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News Articles: kerr county

The dam on the Guadalupe River that forms Nimitz Lake, the city of Kerrville's primary water reservoir. County commissioners say they have a plan to drain at least one of the artificial reservoirs along the river, to facilitate the search for human remains and hazardous debris following the flash flood of July 4.

Texas flash flood recovery effort turns its focus to lakes

With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

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  • Martin Kaste
Just after the summer session ended in late June, Heart O' the Hills camper Sydney Sutton sent this photo to the camp's director, Jane Ragsdale, who was killed in the July 4 flooding in Kerr County, Texas.

'Helping every dang soul': Beloved camp director was among those lost in Texas flooding

Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.

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By:
  • Frank Morris
Debris lays along the Guadalupe River on Tuesday after it was swept up in the flash flooding in Ingram, Texas. More than 100 fatalities were reported after heavy rainfall caused flooding along the river in central Texas.

In Texas, a major search effort is being led by the father of a flood victim

In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood.

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  • Greg Allen
Health care workers at the Covid-19 Unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on July 2.

Texas Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases, According To Johns Hopkins University

The state is the first in U.S. to reach the grim benchmark as the nation faces a widespread surge in infections.

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By:
  • Reese Oxner