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The Texas Dept. of State Health Services announced Thursday it is no longer allocating COVID-19 vaccine doses to providers every week. Instead, providers will get the chance to order how many vaccine doses they need, then have those orders filled and shipped from the DSHS Pharmacy or DSHS will place an order with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is due to the supply of COVID-19 vaccines […]

The City of Kerrville Municipal Court will begin using Citation Smart beginning May 3. Citation Smart is a software program that sends initial text notifications, periodic reminders, and plea and payment options to persons who have received a citation. Respondents will receive a text notification with a link in the message and then have the option to plead No Contest or Guilty and pay the fine. Respondents will also have […]

Reveille X has officially ushered in a new era as Texas A&M University's 10th mascot, a role she's been preparing for since February, when she began shadowing outgoing mascot Reveille IX. Now eight years old, Reveille IX will move to the Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center operated by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, where she will live out a comfortable retirement just as Reveille VIII did until […]

The Fredericksburg Police Department has released traffic plans for assisting vehicles after the May 7, 175th Anniversary Fireworks Show. At the conclusion of the 9:30 PM event, the FPD will be assisting vehicles exiting the fair grounds, the airport and the park. Those parked on Tivydale Rd. FM 2093 west of Kerr Rd., will take Tivydale Rd. FM 2093 westbound, or Kerr Rd. northbound to exit. Those leaving the fairgrounds […]

A bill that would allow the permitless carrying of guns took another step forward on the state Senate floor Wednesday. Senators passed HB 1927, which if passed by the House and Gov. Abbott, would let anyone carry a gun in Texas without training or a permit. The only people who would not be allowed to have firearms are people who have court injunctions against them. There were multiple changes made […]

GILLESPIE COUNTY — A woman is in jail with a U.S. Immigration and Customs hold after authorities say she attempted to smuggle three undocumented illegal immigrants through Gillespie County to Austin. The following is directly from a Facebook post from the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office. On Monday, May 3, 2021, at approximately 8:03 a.m., a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 23000 block of West US […]

Governor Abbott was confident when speaking on Tuesday that the Texas legislature will pass a permit-less or constitutional-carry bill this session saying, "I think it can get across the finish line." The full Texas Senate could consider House Bill 1927 as early as Wednesday after it was approved by a newly formed, special committee on Constitutional Issues. The legislation already passed the Texas House. If approved, the legislation would allow […]

Kerr County leaders want to remind Hill Country residents of the last of the scheduled COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The Texas Military Department is currently administering Moderna vaccines at the First United Methodist Church, 321 Thompson Drive, in Kerrville, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., through Friday, May 7. All vaccines are free of charge and no appointments are necessary. Peterson Health will be administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines on May 13. Additionally, […]

It has been a pretty eventful few days in the Texas Hill Country, with some areas seeing up to 6 inches of rain — but, all good things must come to an end. With most of the rainfall coming to an end across South-Central Texas, let's look back at the rainfall estimates from across the region. The first graphic shows the estimated rainfall since Wednesday while the second graphic shows […]