The first Fredericksburg Music Festival and School, presented by Texas Cellos, continues through Saturday, June 21 with public performances and student master classes at five historic venues in and around Fredericksburg. The event, in its first year, is organized by Joseph Kuipers, the Creative Dire...

The Alexander and Johanna Rahe McDougall family celebrated its 100th annual reunion on Saturday, June 7, at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, with over 170 in attendance. The McDougalls have been a part of the Fredericksburg community since the mid-1850s when Alexander, a native of Canada and Johann...

The City of Fredericksburg will celebrate Independence Day with a pair of community events on Friday, July 4. First, the Fredericksburg Community Fourth of July Parade will begin at 10 a.m. along Main Street and is expected to feature more than 100 entries. The parade will begin at Adams Street, pro...

The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office fielded 428 calls, issued 47 citations, gave 157 warnings and made 20 arrests during the week of June 9-15. Depu...

The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to 240 calls for service and made 198 traffic stops and five arrests between Monday, June 9 and Sunday,...

I’ve been contemplating where this statement manifests in our world. For me, it is music. My go-to example of “less is more” is drums. Whenever I list...