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After three days of testimony, Travis County Judge Maya Guerra Gamble has chosen to uphold her initial ruling barring Camp Mystic from using or altering buildings where 27 campers and counselors died in the July 4th floodwaters.  The temporary injunction was originally filed by the legal team for the family of Cile Steward who has yet to be recovered.  The request was to preserve the buildings and grounds in the […]

The League of Women Voters of the Hill Country has produced its Voter Guide, which is available in printed form at the Butt Holdsworth Memorial Library and online at the website: lwvhillcountrytexas.org.  The League also provides election information at the website: VOTE411.org. A voter enters the address on their Voter Registration card to access the information.  Check your Voter Registration information using the state website:Vote Texas.gov.  Voter information can be […]

A partnership effort between the Kerr County Veterans Service Office (VSO) and the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) Area Agency on Aging will mean that local military veterans and adults 60 and older will receive additional support. Individuals who are veterans or aging adults may be eligible for assistance with: ~Income support (for utility bills, such as electricity, water, gas, etc.) ~Health - For items to promote or maintain […]

Kerr County Animal Control has recorded the county's third positive rabies case for 2026 - this time in a bat found between Kerrville and Ingram.  "Or office was notified of a deceased bat found on a residential property in the 100 block of Misty Lane off Goat Creek Road near Kerrville on April 4," said KCAS Director Reagan Givens. An animal control officer was dispatched to the scene, collected the […]

A deadly head-on crash that killed three members of a family on State Highway 46 has resulted in a Kendall County driver receiving an 18-year sentence. Roger Waid, his wife, Patricia, and their 14-year-old daughter, Blake, were killed on Oct. 29, 2024, in Kendall County.  Authorities said 60-year-old Carl Galm was driving approximately 93 miles per hour in a Ford F-250 when he attempted to pass a line of vehicles […]

The Texas Department of Public Safety said Tuesday Texas Rangers are now helping investigate complaints of neglect by Camp Mystic during the July 4, 2025 floods.  DPS said on Tuesday the Texas Rangers are "now assisting the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in an investigation regarding complaints of neglect by Camp Mystic in Kerr Co. during the July 4, 2025, floods." Twenty-seven Camp Mystic campers and counselors died […]

The St. Mary's Knights of Columbus is hosting a community blood drive this weekend, April 11-12, at the St. Mary's Holy Family Center, 308 W. San Antonio St.  The drive will run from 3 to 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, and from 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. Appointments are not required; walk-ins are welcome throughout the hours of the blood drive.  All donors are reminded […]

After nearly nine months have passed since the deadly July 4 floods killed more than 130 people in the Texas Hill Country, Camp Mystic has officially applied for a license renewal to reopen for the 2026 summer season.  Officials confirmed they received Camp Mystic's license renewal application as of Tuesday, which was the final day for youth camps to file for a license or license renewal. The camp's Cypress Lake […]