Local News

The City of Kerrville is currently accepting applications for board member for the Zoning Board of Adjustment.  The City secretary's office accepts applications for all city boards throughout the year.  Persons interested should submit the board application specific to the board for which they are applying.  Applications are available online on the city's website at https://kerrvilletx.gov/957/Boards-Commissions, or by dropping by the City secretary's office in city hall. Completed applications should […]

The City of Kerrville Public Works Department has announced its trash and recycling schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday week. No collections will occur on Thanksgiving Day.  All households regularly scheduled to have trash collected on Thursday, November 28 will instead have their waste removed on Friday, Nov. 29.  Republic Services will only collect trash that is placed inside your designated waste removal cart. Households scheduled to have recycling collected on […]

The City of Kerrville's Public Works is taking action to identify and replace lead pipes across the city as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR).  The LCRR requires water utilities to create and maintain an inventory of all service lines and identify them accordingly.  To ensure that communities have access to clean drinking water, any service lines identified as lead must be […]

A two-day closing is coming up shortly for most Kerr County, Texas offices.  Local governmental offices will be shutting their doors on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29, so that employees may join their family and friends in observing the Thanksgiving holiday. Offices primarily affected will be those in the Kerr County Courthouse, 700 Main Street in Kerrville, the West Kerr County Courthouse Annex, 510 College Street in Ingram, and the […]

During an abbreviated week, the Kerr County Veterans Service Office has announced that it will be closed to walk-in visitors from Monday through Wednesday, November 25-27.  Most county departments will be closed for a two-day Thanksgiving break on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29. "My schedule will be taking me out of the office that week, and our other attending Assistant VSO Chase Allsup will be tied up with our local […]

The City of Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department has been recognized with two prestigious awards by the Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) Central Region.  These awards were presented at the TRAPS Central Region Workshop, highlighting the region's most innovative and effective programs, marketing efforts, and initiatives. Kerrville Parks and Recreation received the Lone Star Programming award for its innovative and successful implementation of the Kerrville Eclipse Festival and related […]

A Kerr County man was arrested last week on numerous charges after firing shots within a residence.  Kerr County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 100 block of Short Line Drive in Center Point on November 14, after a "distressed female caller" reported that a male suspect was firing a hunting rifle within a home.  Upon arriving at the residence, it was discovered that the suspect, identified as Zeferino Arreola Lopez, […]

Kerr County-area veterans are invited to a listening session that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will conduct to focus on its plan to assess a link between certain environmental exposures during military service and cancer.  The online seminar is planned from 9-10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, according to Kerr County Veterans Service Officer Jenna Sanchez.  To listen or provide feedback, registration must be completed by November 15 at […]