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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 […]
Blood donors eligible for free antibody testing next week
By Uvalde Leader-News Staff, September 3, 2020 In response to an urgent need to bolster a low blood supply, Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College in Uvalde will host a blood drive on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will have donation stations at […]
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 […]
Kerrville Fire Chief Dannie Smith announces retirement
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, September 2, 2020 After more than six years on the job, Kerrville Fire Department Chief Dannie Smith will retire from his post on Jan. 1, 2021. Smith has served as KFD’s chief since 2014. “This is how he wanted it,” said City Manager Mark McDaniel. “The Chief has been […]
Texas A&M President Michael Young says he will retire May 31 to return to faculty
Young will continue as a faculty member for the Bush School of Government and Public Service and the Texas A&M School of Law, and take on a new role as the director of the Institute for Religious Liberties and International Affairs.
Absent widespread testing, Texas schools have limited tools to prevent coronavirus spread
Coronavirus cases are inevitable as Texas schools reopen. The challenge for administrators will be preventing large-scale outbreaks.
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 […]
As the school year begins online, thousands of Texas students are being left out of virtual learning
One Central Texas superintendent estimated that up to 7,000 students in his district struggled to access virtual learning, and new iPads are not likely to arrive before October. In South Texas, students share computers, phones and spotty internet with siblings.
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 29, 2020; AP Film Writer Jake Coyle contributed to this report. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of […]
Registration set for city adult flag football
By Hill Country Community Journal Staff, August 30, 2020 The Parks and Recreation Department is currently accepting registration for its Adult Flag Football League, which will begin Sept. 9. The team entry fee is $350 and is due at the managers’ meeting, which will be on Sept. 4. A minimum of five teams are needed […]
Texas officials want to cut funding for women’s health services while preserving an anti-abortion program
An August budget document shows funding for the anti-abortion program would be maintained, but reduced for doctors and clinics that provide reduced-cost contraception and health screenings.
