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Sheriff, Leitha working together to prepare for new reign
Photo: Kerr County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer (right) visits with Larry Leitha (left) only hours after Leitha won the Republican nomination to become the new sheriff. By Hill Country Community Journal Staff, July 21, 2020 Less than 24 hours after Kerr County voters chose retired Texas Department of Safety Narcotics Special Agent Larry Leitha as the
Eyewitnesses can’t shake the scene of fatal motorcycle crash
Photo By Bill & Yolanda Carson By Louis Amestoy at Kerrville Daily Times, July 21, 2020 Bill and Yolanda Carson were headed into Kerrville on Saturday afternoon to run some errands, but they will never forget what they saw as they made their way north on Texas 16. From the moment they turned left onto
These “last responders” deal with the bodies as coronavirus deaths surge in the Rio Grande Valley
Funeral homes have set up temporary morgues. Crematoriums are running overtime. Families must wait more than a week to bury their loved ones. For body couriers and funeral workers, there’s no letup in sight.
3 members of Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club killed, 9 Injured in Kerr County accident
Members of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club were out for a ride when an allegedly drunk driver crossed lanes and hit them head on
Texas’ Roadside Peach Stands Report Plenty of Fruit and Brisk Business
Despite pandemic concerns and winter setbacks, orchards see no shortage of customers or sweet fruit
Kerrville Mayor asks public for help combatting COVID-19 case increase
Photo from screen-grab at City of Kerrville By Amanda Henderson at NEWS4SA, July 17, 2020 KERRVILLE, TX — The Kerrville Mayor is asking people to use social distancing guidelines in order to help avoid COVID-19 cases spiking locally. In a video on the City of Kerrville’s official page Mayor Bill Blackburn said there is a lot
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A Cheese and Wine Festival is coming to Fredericksburg
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas – There is a two-day family friendly wine and cheese festival coming to Fredericksburg and it sounds like fun. There will be local cheeses, wines, specialty beer, craft cocktails, live music and fun activities for the kids like Inflatables, Face Painting, Games, Contests, and Prizes. Tickets will be capped at 500 people. Date
Two highways closed while firefighters battle large brush fire
Image Courtesy of Uvalde County Police Department UVALDE Texas — UPDATE (News 4 San Antonio) Zavala County Judge, Joe Luna, said the fire was caused by a cotton gin that caught fire. As a result of the fire, he has said there will be a temporary shelter set up at The Willie De Leon Civic Center
Obituary: Karolen Baugh – Pate
Karolen Baugh-Pate of Mountain, Texas passed away Sunday, January 26th, 2020 in Kerrville, Texas. Karolen was born May 16th, 1939, in Sabinal, Texas to Samuel Alton and Kathryn Ruth Hart. Karolen married Gary Baugh on June 20th, 1958, in Sabinal, Texas. Gary preceded her in death on April 23rd, 1988. She was also preceded in
