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Tuesday is the last day to enroll your child in the state's new private school voucher program after a judge ordered an extension.  The program is transforming how students across the state access tailored learning options.  According to the state comptroller's office, less than half of applicants are likely to be accepted.  Applications will be prioritized through a need-and-income based lottery system, with the highest priority given to students with […]

Peterson Health in Kerrville was recently named one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country.  The determining factors for the top 20 rural and community hospitals are based on eight indices: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) has announced the 20 highest-ranked prospective payment system hospitals in the country based on an […]

Kerr County will conduct a county-wide test of its emergency warning systems on Thursday, April 2, between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The test will include the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), which sends alerts to all mobile devices in the area, as well as the CodeRED notification system for registered users.  Residents may receive alerts on their mobile phones during this time.  Additionally, CodeRED subscribers may receive […]

On Friday the Cambridge Elementary School in Alamo Heights Independent School District was named in honor of an 8-year-old who died in the July 4 Hill Country floods.  Kellyanne Lytal was among the 27 girls lost from Camp Mystic in the floods. Kellyanne was a student at the school.  "Kellyanne had so many memories on this playground," said Malorie Lytal, Kellyanne's mother.  "We spent a ton of time here, from […]

The Boerne Police Department is set to host "Coffee with a Cop," an event which offers an opportunity to get to know the men and women serving the community and ask questions.  The event runs from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 4 at Black Rifle Coffee Company. For more information, visit Boerne PD's Facebook page.

The City of Fredericksburg has approved temporary parking reservations for Friday, March 27 to support a Texas Tourism commercial shoot happening along East and West Main Street.  Some parking will be blocked off at 7 a.m. and continue until the shoot is completed. Parking areas and times will include: 20 spaces on East Main (12-5 p.m.) and West Main (4-9 p.m.), along with 12 spaces on South Main Streets (4-9 […]

Kerr County Animal Control has announced its second positive rabies confirmation for 2026 - this time in a bat found in Center Point.  A KCAS officer collected the bat on Saturday, March 21, and it was preserved properly before being sent for testing on Monday, March 23.  "We received word late yesterday, March 25, that the bat had tested positive for rabies," KCAS Director Reagan Givens said. In keeping with […]

A San Antonio woman and former financial advisor who had an office in Boerne pleaded guilty last week for her alleged role in a Ponzi scheme with two Lubbock businessmen.  According to the Department of Justice, Brooklyn Chandler Willy, 46, took the plea on the following 10 charges: ~six counts of wire fraud ~one count of wire fraud conspiracy ~one count of money laundering conspiracy ~one count of engaging in […]

The legal team for Camp Mystic has filed an appeal against a court order that shut down its Guadalupe campus, where 27 campers and counselors died in the July 4th flood.  The appeal comes one month after hundreds packed a Travis County courtroom for a hearing on whether the camp could alter or use buildings at the Guadalupe site. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted a temporary injunction filed by Brad […]