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On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its weekly Community levels and listed five Central Texas counties as "high" risk for COVID-19.  Those in the high category include Mason, Gillespie, Blanco, Hays and Caldwell counties. Two new omicron subvariants are driving COVID-19 numbers up in recent weeks.  The BA.5 variant accounts for 65% of cases while the BA.4 variant makes up another 16% of cases. The CDC reported […]

The Kerrville City Council and the Kerrville Planning and Zoning Commission have scheduled a Town Hall Meeting, set for Monday, July 25, at 6:00 p.m. at the Dietert Center in Kerrville.   Council and the P & Z are seeking citizen input prior to issuing regulations governing allowing Short Term Rentals (STR's) in residentially zoned neighborhoods.  Currently, a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required with limited opportunity for residen's objections. Additionally, the […]

Gillespie County officials reported that due to Thursday evening thunderstorms, some area businesses suffered damage due to the 60-mph winds, recorded by  National Weather Service Meteorologist Aaron Treadway. Fredericksburg Police Chief Brian Vorauer said that various buildings felt the pressure from the storm between the hours of 5-9 p.m. Thursday night. One business that experienced damage was Hill Country Memorial Rehab, 402 West Windcrest Street, in Fredericksburg.  According to Amanda […]

The work on "Operation Share the Wealth" has been completed which included results from both inside and outside of Kerr County.  Kerr County officials worked alongside eleven other jurisdictions, deputies and investigators from the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, resulting in a successful sting operation against prostitution and human trafficking in Kerr County. In total, arrests covered Kerr, Kendall, Bexar, and Guadalupe counties.  Nine suspects were arrested in Kerr County, twelve […]

Short-term rental company Vrbo is facing another lawsuit involving a property known as Cielito Linda Ranch, located off Saddle Wood Trail in Comfort.  According to law enforcement, the owner of the property secretly recorded guests with an undisclosed camera. The new lawsuit was filed Friday in Travis County by two couples, or four people, who make up the plaintiffs.  According to the document, one couple stayed at the property in […]

The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a public input meeting to receive community input for the Singing Wind Park Master Plan on Wednesday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Dietert Center, 451 Guadalupe Street in Kerrville. Singing Wind Park is a 100-acre park located at 2112 Singing Wind Drive.  Park amenities include the Olympic Pool, softball fields, skate park, […]

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, […]