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As COVID and COVID variants ramp up, Peterson Health continues to encourage residents to get vaccinated. According to Pam Burton, Infection Prevention RN for Peterson Health, as of Wednesday, July 28, 25 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 at Peterson Regional Medical Center. All 25 of those patients hospitalized were not vaccinated. Vaccines across Kerr County and surrounding areas are readily available. Peterson Health continues to administer COVID vaccines at Peterson […]

The number of people hospitalized in Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville who are receiving treatment for active COVID-19 has risen in the past five days from 14 to 21 people. Besides Kerrville, the Texas Department of State Health Services reports that COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled in the past two weeks in the region that Kerr County belongs to - Region 8. According to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub […]

Kerr County residents living in Precinct 2 and are interested in being considered for the appointment of a new county commissioner have until Monday, August 2, to submit their application. The deadline at the end of the business day Monday was set by Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, who is solely authorized to appoint someone to serve out the remaining 1.5 years in Commissioner (Pct. 2) Tom Moser's term. Moser […]

The City of Kerrville would like to make residents aware of road closures which are scheduled to occur on Hillside Drive and Cottage Street. Hillside Drive will be closed Monday through Wednesday, July 26-28. Cottage Street will be closed Thursday through Monday, July 29-August 2. During these set times, the streets will be fully closed each day with accommodations being made for local residences, emergency services, and solid waste services […]

The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department's "Concerts by the River" series will have its final showing for the summer on Friday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in Louise Hays Park, 202 Thompson Drive, with country-rock and some original/covers. The public is encouraged to come out and see Jessie Wren and David Hanscheck & The Hail Mary Band perform live. Concertgoers are reminded to bring their own lawn chairs, flash lights, […]

It has been a little more than a month since the county stopped issuing regular updates on the local COVID-19 situation, but an increase in local cases has prompted Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas to issue a new report. According to Thomas, "Our hospitalization numbers are on the rise here, just as they are increasing in the 28 counties that make up the Alamo Area Council of Government. […]

In a live interview Tuesday with a Houston television station, Governor Greg Abbott said he will not authorize another mask mandate, despite the state seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases statewide. Abbott said it would be "inappropriate to wear a mask." The governor says he is working with local officials to ensure everyone has supplies for people to get the vaccine if they want it. The Delta variant has […]

Beginning Monday, July 19 at 9 a.m., the existing outside lane of the westbound access road at Scenic Loop Road will be closed for reconstruction. All traffic will be transferred onto the newly constructed inside lane to maintain frontage road operations. Traffic will remain as a single lane from Scenic Loop to the new US-87 exit ramp (Exit 542). Additionally, the portion of Cascade Caverns Road between the frontage road […]

Community members over the age of 55, who are interested in senior auditing, can attend classes at Schreiner University part-time for enrichment purposes only. Credit is not awarded, and grades will not be assigned. Acceptance is valid for only one term or if enrolled in consecutive terms, and registration is based on space availability. In order to register, auditors must be admitted , and the deadline to turn in an […]