Guest column O ur. Children. Need. Your. Help. This is for everyone in our community, not just parents and grandparents. I don’t know how to describe the emotions I felt when I read last week’s Fredericksburg Standard article about Gillespie County Court at Law Judge Chris Nevins’s report to the cou...

Lawn & Garden The plant was perfectly fine yesterday morning. Yet today, you’ve gone out to admire your beautiful plant, and it’s collapsed. The leaves and stems are shrunken and flat on the ground, completely withered. You did nothing but water and offer it encouraging words yesterday. Why has your...

Gillespie Livestock Co., Inc. Market Report June 11, 2025 www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 593 head Cows and bulls ............... 2 higher Steers ................................ 5 higher Heifers ............................... 5 higher Cows ......................... 70.00-167.00 Bulls ............

Gillespie County ranchers face a resurgent threat in the screwworm, whether they make their money from cattle sales or hunting leases. County Agent Br...

The Advisory Committee of the Crabapple Fire Relief Fund, housed at the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, gave six $10,000 grants to eac...

The name screwworm refers to the feeding behavior exhibited by the maggots as they burrow (screw) into the wound. These maggots and their feeding caus...