Local News

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has announced that the Olympic Pool will be open for the summer season starting Saturday, May 25, through Friday, August 9, which also includes Memorial Day (May 27) and July 4. Open swim hours for the summer are 12 noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.  The pool is closed every Monday for maintenance (except holidays).  Admission is $1 per person (4 years old […]

The City of Kerrville is partnering with the San Antonio Missions baseball team for the Kerrville Community Night, supporting the Kerrville Parks and Recreation Foundation.  The game is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, at 1:05 p.m. at Nelson Wolff Memorial Stadium, 5757 W. Highway 90, in San Antonio.  The San Antonio Missions will be playing against the Frisco RoughRiders.  The Missions will also allow kids to run the bases after […]

The City of Kerrville is reminding citizens that a portion of Clearwater Paseo Drive fronting the construction site of the new Public Safety Facility will be closed Monday, May 13 for the installation of a water main tie-in. For more information, contact the Streets Department at (830) 258-1221.

The 2nd Annual Kerr County Emergency Preparedness Expo is scheduled for Saturday, August 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Happy State Bank Expo Hall of the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX-27 in Kerrville.  In its debut last year, the expo featured 41 different vendors who offered displays and educated visitors about all manner of emergency/disaster preparedness plans and products. "This year, we're looking to make […]

Kerr County received its 11th confirmed case of rabies this year, according to Kerr County Animal Services Director Reagan Givens.  "We were advised on Monday about an ill fox at a residence on Roy Street in Kerrville," said Givens.  Givens added that an animal control officer was dispatched to the scene, collected the animal and sent a specimen to the zoological lab for testing the same day the call came […]

ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday, May 8, due to "unseasonably high temperatures, high levels of expected maintenance outages during the spring shoulder months, and the potential for lower reserves."  While the notice sent out Tuesday could cause concern, ERCOT said grid conditions are expected to be normal and that no action would be needed from customers. According to ERCOT, a Weather Watch […]

The City of Kerrville and its contractor, M&C Fonseca, will continue work on the Knapp Road sewer project beginning on Monday, May 13.  The contractor will be replacing a sewer line on West Main Street between Highway 27 and Powell Avenue for approximately two weeks and will require portions of West Main to be closed to through traffic. The City and its contractor will be working with affected residents in […]

During a special session Monday, May 6, the Kerr County Commissioners' Court formally accepted the resignation of Kerr County Clerk Ian Collum and appointed Nadene Alford as the county's new county clerk.  Collum cited health reasons for the reason why he decided to resign,  Alford will serve through December 31, 2024. Alford joined the Kerr County Clerk's Office in 1985 in the lands division.  In 2007, she moved over to […]

Kerr County sheriff deputies arrested one individual following a high speed motorcycle chase which began in Gillespie County on Sunday, May 5.  A Gillespie County deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop after observing the motorcycle at a speed of 93 MPH.  The driver failed to yield to the stop and continued south on Highway 16 toward Kerr County. KCSO deputies located the motorcycle and the driver in the 3400 […]