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State lawmakers approved $6 million in funding to restore the Mason County Courthouse, which was destroyed by a fire February 4 of this year. The courthouse caught fire at 10 p.m. and by 1:30 a.m., it had been reduced to its outer rock wall. The man suspected of starting the fire, Nicholas Miller, was charged with arson and burglary of a building. In an interview shortly after the fire, Mason […]

After postponing the annual event last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3rd "Shatter the Stigma 5k Fun Run/Walk is set for Saturday, June 26 at the Schreiner University Trailhead Beer Garden. Event organizer's goals are to raise awareness about mental health and help people begin erasing the stigma too often associated with the topic of mental illness. People are encouraged to pre-register for the 8:30 a.m. start time […]

The Kerrville Police Department is asking for the public's help in obtaining information regarding the whereabouts of 38-year old Tony Lee Brown. Brown is accused of Injury to a Child, Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Interference with a 911 call, according to a press release. Brown is described as being 6-feet tall, weighing 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has numerous tattoos on his chest, neck and […]

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office, working alongside the Kendall and Bexar County Sheriff's Offices, have arrested Tristin Kane Hollowell, 20, of Kerrville, for various drug related charges. Hollowell was arrested June 17, after a traffic stop in Kerrville near G Street and Highway 16. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Boerne PD Narcotics, Kerrville PD and KCSO Special Investigations Unit acted on information that Hollowell was involved in the sale of […]

There were 9,999 pieces of legislation filed between the House and Senate during the recently wrapped-up 87th Texas Legislative Session. According to Texas Legislature Online and confirmed by the Governor's office, Abbott signed 1,034, vetoed 20 and allowed 105 to become law without his signature. One of the bills the governor vetoed is Senate Bill 474, known as the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, which was designed to expand animal cruelty […]

Two more Kerr County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications, according to Kerr County Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas. "The pair of deaths of permanent Kerr County residents were both reported on June 16 - one posted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (which usually means the death occurred outside the county) and the other posted by Peterson Regional Medical Center here in Kerrville," Thomas said. These […]

The City of Kerrville and Schreiner University are excited to announce the opening of the approximately one-mile River Trail extension from G Street to Schreiner University and want to welcome citizens and visitors alike to begin enjoying it. The official unveiling occurred over the weekend and included the Trailhead Beer Garden on the campus grounds. The City of Kerrville collaborated with Schreiner University and the Economic Improvement Corporation (EIC) for […]

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the mass shooting that killed one and injured 13 others in downtown Austin's Sixth Street early Saturday morning. Jeremiah Roshaun Leland James Tabb, 17, was arrested Monday without incident in Killeen while enrolled in a summer school class at Harker Heights High School, according to a press release. Tabb is being charged with aggravated assault, according to the Austin Police Department. […]

Kerr County officials are wanting to get the word out that youths aged 12 years and older in Kerr County can join adults in receiving a free COVID-19 vaccine during a planned Tuesday, June 15 clinic. All three FDA authorized vaccines - the two shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and the one-shot Janssen vaccine - will be available during the event which will be held at the Barnett Chapel United […]