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Kerr County Animal Services Director Reagan Givens announced Wednesday that the 9th case of rabies of 2021 has been confirmed in the county. Givens said his department received a report on October 21 that a raccoon had come into contact with a property owner's dog on Laurel Way, which is located off of TX-27, southeast of Kerrville. A KCSO officer picked up the specimen the same day and sent it […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office arrested a Mexican National on October 26 on five counts of human smuggling, a third-degree felony. Maria Elizabeth De La Rosa, 25, living in San Antonio, is being charged for the crime after KCSO reports she was attempting to transport five illegal immigrants from the U.S. -Mexico border to San Antonio. The KCSO Patrol Division made a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Kerrville, after […]

On Saturday, October 23, at 3:20 p.m., a vehicle participating in an organized drag racing event called 'Airport Race Wars 2' , which was taking place at Kerrville-Kerr County Airport, lost control and left the runway, crashing into spectators who were observing the event. The initial crash assessment indicates the crash occurred after the 1990 Ford Mustang driven by Michael Gonzales began to lose control half way down the 1/8 […]

There is a newer version of this article with updated information. https://jambroadcasting.com/2021/10/23/two-children-killed-and-eight-people-injured-during-drag-racing-event-saturday-in-kerrville/ Two fatalities were reported Saturday, October 23, at a drag racing event which took place at Kerrville Aviation at the Kerrville-Kerr County Airport. At approximately 3:20 p.m., a vehicle participating in the event lost control, left the runway crashing into parked vehicles and striking spectators observing the races. The Kerrville Police Department is reporting two fatalities and multiple […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division gained information regarding an Aggravated Kidnapping with a Deadly Weapon that took place in Kerr County on October 16. The alleged victim made credible claims supported by evidence that she had been kidnapped, held against her will and assaulted by a male suspect, according to a press release. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for 28-year old Adrian Ornelas, of Kerrville, and tracked […]

Kerr County has recently created a new Grant Administrator position in hopes of stretching taxpayer dollars. The new administrator would be responsible for orchestrating efforts to identify and obtain supplemental funding sources to assist with local governing entities and would answer to Kerr County Commissioners. Monies obtained through the grant administrator are expected to help Kerr County's various departments identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage, create, match and expend grant […]

The City of Kerrville's Street Division will be closing the standard short parade route to include downtown, Thursday, October 21, for the annual Tivy High School Homecoming Parade. Parade entrants will be staging on Hugo Street from Water Street to Guadalupe Street, and this road will be closed at 5 p.m. The route for the parade will be Water Street from State Highway 27 to State Highway 16, then across […]

Kerr County officials were pleased to report that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline both locally and regionally. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas, there are 10 patients currently receiving treatment for active COVID-19 at PRMC, and 125 active coronavirus cases. The 28-county region that includes Kerr County has 348 hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients. This number represents 6% of the capacity of hospital facilities across the […]