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The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has announced their first 'Mother and Son Dance' which will be held on Saturday, May, 15 at the Dietert Center, 451 Guadalupe Drive, in Kerrville. Tickets are available for sale beginning Friday, April 16. Event activities include dancing, complimentary photos, light refreshmentsand much more. Tickets are $40 per couple and $15 for additional sons. At-the-door tickets will not be sold and all tickets much […]

Hill Country Memorial announced Tuesday that in response to the joint recommendations provided by the FDA and CDC on pausing the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Vaccination Event scheduled for Saturday, April 17 is currently canceled. Pending further information and direction from the CDC and FDA, HCM will keep the public informed on future events. Those who are currently scheduled for a J & J vaccine […]

Peterson Health announced Tuesday that they are following the recommendations of the FDA and the CDC and will be cancelling the April 16 vaccine clinic. Decisions regarding the upcoming April 22 clinic will be made as more information becomes available. The US Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling for the U.S. to pause the use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of "an abundance of caution." Officials released the statement Tuesday morning saying there have been "extremely rare" blood clotting issues found in people who took the vaccine. The FDA says more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have […]

Beginning Monday, April 12, Peterson Health will begin launching their new self-scheduling system. As of 8 a.m., anyone needing a Covid-19 vaccine can visit the Peterson Health website at www.petersonhealth.com and click on the link located at the top banner of the homepage. For anyone who does not have internet, an email or access to a computer, there is a City of Kerrville call center available for assistance in scheduling […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigators, with the assistance of KCSO Deputies, executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Lowrance Drive, in Kerrville, for methamphetamine sales and manufacturing counterfeit U.S. currency. Arrested in this warrant service were Matthew Gugliotti, Irene Cano, and Angela Cole. KCSO Narcotics Division received information regarding Mr. Gugliotti, 31, of Kerrville, counterfeiting U.S Currency, spurring KCSO Investigators to look into this particular matter. […]

Loved ones are gathering Wednesday to honor Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chad Walker who died recently after a shooting. Trooper Chad Walker died in a Waco hospital last month after a gunman shot him multiple times when he responded to a call about a broken-down vehicle in Limestone County on March 26. According to Walker's obituary, his services will be held in his hometown of Groesbeck, which is […]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's March 2, 2021 Executive Order GA-34 lifted the state-mandated mask requirement (originally set forth by the Governor's July 2, 2020 Executive Order GA-29) effective March 10, 2021. However, No. 4 on page 2 of Executive Order GA-34 stated: "Nothing in this executive order precludes businesses or other establishments from requiring employees or customers to follow additional hygiene measures, including the wearing of a face covering." In […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office arrested two individuals in Kerrville on drug and weapons charges over the course of two consecutive days, March 30-31, 2021, according to a press release. Kerrville resident Rebecca Kelly Hutton, 35, was arrested in the 100 block of Amelia Court. Her charges include Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance PG 1. She was also found in possession of prescription drugs, ecstasy, drug paraphernalia and […]