KERRVILLE, Texas – James Avery jewelry, a company that traces its origins to Kerrville, announced a $1 million commitment to flood recovery relief for the Texas Hill Country. Similar to July 4, 2025, Kerrville and Kerr County were in the middle of last week’s severe weather. Officials said at least 20 to 24 inches of rain fell […]
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Texas Regional Bank’s Central Texas Flood Relief Fund Supports Ongoing Recovery in Kerr County
A year after devastating floods impacted communities across Kerr County and the Texas Hill Country, Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank has donated the proceeds of its Central Texas Flood Relief Fund (CTFRF) to the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund and Texas Lions Camp. Following the July 2025 floods, Texas Regional Bank […]
Texas Regional Bank presents $150K to local nonprofits
Nearly one year after devastating floods impacted communities across Kerr County and the Hill Country, Texas Regional Bank has donated the proceeds of its Central Texas Flood Relief Fund to two local organizations. The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country’s Kerr County Flood Relief Fund received a donation of $125,000, and Texas Lions Camp […]
Public invited to ribbon-cutting ceremony at city’s Guadalupe Park
The Kerrville Parks and Recreation Department invites the community and visitors to a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the restoration of Guadalupe Park, 701 Guadalupe St., which has been closed since the July 2025 flood. The ceremony will take place Friday, July 17, at noon. Newly restored features at Guadalupe Park include a full-size basketball court with […]
A service of lament and hope
LOUISVILLE — One year after deadly floods devastated the Hill Country of Texas, First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville, Texas, gathered for worship Sunday to lament and to hope. Watch the moving 96-minute service here. “We can hold both lament and hope together, especially as we remember the tragic events that shaped our community a year ago,” said the […]
One year after deadly Texas floods, Hill Country proves grief can’t wash away grit
A year ago this summer, on July 4, floodwaters rose in the dark in the Texas Hill Country and did not stop. By morning, 139 people across the Hill Country were gone: 119 of them in Kerr County. Many were neighbors and friends; others had come to experience its beauty. Like so many families across our community, […]
Hill Country families rebuild after devastating floods with major community support
In addition to the more than 130 lives lost, thousands of people lost their homes during the historic Hill Country flooding; even more had to deal with flood damage. Many were left wondering whether they would need to pick up and leave Hill Country for good. But the Community Foundation of Texas, Hill Country Chapter, has […]
Scarred but still standing: Kerrville marks a year of resilience after the floods
On July 4, the city held its annual Independence Day celebration in Louise Hays Park. The Guadalupe River runs right through the park, where massive bald cypress trees—scarred but still standing—line both banks. Among those volunteering at the celebration was Kirk Kniffen. He said he was doing well, but added: “I lost one of my […]
Editorial: A year later, the hardest comment to hear
By the time Juliet Weldon reached the lectern at Monday’s Kerr County Commissioners Court meeting, the question she carried was nearly a year old. She asked it the way her neighbors have been asking it since the Guadalupe came up on July 4: What do we do now? Where do we go? Who do we […]
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