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The Kerrville Renaissance Festival will be returning for the fifth year beginning Friday, January 29-31 at the River Star Arts and Events Park, on the grounds of the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX-27, in Kerrville. The three day event will evoke a Renaissance Festival Marketplace, with a smaller entertainment lineup to help spread out spectators and practice social distancing guidelines. There will be more than 30 craft shops […]

The 87th Texas Legislative session officially kicked off Tuesday as Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont was elected the new Texas House Speaker. After being sworn in, Phelan spoke of goals for the new session which included talk of education, revitalizing the economy and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The subject of bars and restaurants was also mentioned as the new Speaker said, "51 years after putting a man on the moon, we […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department would like to inform the public that the entrance at Lehmann-Monroe Park, 202 Park Lane, will be temporarily closed for construction. The closure will begin the morning of Thursday, January 14, with reopening expected the afternoon of Friday, January 15, although construction could take longer. Park goers can still access the park through the Louise Hays Park entrance at 200 Thompson Drive. For more […]

On Monday, the Kerr County Commissioner's Court learned that there are currently 420 active cases of the novel coronavirus and the DSHS has confirmed three additional virus related deaths of Kerr County residents which brings the county's official COVID-19 death toll to 46. There are currently 30 patients hospitalized at Peterson Regional Medical Center due to virus related complications, including six in the Intensive Care Unit. Kerr County Emergency Management […]

As Texas continues to experience another surge in new COVID-19 cases which is placing a serious strain on the state's first responders, Governor Abbott gave an update regarding the state's current COVID-19 vaccine rollout. It has been just over a month since the first vaccine was authorized for emergency use and since Christmas that the second has been approved. The governor said, "Never before in the history of this state […]

The City of Kerrville Public Works Department would like to inform citizens of the local contact information for Republic Services should there ever be an issue with trash or curbside collection services. The direct line for residents to call is (830) 522-3062. If callers receive a recording, it is asked that they leave a message which includes a name, address, phone number along with specific details as to what the […]

Due to COVID-19 quarantine issues of some staff at the Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the Performing Arts, the scheduled Tuesday, Jan. 12 meeting of the Kerrville City Council is being moved to City Hall. The meeting will be restricted to city staff only. All citizens, including agenda item presenters, are encouraged to view the meeting on the city's website at https://kerrvilletx.gov/1328/Kerrville-City-Channel, or on the city's Spectrum broadcast Channel […]

Kerrville Fire Chief Eric Maloney said that the number of area COVID-19 cases has continued to increase since December with current active case counts hovering near 350 for the past few weeks. The county initially received 1,600 doses which were intended for those individuals who fall in the state's Phase 1A category: healthcare workers, long-term care staff, home health care workers, residents of long-term care facilities, EMS, school nurses, community […]

Shortly before noon on Thursday, the City of Kerrville held their annual 'State of the City Address' which was conducted in a virtual format this year due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Kerrville Mayor Bill Blackburn began the event by commenting on the recent actions which had transpired a day earlier at the U.S. Capitol which saw thousands of protesters opposed to the certification of President - Elect Joe Biden's win […]