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Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly has confirmed he will be implementing a temporary disaster order prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks anywhere in Kerr County beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 2, set to automatically expire at 1 a.m. Tuesday, July 5.  The only exception to the order will be the City of Kerrville's professionally supervised fireworks display planned for Monday evening at Louise Hays Park. The order states, in part:  […]

Fredericksburg police arrested two men reportedly trying to smuggle five people, including a 10-year-old girl.  On Thursday afternoon, FPD said it received a tip regarding a vehicle heading toward the city limits of Fredericksburg that was involved in the smuggling of immigrants in the country illegally. According to a press release, FPD conducted a traffic stop and saw five Hispanic men and women lying on top of each other in […]

The City of Kerrville municipal offices, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library and the city secretary's office will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of the July 4 Independence Day Holiday.  All city parks and facilities, including the Olympic Pool, Carver Park Sprayground, and the Parks and Recreation office at Kerrville-Schreiner Park, will remain open on Independence Day. All municipal offices and the library will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office Special Investigation Unit began an investigation into online promotion of narcotics in the Kerrville area which resulted in a successful "buy-bust" operation in the western portion of the city.  During this particular operation, authorities seized marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, a large amount of cash ,and other drug paraphernalia, according to a press release. After a consensual search of the suspect's apartment, investigators allegedly discovered 8.64 pounds […]

The City of Kerrville has released Fourth of July celebration details regarding what has been commonly called the Hill Country's largest fireworks display, which immediately follows "Robert Earl Keen's Fourth on the River," taking place on Monday, July 4.  During the day, there will be numerous concerts and vendors will open at 2 p.m..   Mini Mart is once again sponsoring the fireworks which are expected to begin launching at approximately […]

Gillespie County has extended their county-wide burn ban for an additional 90 days due to the current extreme heat and ongoing dry conditions.  This was a unanimous decision made by Gillespie County commissioners during their regularly scheduled Monday meeting. The current burn ban prohibits any burning other than approved containers and those not abiding by the current restrictions of the burn ban can be punishable by fines up to $500. For […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that two fatalities resulted following a Saturday plane crash near the Kerrville airport.   According to Kerrville Fire Department, KFD received a call on Saturday, June 25, at roughly 6:30 p.m. from witnesses describing a small plane crashing into a field just west of the airport near Peterson Farm Road.  KFD was informed at the time of the first 911 call that the crash had […]

Photo Credit: Mikaela Taylor KERRVILLE, Texas — Multiple agencies were called out to an area of land near Our Lady of The Hills private school for a fire caused by a plane crash Saturday evening. The crash happened sometime after 6 PM and no information regarding injuries or the amount passengers on the plane have been released at this time. The crash occurred near the 200 Block of Peterson Farm […]

KERRVILLE, Texas — The Kerrville Police Department is alerting the public to be aware that a missing San Antonio juvenile may be in the Kerrville area. Missing Juvenile, Ganell Medina (a.k.a. Nell), 16, may be staying in the Kerrville area, according to local police. She is described as being 5'7" tall, about 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. The San Antonio Police Department is searching for her and […]