Growing up in Texas, Sundays meant going to church, then later worshipping our Dallas Cowboys. I used to joke with our pastor that when “Take Time to Be Holy” was the closing hymn, he’d sometimes cut it to the first and fourth verses “because the Cowboys are kicking off at noon.” My brother and I ha...

When President George H.W. and Barbara Bush came to Fredericksburg on March 3, 1993, we were told not to get too excited about it. We would see them in passing, for a few seconds at most, from the neck up, in the backseat of a limo. Getting up close and personal with the former President and First L...

Harper High School's Gracie Green will represent her school at the upcoming UIL state track and field championships in Austin following her participation in the Region IV 2A meet held last week in Kingsville. Green qualified at the regional event by completing the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 15.7...

Fredericksburg High School’s varsity girls’ track and field team is set for regionals after winning another meet title. The Billies scored 153 to fini...

Fredericksburg High School varsity boys’ track and field is sending 12 athletes to this weekend’s Region IV-4A track meet. FHS placed third in the 27/...

Harper picked up a pair of wins during the past week, one thanks to an offensive explosion and the other one due to dramatic defense. After pounding o...