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Texas Governor Greg Abbott's March 2, 2021 Executive Order GA-34 lifted the state-mandated mask requirement (originally set forth by the Governor's July 2, 2020 Executive Order GA-29) effective March 10, 2021. However, No. 4 on page 2 of Executive Order GA-34 stated: "Nothing in this executive order precludes businesses or other establishments from requiring employees or customers to follow additional hygiene measures, including the wearing of a face covering." In […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office arrested two individuals in Kerrville on drug and weapons charges over the course of two consecutive days, March 30-31, 2021, according to a press release. Kerrville resident Rebecca Kelly Hutton, 35, was arrested in the 100 block of Amelia Court. Her charges include Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance PG 1. She was also found in possession of prescription drugs, ecstasy, drug paraphernalia and […]

The City of Kerrville will participate in an informal meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 6, at 7 p.m., held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The meeting concerns an application filed with TCEQ by West Texas Aggregate, LLC (WTA). WTA has applied to the TCEQ for an Air Quality Standard Permit (Registration Number 163301), which if granted, would authorize construction of a permanent rock and concrete crusher on […]

Recyclops, a curbside recycling company, will begin offering their services to Kerr County residents beginning April 14. The company's services includes the bi-monthly removal of plastics, cardboard, aluminum and paper products for customers who sign up for the service through an online registration site. According to a press release, Recyclops uses a "tech-driven, smart-routing app and local drivers." Annual subscriptions are available for $144 and monthly options are available for […]

Kerr County announced Monday that there are currently 31 active cases of COVID-19 in the county, which continues the trend of declining case counts in the past three weeks. Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas is still asking for the public's help as far as practicing safety precautions and the county will be closely monitoring whether or not Easter weekend will have an impact on COVID-19 numbers due to […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about homemade infant formula after reports of babies being hospitalized. An FDA spokesperson said the agency recently received reports of infants suffering from hypocalcemia, which is a rare condition in which there is extremely low calcium in the blood. Since 2006, the FDA has stated that the agency does not recommend that consumers make infant formula at home. Infant formula, in […]

Select Kerr County property owners are being asked to update their surveys on damages suffered during the February winter storm in order for potential progress to be made as to whether or not FEMA will declare the county eligible for federal aid to qualifying local individuals. The FEMA criteria is as follows: at least 5 homes have suffered major damage or were destroyed from the storm, the damage/destroyed residences have […]

James Avery has announced that they will be hosting an onsite Job Fair Wednesday, April 7 at their Kerrville Craftsman Center, 5235 Texas Highway 27, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m., and 5 p.m.-7 p.m. The company is looking to hire manufacturing technicians for day and night shifts. All of the positions will include benefits along with generous discounts. Anyone interested in attending the upcoming fair should submit an application at JamesAvery.com/Careers […]

Peterson Health has announced that as of March 29, the existing COVID-19 pre-registration link featured on the Peterson Health website was removed and will be replaced with a new self-scheduling registration option that is currently under construction. While Peterson Health is transitioning to the new site, they have confirmed that every person who has already registered with the Peterson Health COVID-19 Pre-registration site as of March 29, will be directly […]