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Kerrville City Secretary Shelley McElhannon has announced that the drawing for the order of names on the May 4, 2024 city election ballot will be held on Friday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. in the City Hall Lobby, 701 Main Street, in Kerrville. Candidates in alphabetical order include: MAYOR:  Roman Garcia, Joe Herring, Jr. PLACE THREE:  Brent Bates, Kent McKinney PLACE FOUR:  Barbara Dewell Ferguson, Brenda Hughes For more information […]

Early, in-person voting in both the Republican Party and Democratic Party primaries will continue through Friday, March 1.  The last day for qualified, registered voters to request for a ballot by mail is by the end of the day on Friday, February 23. Registered Kerr County voters can cast their ballots at either the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX27 in Kerrville, or the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, […]

Early Voting for the Primary Elections will be held from Tuesday, February 20, through Friday, March 1.  This year's Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, March 5.  Texas is an open primary state, which means voters don't register as members of a particular party.  Instead, eligible Texas voters can cast a ballot in either party's primary election, but not both.  The same goes for a runoff election from a […]

The City of Kerrville is currently accepting applications for the Zoning Board of Adjustments through March 8, 2024.  Appointments are expected to occur March 26. The city secretary's office accepts applications for all city boards throughout the year.  Applications can be found online on the city's website at https://kerrvilletx.gov/957/Boards-Commissions, or by dropping by the city secretary's office in city hall.  Completed applications should be emailed to the city secretary's office […]

Most Kerr County governmental offices, including those located in the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, and those located in the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram, will be closed Monday, February 19, in observance of President's Day.  All departments are expected to resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 20.  The break will not affect emergency services, including fire, EMS or law enforcement. Since […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office, along with the Kerrville Police Department, responded to a shooting incident on February 12, which resulted in the arrests of three individuals.  On Monday, at roughly 7:30 p.m., law enforcement officials responded to a report of shots being fired in the 3000 block of Junction Highway in West Kerr County.  Deputies determined that a road rage-type of incident had occurred which resulted in a suspect […]

The City of Kerrville is preparing for the April 8 annular solar eclipse and is currently offering vendor applications through February 23.  The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the Kerrville Eclipse Festival in Louise Hays Park on April 8, which will feature live music, educational speakers and additional programming.  NASA will be joining the event to broadcast the eclipse live and engage with event attendees. "The city […]

The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has released its 2024 Activity Guide which is available online at https://kerrvilletx.gov/2024 Activity Guide and will be mailed to more than 8,000 homes in Kerrville over the next few days.  The guides are also available to be picked up from the Kerrville Parks and Recreation office, library, or city hall.  "If you find yourself saying 'there's nothing to do in Kerrville,' then […]