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Kerr County offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 23-24, to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.  The offices primarily affected will be those located in the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, and the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram. These holiday closures will not impact any needed emergency services, and responses will continue as normal for all law enforcement and fire-fighting agencies, […]

Kerr County Constable (Pct. 3) Paul Gonzales has officially completed the Texas Constables Leadership College, a feat that only 2% of all the constables in Texas have succeeded in doing.  The program is an in-depth, educational endeavor that is progressive and challenging, and also offers growth and development of leadership and management skills.  Gonzales was one of 23 participants who shared a collective law enforcement history of 468 years of […]

AT&T will be presenting a $10,000 check on Friday, November 17, to the Texas Center at Schreiner University at 10 a.m. in front of the Texas Center building on campus.  The money is a grant which will help fund equipment to the Texas Center and intended to support digital initiatives.  This particular grant is part of the AT&T's nationwide Connected Learning initiative to help bridge the digital divide through internet […]

The Boerne Independent School District Board of Trustees has named Dr. Kristin Craft as the lone finalist for Superintendent of Boerne ISD at a special meeting on November 15.  By law, the Board must now wait 21 days before voting to hire Dr. Craft to be the new Superintendent.  She will be replacing current Superintendent Dr. Thomas Price, who announced he will be retiring at the end of this current […]

The City of Kerrville has announced it will move to Stage 3 Water Conservation Measures effective at 12:01 on Wednesday, November 15, after rainfall has allowed Nimitz Lake to fill significantly.  Additionally, the Guadalupe River is now flowing through Kerr County, well levels have come back slightly, and one of the largest wells in the city, Meadowview, has been repaired. After experiencing severe drought conditions, the City of Kerrville had […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory to alert doctors, health care providers and clinicians to be on the lookout for elevated lead levels, or signs of acute lead toxicity in children.  The CDC and Food and Drug Administration are investigating a potential link between elevated blood lead levels in children and the consumption of recalled applesauce products that contain cinnamon. Eating these products can cause […]

The Fredericksburg City Council has adopted new short-term rental ordinances which will tighten up regulations to encourage more single-family housing options.  Following Council's unanimous vote, the criteria for special exceptions now adds consideration of schools for the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and removes the requirement to post an outward facing physical permit, effective January 1, 2024.  Under the 2022 ordinance, properties only qualified for a conditional-use permit if they were […]

With the holiday season almost officially underway, the City of Kerrville is once again searching for the poem that best captures the meaning of a "Christmas in Kerrville."  Poems submitted need to be tasteful, positive, and capture the meaning of a Christmas in Kerrville.  Poems that do not meet such criteria will be disqualified. The Kerrville Christmas Committee will review each poem submitted and select their three favorite poems, which […]