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🌱 How much more Kerrville homeowners may pay after back-to-back floods
And on the Kerrville Patch calendar - Ä‘V Football @ Del Rio
Hello Kerrville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How much more Kerrville homeowners may pay after back-to-back floods
- How a Kerrville caterer's kindness during floods led to a $2,000 surprise
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 99 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny, a t-storm; hot, temps: high: 97, low: 71.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• After second flood, Kerrville looks to raise property tax rate (expressnews.com) — Kerrville officials are moving toward a disaster-related property tax increase that could add about $87 in city taxes next year for a $300,000 home, helping cover tens of millions in flood damage. City Council will hold a Sept. 8 hearing and final Sept. 22 vote, while Kerr County leaders instead plan to lean heavily on reserves to fund ongoing recovery. 
• Woman Who Fed Thousands During Hill Country Floods Gets Double Surprise (foxsanantonio.com) — Kerrville caterer Shonna Foster, who cooked thousands of meals for first responders and families during the 2025 and 2026 Hill Country floods, has been honored with a surprise $2,000 Cash for Kindness award. A stranger who followed her efforts online helped arrange the recognition, highlighting how her small business and volunteers became a lifeline for flood-stricken neighbors.
📸 Around Kerrville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kerrville
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- đV Football @ Del Rio
Kerrville ISD Del Rio
7:30 pm - đđťââď¸XC Medina Valley Invitational
Kerrville ISD Medina Valley - đžVarsity Tennis vs. Smithson Valley
Kerrville ISD KTC
8:30 am - đžVarsity Tennis vs. Canyon Lake
Kerrville ISD KTC
3:30 pm - đžJV Tennis vs. Canyon Lake
Kerrville ISD KTC
3:30 pm - đđťââď¸XC Flour Bluff Invitational
Kerrville ISD Malaquite Beach - Spikes 8th Grade Volleyball vs. Voss
Kerrville ISD HPMS
5:00 pm - Spikes 7th grade Volleyball @ Voss
Kerrville ISD Voss
5:00 pm
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - ITM Volleyball - Varsity Tournament (Johnson City)
INGRAM ISD Lyndon B. Johnson High School, 505 N Nugent Ave, Johnson City, TX 78636, USA - ITM Football @ (Hondo)
INGRAM ISD Barry Field, Hondo, TX 78861, USA
7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I would like to give a warm to give a warm and loving, thank you to everyone that help me move from an upstairs apartment to downstairs in like an hour.
These people from my church and I love you help ed me move. Saturday morning. I don't know what I would've done. Had my friend.s not show up. It's… (Nextdoor Trails End Kerrville) - There's a shepherd and black pug loose at Pershing and Lake Dr.
They headed towards Bluebonnet. I couldn't get a photo but neither had collars on. (Nextdoor Bluebonnet Dr/Bluebell Rd)
- DQ - Richeson Management Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member - Kerrville #31 in Kerrville. Apply here.
- IICRC posted a job opening for Janitorial Position Spring Evenings in Kerrville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kerrville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ingram
- Kerr County nonprofit helps residents recover from yet another flood (spectrumlocalnews.com)
- Light on the Hill: 469 households reached, 200 more this week, and a food pantry Monday morning – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com)
- Hill Country Ministries: 192 countries, 10 million emails, Stage 3 cancer, and 'use it for my glory' – The Kerr County Lead (kerrcountylead.com)
Comfort
- Bobcats host Brady Friday in Comfort (boernestar.com)
Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg Food & Wine! Kicking off with Opening Night at Contigo Ranch (cbsaustin.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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