Local News

Another nationwide meat recall is underway over Listeria contamination.  As of October 15, meat supplier BrucePac, of Durant, Oklahoma, is recalling 11.8 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products after routine federal safety testing found Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacterium, in samples of the company's poultry.  The finding triggered an immediate recall, which was first issued on October 9.  According to officials, they are still working to understand […]

A Kerrville Police Department officer was involved in an early morning shooting which resulted in a fatality.  On Tuesday, October 15, at approximately 1:19 a.m., a KPD officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop for multiple traffic violations on a passenger car which was driving north on Sidney Baker.  The vehicle fled from the officer, and the officer pursued the suspect north on State Highway 16, according to a press […]

Legislative Priorities for Mental Health is the topic of the monthly meeting for the Kerrville affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness on Thursday, October 17, at 6 p.m. at the Dietert Center, 451 Guadalupe Street in Kerrville.  Meetings are open to the public and there is no charge to attend. Two staff members of NAMI, Lysette Galvan and Christine Busse, will present information on key issues and policy […]

Kerr County voters wanting to take advantage of early, in-person voting in the General Election will be able to do so from October 21-November 1. Registered voters in Kerr County can cast their ballots at either of two polling locations, the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX27 in Kerrville, and at the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram.  Voters will be able to cast their […]

The City of Kerrville has been designated a Texas Scenic City by Scenic Texas.  The award was announced Thursday at the 112th annual Texas Municipal League Conference and Exhibition in Houston. Scenic Texas is the only statewide 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization dedicated solely to the preservation and enhancement of the state's visual environment, and the only state nonprofit that solely helps citizens safeguard the scenic qualities of Texas roadways, countryside, […]

The City of Kerrville and its contractor, Bennett Paving, commenced work on the 2024 Street maintenance project beginning October 7.  The project will include sealing of cracks in affected roadways/streets along with a mill and overlay of asphalt on selected sections of identified streets. The project is slated to be approximately four weeks in duration.  Bennett Paving will be notifying residents when work will commence in their area and will […]

The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library welcomes Richard McAlister, meteorologist and multimedia journalist, on Saturday, October 12 at 2 p.m. in the library's meeting room. McAlister is a volunteer and spokesperson for the American Red Cross in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma.  As the chief meteorologist for the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Red Cross, he specializes in tropical weather plans and preparedness for Texas and Louisiana.  He will be […]

The City of Kerrville municipal offices, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, and the City secretary's office will be closed Monday, October 14, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.  Anyone needing assistance can email City Secretary Shelley McElhannon at Shelley.mcelhannon@kerrvilletx.gov. All city parks and the Parks and Recreation office at Kerrville-Schreiner Park will remain open on Columbus Day. Municipal offices and the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library will resume normal business hours on […]