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Texas, Border Patrol Team Up to Stop 12 Human Smuggling Attempts in 2 Days
Photo provided by Texas Department of Public Safety By Bob Price at Breitbart, August 22, 2020, Updated 24, 2020 Del Rio Sector agents joined forces on August 14 and 15 with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, Edwards County Sheriff’s Office deputies and agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations […]
Gov. Greg Abbott declares state of disaster in 23 counties ahead of Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura
With two storms gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico, Abbott on Sunday declared a state of disaster in coastal counties and warned Texans to remember coronavirus health guidelines.
South Texas chaplain prayed with his hospice patients, then coronavirus came
The hospital where he had previously ministered to terminally ill patients was full when Adolfo Alvarado Jr. neared death in his Mission home. He was finally admitted, and his daughter watched on her laptop as he died.
Missing Fort Hood soldier reported sexual abuse, says Army official
Fort Hood officials are looking for Sgt. Elder Fernandez, who was last seen Aug. 17.
Texas’ unemployment rate drops to 8%
With more than 10,000 Texans dead from COVID-19, economists have warned that until the state gets a handle on the pandemic, the economic recession will not improve.
Radio personality Richard Lee giving up his mic
By Bonnie Arnold at Hill Country Community Journal, August 21, 2020 “I’ve had an incredible career, 47 years in radio. I started at a college radio station where I also helped build the station,” Richard Lee of Ranch Radio said, in his last week in the studio. “But my first really big job was with […]
Texas bar owners and employees are on the brink of losing everything
Some bar owners are planning to reopen in defiance of the moratorium, a desperate attempt to generate income — and draw Gov. Greg Abbott’s attention.
Jobless Texans still don’t know if they will receive extra unemployment benefits
Confusion over unemployment relief in Texas has persisted since President Donald Trump took executive action in early August announcing an extra $400 weekly payment — but only if states administer the funds and chip in a quarter of the cost.
COVID numbers improve, free testing set for Aug. 24
By Hill Country Community Journal Staff, August 19, 2020 The Tuesday, Aug. 18, end-of-day numbers tracking the COVID-19 pandemic here in Kerr County reflected an improved scenario by most accounts. The county logged a single case of positive infection. That brings the number of Kerr County citizens who have tested positive locally to 426 since […]
Update: Kerrville girl, 8, hit in DWI crash while in bedroom has died
By Bob D’Angelo at Cox Media Group National Content Desk, August 20, 2020 KERRVILLE, Texas — An 8-year-old Texas girl who was struck when a pickup truck crashed into her bedroom two weeks ago has died from her injuries, authorities said Wednesday. Ariana Guido died Monday, according to Kerrville officials. Guido was critically injured just before […]
Aerospace manufacturer expanding operations to Kerrville
By Bonnie Arnold at Hill Country Community Journal, August 19, 2020 The City of Kerrville and economic development partners announced Aug.13 in a major press conference downtown that Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, based in North Dakota, is expanding its manufacture of electronic components for military and aerospace industries to Kerr County. Founders and majority shareholders Don […]
Peterson Health reports no COVID-19 hospitalizations in Kerr County for first time in weeks
By Kerrville Daily Times Staff, August 19, 2020 For the first time in several weeks, no one in Kerr County is hospitalized with coronavirus at Peterson Regional Medical Center. On top of that news, Peterson Health announced there was just one new case of the virus reported on Tuesday. For nearly a month, Peterson has […]
