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Kerr County is finalizing its communitywide vaccine and plans to announce the details on Tuesday, January 19. Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas reported 405 active COVID-19 cases on Friday, January 15, and said the county's recoveries went up by 297 cases, to 2,820. Peterson Regional Medical Center said there were 19 new positive cases of the virus confirmed on Friday, 23 new cases on Thursday, 32 new cases […]

According to the Texas Education Agency, the average student lost 3.2 months of learning during school closures since last March, in addition to the typical 2.5 months of summer learning loss. Researchers were able to come up with the amount of instruction loss by comparing beginning-of-year assessments given to 648,609 students from 334 different school systems. According to the TEA, the beginning-of-year assessments covered the same grades, subjects and courses […]

The City of Kerrville municipal offices, the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, and the Parks and Recreation Department office located at Kerrville-Schreiner Park will be closed Monday, January 18 in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday. Additionally, the city secretary's office will be closed in observance of the MLK Holiday. Kerrville-Schreiner Park and the city's landfill and transfer station will remain open during regularly scheduled hours Monday, January 18. Anyone with […]

KERRVILLE, Texas -- Several Kerr and Bandera County Fire Departments battled and defeated a brush fire that was sweeping through canyons of a property south of Kerrville Thursday afternoon. Fire crews were toned out at approximately 12:29 PM, according to Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief, Wes Gordon. A combination of high winds and low humidity cause the fire to spread so fast. The fire grew quickly and within […]

On January 13, Kerrville City Secretary Shelley McElhannon announced that Kim Clarkson has officially filed as a candidate for the Office of Councilmember Place 2 on the Kerrville City Council. Clarkson's application has been verified for eligibility and found to be sufficient; therefore, Kim Clarkson is an official candidate for the Office of Place 2 on the Kerrville City Council at the May 1, 2021 municipal election. In accordance with […]

The Kerrville Independent School District confirmed that a construction worker died Monday while working at the site of the future middle school, which is being built at 3175 Loop 534, across from Tivy High School. According to a KISD press release, "Kerrville ISD is saddened to learn of an accident at the Hal Peterson Middle School construction site. One of the construction workers fell from a high point of the […]

The temporary waiver of certain vehicle title and registration requirements will end at midnight April 14, according to Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector Bob Reeves, whose offices are ready to help motorists complete their transactions before the deadlines. Reeves said, "Any Kerr County citizen who has not renewed their vehicle registration sticker is encouraged to do so between now and April 14. It is not necessary to wait until the deadline […]

Don't shoot the messenger, but all those who own property in Kerr County, whether it serves as their permanent homestead or investment property, are being reminded that they have until the first day of next month to pay their 2019 property taxes without incurring penalties or interest. The actual tax deadline is anytime before or on February 1, 2021, despite the usual deadline being January 31. Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector […]

The 2021 SXSW Festival has begun releasing the names for their upcoming online festival, and Willie Nelson has been officially announced as one of the featured speakers. According to Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest, "No individual has had the cultural impact on, or been more synonymous with the creative vibrancy of Austin than Willie Nelson, and we are incredibly honored to have him as a SXSW Online 2021 Keynote." The […]