🌱 How Kerrville scientists are doubling down against dangerous screwworm outbreaks

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In today's newsletter:

• How Kerrville scientists are doubling down against dangerous screwworm outbreaks
• What's planned for Kerrville's 100-acre Singing Wind Park transformation?
• How Kerrville's October Water Street Festival aims to boost flood recovery

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 99, low: 76.
• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. NovoFly (TM) screwworm strain readied for active duty (riverreporter.com) — Kerrville's Knipling-Bushland Livestock Insects Research Laboratory is preparing a new all-male screwworm fly strain, NovoFly, for regulatory approval and eventual field use. This locally developed technology could double the number of sterile males released, strengthening efforts to protect Texas and regional livestock from destructive screwworm outbreaks while continuing the lab's decades-long legacy in insect control.
   

2. Texas Hill Country Trail Alliance: $113,800 raised, 100 acres of undeveloped park, and a rule about carpet – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com subscription) — A longtime Kerrville bike shop owner has launched the Texas Hill Country Trail Alliance to turn 100 underused acres at Singing Wind Park into a major trail and dog-park destination. With $113,800 already raised toward a $160,000 goal, the group is also leading River Trail cleanups and training volunteers to protect the Guadalupe's banks while improving outdoor options for Kerrville residents recovering from recent floods.
   

3. Water Street Festival returns Oct. 24 — and a three-year-old's dance at Francisco's is why – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com) — Kerrville's Water Street Festival is set to return downtown on Saturday, Oct. 24, bringing street closures, live music, kids' activities, and free booths for local nonprofits. Organizers say the post-flood event is about more than fun, arguing that drawing tourists back downtown is essential to keeping Kerrville businesses alive during a long recovery. Vendor details are available online.
   

4. San Antonio Fire Chief censured by international fire union, claims 'substantial loss in confidence' in her leadership (ksat.com) — Kerrville briefly enters the spotlight here as the site of a 2025 legislative hearing where San Antonio's fire chief urged lawmakers to create a state disaster emergency fund. Now, she's been formally censured by the international firefighters union over disciplinary, policy, and pay disputes in San Antonio, raising questions about her relationship with rank-and-file firefighters ahead of the next contract talks.
   

5. Why do so many Texans live in flood zones? What we found. (texastribune.org) — Deadly floods in Kerr County and along the Guadalupe in Kerrville anchor a deeper look at why so many Texans still live in high-risk flood zones. Reporters trace decades of missed chances by state leaders to tighten building rules, even as residents rebuild repeatedly in vulnerable areas and grapple with whether to leave homes and communities they love.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kerrville

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Wednesday August 26
• Kerrville ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting
  Kerrville ISD Board Room
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Spikes 7th Grade Volleyball vs. Fredericksburg
  Kerrville ISD Kerrville, TX 78028
  5:00 pm
• Spikes 8th Grade Volleyball @ Fredericksburg
  Kerrville ISD Fredericksburg
  5:00 pm
• đF Football vs. Del Rio
  Kerrville ISD Antler Stadium
  5:30 pm
• đJV Football vs. Del Rio
  Kerrville ISD Antler Stadium
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• đV Football @ Del Rio
  Kerrville ISD Del Rio
  7:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• đđťââď¸XC Medina Valley Invitational
  Kerrville ISD Medina Valley
• đžVarsity Tennis vs. Smithson Valley
  Kerrville ISD KTC
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• ITM Volleyball - (Lytle)
  INGRAM ISD Tom Moore High School, 510 TX-39, Ingram, TX 78025, USA
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• ITM Football - JV vs (Hondo)
  INGRAM ISD Tom Moore High School, 510 TX-39, Ingram, TX 78025, USA
  5:00 pm
• Sting Ray Anthony - Richie Valen Tribute →
  Cailloux Theater, 910 Main St, Kerrville
  7:30 pm
Friday August 28
• ITM Volleyball - Varsity Tournament (Johnson City)
  INGRAM ISD Lyndon B. Johnson High School, 505 N Nugent Ave, Johnson City, TX 78636, USA

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "FOUND A NEW HOME" THANKS!!
  Rehoming a 3 year old Male German Shepherd. Up to date on all his vaccinations. Not fixed. He is medium sized for a German Shepherd, he is pictured… (Nextdoor Center Point River Rd)
• I have 4 very special kittens to find forever homes.
  They were born on July 2 and are litter box trained and are eating dry kitten food. Black one is a male, other three are females. (Nextdoor CAG Kerrville South)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in Kerrville. Apply here.
• H-E-B Grocery Company, LP posted a job opening for Kerrville 01 (Main St/Hays St) Service - Customer Service Assistant - Part time in Kerrville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kerrville here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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