingston stated that she wanted more time for each side to make their case and has set another hearing for March 26. These […]

West Texas Aggregate, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an air quality standard permit, which would authorize the Midland company to construct and operate a permanent rock crusher on property within the City of Kerrville's city limits. The Kerrville City Council adopted a resolution on January 12, 2021 expressing its collective concerns regarding the use for the property located south of the intersection of […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to sue the City of Austin after the city decided to keep its mask mandate and COVID-19 orders in place despite Governor Greg Abbott's order to lift those protocols Wednesday statewide. Paxton released a statement Wednesday on Twitter saying, "You and local health authorities have until 6:00 p.m. today to rescind any mask mandates or business-operating restrictions and come into full compliance with […]

Beginning Monday, March 15, more Texans will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, as part of the 1C priority group. Texas DSHS announced Wednesday that people 50-64 years of age, who account for 20% of all fatalities, will be able to be vaccinated as the next most-vulnerable group. Phase 1A and Phase 1B patients have been receiving vaccines since December, and the state says it will continue to make sure that […]

Tivy High School Senior Lee McDonald has earned his FAA Drone Pilot License, the first Tivy student to complete the process through the Career & Technology Education Aviation pathway offered for students at Tivy. McDonald went through the training program with about 20 hours worth of video and numerous tests before taking the final exam in San Antonio in February. All of his studying definitely paid off as McDonald only […]

Local voters who qualify and would like to cast their ballots by mail in the City of Kerrville or City of Ingram elections must submit an application for their ballots no later than April 20, according to Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Bob Reeves. Both elections to select new leaders for city governments are set for May 1, 2021. The City of Kerrville election will seat Councilmember Place […]

Property owners who suffered any kind of damages - minor or major - in the recent winter storm should report that damage by visiting https://arcg.is/uOrOb or call the toll-free number 1-844-844-3089. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "It is imperative to Kerr County that everyone reports any kind of damages they suffered from or during the extreme winter weather because the Texas Department of Emergency Management must […]

The Schreiner University segment of the Kerrville River Trail will be closed on Thursday and Friday, March 11-12, for maintenance and cleanup of debris lingering from the recent winter storm. This segment begins at the G Street trailhead and extends the majority of the way to Schreiner University campus. The trailhead and portion of the trail on SU's campus is still closed to the public due to COVID-19. Please be […]

Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas had originally planned on releasing the county's most recent COVID-19 case counts from the weekend before changing his mind after seeing no new cases reported. "I wanted to get this good news out right away. Today, we have a report of ZERO new COVID-19 positive cases in our county. Yes, this is just for testing through the weekend at Peterson Regional Medical Center […]