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Kerr County governmental offices will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The offices located at the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, and the West Kerr Annex, 3350 Junction Highway in Ingram, will reopen and resume normal business hours on Friday, November 12. Citizens are reminded that the closing of these offices will not interrupt emergency services, including law enforcement, fire and paramedics. […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office, along with the Kerrville Police Department, Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division, and the Texas Department of Public Safety Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Division, completed a multi-day operation to interdict those soliciting prostitution and committing sex crimes against children in Kerr County. In this operation, investigators communicated with and were able to identify, more than 265 individuals across the region […]

Kerrville City Council members, along with representatives from Lennar Homes, joined together on Friday, November 5th to break ground on a new workforce housing development situated on approximately 34 acres along Olympic Drive and Loop 534 in northeast Kerrville. Through a public/private partnership with the city, Lennar is planning to build approximately 130 single-family homes priced for moderate-income families in the new "Ridgeland" neighborhood. The City of Kerrville deeded the […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department is still accepting applications for the 20th Annual Holiday Lighted Parade, scheduled for 6 p.m., on Saturday, November 20. This annual tradition officially welcomes the holiday season, along with the arrival of Santa Claus in his signature fire truck. All entry forms and payments must be submitted to the Parks and Recreation Department before Friday, November 5th, at 5 p.m. Late registration will be […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU), assisted by the KCSO Patrol Division, executed a warrant service east of Kerrville for a wanted felony suspect. During the operation, investigators discovered approximately 4.23 pounds of marijuana, 176 grams of concentrated THC wax, over $7,000 in U.S. currency, along with a firearm and ammunition, according to a press release. Henry Reyes, 24, of Kerrville, was arrested on one count of […]

Texas voters approved all eight amendments to the state's constitution in the November election, two of which lawmakers proposed in response to restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to March's stay-at-home order in 2020, which enforced capacity limits on businesses and church services, Proposition 3 bans state and local officials from enacting occupancy limits on religious services, or outright prohibiting them altogether. With 87% of votes reported: […]

Kerr County officials released the most recent COVID-19 data which continues to show the latest pandemic surge is dissipating. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, "Our numbers are going in the right direction. We can't give up our safety protocols, because they are helping. But we can at least breathe a sigh of relief that the numbers are not going up." As of Monday, November 1, Kerr […]

Election Day is Tuesday, November 2 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and registered voters will be deciding on 8 propositions, ranging from issues regarding religious freedom, gambling and exemptions for spouses of veterans. Videos are available on each of the 8 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that explain the proposition and the pros and cons at: https://my.lwv.org/texas. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan civic organization which […]