The disease first revealed itself after a meal of beef enchiladas. Only 30 minutes after his first bite, John Hill was struck with sweats, severe abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea and more. He thought it was food poisoning. It wasn’t. Instead it was the first of many violent allergic reactions th...

Chancellor Robert Duncan, a former state senator and enthusiastic Texas Tech University Red Raider booster, suddenly retired last week after a vote of “no confidence” by the university system’s board of regents. Why? No one yet knows. There has been radio silence from the regents. Locals have a conc...

Last Saturday night, my three-year-old granddaughter asked for a snack of popcorn. “Who do you want to make it?” asked her mom, knowing full well the answer. “PopPop!” came the response, and I was on deck. PopPop is my “grandpa name,” bestowed by her when she was a year old. I was holding out for “T...

For a team that's so loaded with talent, the beginning of the 2018 campaign has to be filled with frustration for the Harper Ladyhorns' varsity volley...

Students of the Fredericksburg Independent School District headed back to school on Monday, Aug. 13. A total of 3,036 students began the 2018-2019 sch...

Students in the Fredericksburg Independent School District scored above average in most exams on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (...