While working on this week’s “50 Years Ago” column, I ran across advertisements for “School Closings” that would be occurring at opposite ends of Gillespie County at two of the three remaining country schools still operating. The ads in the paper 50 years ago listed Stonewall’s end-of-the-year closi...

A telegram from the Brooklyn naval authorities dated March 30, 1922 notified Peter Lemos of Kerrville that the body of his brother, Francisco, had arrived on American soil and was at last on his way home. Francisco (Pancho) Lemos, the son of immigrant parents, worked as a farm and ranch laborer for ...

Fredericksburg High School boys’ golf finished eighth place after Day 1 of the UIL Class 4A Golf State Tournament on Monday at Apple Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay. The Billies trailed tournament leaders Monahans by 46 strokes after Monday’s opening round of play. “It was a very rough day for the...

Following damage from the May 4 storm, crews from the City of Fredericksburg Street, Electric and Sanitation departments have been assessing damage an...

Baccalaureate services will be held on Sunday, May 20, in Fredericksburg and in Harper for the Class of 2018. Baccalaureate is an old Latin word for a...

Not knowing which path to take following high school graduation, Stonewall resident Dustin Nielsen sort of fell in love with real estate. “I didn’t re...