Fight BESS Thankfully, Hill Country citizens are becoming aware of the dangers posed to Fredericksburg and surrounding areas by the proposed lithium battery storage facilities in Harper and another near Marshall Springs. Almost every BESS site currently in operation in the U.S. has experienced a fir...

Coach Tony Knopp had a lot to say, but he wasn’t exactly wordy. When called upon to express himself, he didn’t beat around the bush. He once spoke to a group of young athletes about food and a healthy lifestyle. Not once did he mention glutens, carbs or proteins. He didn’t quote weight watchers or e...

NOVEMBER 19, 1975 Hunters were greeted with crisp and clear weather Saturday morning for the opening of the 1975 hunting season. Kim Goff, 16, was the first marksman to arrive at the newspaper office to report the first deer kill of the new hunting season and win the top prize in the newspaper’s ann...

Gillespie County residents are invited to apply for scholarships offered through the Forging Futures Education Fund. The deadline to apply is March 15...

Roy Kasper, center, from VFW Post 7105 presented checks to Harper Independent School District students on Veterans Day. Faith Schu, left, was the winn...

Students in public, private and parochial schools and home schoolers can enter the annual essay contest sponsored by the Optimist Club of Fredericksbu...