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Kelly asks governor to exempt Kerr County from mask order
Faced with a low number of confirmed COVID-19 infections and large-scale, public disregard for the governor’s face-covering order, County Judge Rob Kelly asked the governor’s office to exempt Kerr County from the order.
Face Mask Mandate Lifted in Bandera
Bandera County officials said information from the Texas Division of Emergency Management last week showed that the county had received an exemption from the state-imposed requirement that people wear face coverings in public when close contact with others is unavoidable, though they felt it remains a useful safeguard for people to consider as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH in effect until 1:00 P.M. Thursday
By Cary Burgess at Kerrville Daily Times, September 9, 2020 A FLASH FLOOD WATCH has been posted for the entire Hill Country until 1:00 p.m. Thursday. A strong cold front will combine with a powerful low pressure system to produce periods of intense rainfall across the Hill Country Wednesday and Wednesday night. Additional rainfall totals
Doctors Warning Against Benadryl Challenge Sweeping TikTok
By Isobella Harkrider at Reform Austin, September 8, 2020 Doctors are warning people about the TikTok Benadryl challenge, which has been linked to the death of a 15-year-old girl in Oklahoma City. The challenge involves taking many doses of the anti-allergy medication in an effort to cause hallucinations. But such high doses can cause life-threatening
UPD: $40K recovered from scam
By Julye Keeble at The Uvalde Leader-News, August 30, 2020 The Uvalde Police Department has recovered $40,000 of $50,000 that scammers solicited from an elderly city resident, and UPD public information officer Jessica Zamora says the money will be returned to the victim once the investigation concludes. The rest of the cash has not been
Tank, a one-eyed blue pitbull, stolen from Fredericksburg SPCA
Fredericksburg Police are investigating a burglary at the Hill Country SPCA that resulted in an abused pitbull being taken from the facility.
KPD arrests two on deadly weapon assault charges
By Hill Country Community Journal staff, September 3, 2020 A 36-year-old Kerrville man is facing multiple assault charges and resisting arrest following an Aug. 24 incident involving Kerrville Police Department officers, while a second suspect was also arrested on a weapon-related assault charge in an unreleated incident. According to KPD Sgt. Jonathan Lamb, public information
Kerr County moves one step closer to new public defender’s office
By Sean Beatura at Kerrville Daily Times, September 3, 2020 As officials expected, Kerr County and four other counties were awarded a $2.5 million grant to create a new public defender’s office that could bring as many as 21 jobs to downtown Kerrville. The Kerr County Commissioners Court recently voted to purchase a building downtown for
Privately built border wall will fail, engineering report says
The report, set to be filed in federal court this week, confirms reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that found portions of the wall were in danger of overturning if not fixed due to extensive erosion just months after it was built.
Kerrville-area man on sex offender registry accused of possessing child porn
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 31, 2020 A 37-year-old man on the sex offender registry for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in Idaho more than 10 years ago has been arrested in Kerr County on suspicion of possessing child pornography. A sheriff’s deputy arrested Jesse Franklin Penton on Aug. 28 on three warrants, each
Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus wants an investigation into Fort Hood. At least nine soldiers stationed there have been found dead this year.
The Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus reupped its request on Friday for a congressional investigation into Fort Hood, the Killeen military base.
29-year-old Kerrville man gets prison for breaking baby’s bones
A Kerrville man has been sentenced to prison for fracturing the forearm and wrist of a 15-month-old boy under his care last year.
