Local News

Kerrville's Tivy High School held a "Buckle Up" sign ceremony Monday In memory of Tivy High School student and varsity football player David Palestrant who lost his life in an automobile accident in October 2021.  David Palestrant was ejected during a roll-over accident on Interstate 10, and police reports state that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.  The driver of the vehicle was arrested for DWI. […]

The Llano County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a man armed with a gun died after being shot by Llano County deputies early Sunday morning. According to a press release, a 911 call was made at 5:50 a.m., saying that a man with a gun had fired a shot. Deputies responded to the home on Eula Lane in Kingsland, where they found a man, identified as Justin Harrod, in the […]

The City of Kerrville Street Division has announced that traffic will be limited to one lane on the historic Arcadia Loop Bridge beginning Tuesday, October 25, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. due to crews repairing damage to the guardrails and protective columns.  According to a press release, the damage was the result of a recent vehicle accident at the site, and the project is expected to last approximately two […]

The City of Kerrville's Street Division will be closing the city's standard short parade route to include downtown on Thursday, October 20, for the 2022 Tivy High School homecoming parade.  Parade entrants will be staging on Hugo Street from Water Street and Guadalupe Street, with these areas being closed at 4:45 p.m. The parade route includes Water Street, from State Highway 27 to State Highway 16 through the downtown area.  In […]

Early, in-person voting for the upcoming November 8 General Election begins Monday, October 24 through November 4.  All registered voters in Kerr County can cast their ballots at either the Hill Country Youth Event Center, 3785 TX 27, in Kerrville, or at the Ingram Independent School District Administration Building, 510 College Street, in Ingram. According to Kerr County Tax Assessor-Collector Bob Reeves, during the week of October 24-28, and again from […]

The City of Kerrville has announced that operations are now underway on the new Public Safety Facility, with the land the future building will sit on having been purchased and all necessary rezoning is complete.  The future site is located at the intersection of Clearwater Paseo Drive and Rio Monte Drive and is expected to house the City of Kerrville's Police Department, administrative offices of the Fire Department, the Emergency Operations Center, […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office has made another arrest on drugs and weapons charges after receiving information about possible illegal narcotics coming into Kerr County with the intention of being sold, according to a press release.  The KCSO Special Operations Division Investigators were able to identify the suspected narcotics dealer and the individual's vehicle information, ultimately stopping the vehicle on Highway 27 near Center Point. The press release states that […]

The Kerrville Police Department and the Kerrville Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association have officially kicked off their 2022 Blue Santa program, which assists qualified Kerr County families to provide their children, ages 13 and younger, with extra surprises during the holiday season. The Kerrville Rotary Club works alongside the Blue Santa program and gives gifts, toys and generous packages of food for the families.  Anyone wanting to pick up an […]

The City of Fredericksburg has begun their expanded street sweeping program which includes all city-maintained streets.  The sweeping is scheduled for Monday, October 10-21, and takes place prior to the beginning of the Fall/Winter Leaf Collection Program. The city leaf program is part of the city's efforts that include residential curbside brush chipping and leaf collection programs and is offered twice each year to residential garbage customers.  Anyone who cannot remove […]