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The Kerr County Sheriff's Office is asking citizens to shelter in place and stay off roadways, if possible. "Please shelter in place and do not drive. If you must drive, be sure to prepare with food, water, a heat source, blankets, and other necessities in case we cannot reach you." The Kerrville Police Department warns drivers that "pretty much any incline presents a challenge." KPD also wants residents aware of […]

Due to severe winter conditions, City of Kerrville municipal offices, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, the Parks and Recreation Department located at Kerrville-Schreiner Park, Development Services and Municipal Court, which had planned on opening at noon, will be closed Thursday. Employees will be working remotely and most online services will continue. The city's recently established COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration call center will not be open, but is still available online through Peterson […]

According to KPUB, Texas is still in a state of emergency, but ERCOT has temporarily suspended the rotating outages at this time. They still advise that a significant amount of generation is still offline. It is still possible that some level of rotating outages may be needed over the next couple of days to keep the grid stable, meaning that this is still subject to change. Customers are advised to […]

The City of Kerrville has restored water service to many areas, but citizens living in outlying areas or at higher elevations are still without water service or have extremely low pressure. The City of Kerrville is asking all citizens to practice extreme water conservation in an effort to restore the city's pumping capabilities, which will help your neighbors in the restoration of at least minimal water service for drinking water […]

Due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, classes at Schreiner University will be virtual and campus will be closed on February 18. The University is requesting that all off-campus students and employees remain at home and refrain from coming to campus. Schreiner University will continue to monitor the local weather conditions and will advise if necessary regarding campus operations for Friday, February, February 19.

The City of Kerrville's Public Works Department is announcing some important changes to solid waste services which will affect residents receiving services through the city's utility billing system. Republic Services will begin collection for garbage on Friday, February 19 for those residents who normally receive collection service on Thursdays. Residents who receive collection on Mondays-Wednesdays will be serviced next week on their regular days. Collections for recyclables have been suspended […]

Due to continued widespread power outages, loss of water pressure, and hazardous road conditions throughout the Kerrville ISD community, along with the potential for additional inclement weather, Kerrville ISD will remain closed Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19. No remote learning will occur and Kerrville ISD will apply for missed school day emergency waivers from the Texas Education Agency for these days. For additional information, please log onto kerrvilleisd.net.

The City of Kerrville continues to experience unprecedented strain on the public water system and is urging citizens to conserve water to minimal use only. The major areas affected by water supply issues from wells affected by this problem are those served or pressured by the Stadium Tank, which impacts the Yorktown area, the Summit, Riverhill and other locations. City crews are working 24/7 to remedy the problem but the […]

KERRVILLE — KPUB is now conducting rolling outages at the instruction of ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas). KPUB UPDATE 2 AS OF 9:15 AM MONDAY #KPUB, along with other utilities across Texas, is experiencing service interruptions due to peak demand on the statewide electric grid. This activity is expected to continue through most of the day. Approximately 1,000 of our customers are experiencing true outages that are not due […]