gets the Christmas spirit Every small town marks the Christmas season with some sort of celebration. But HGTV recently gave recognition to Fredericksburg as the small town with the best Christmas in Texas. Fresh off the Dec. 5 Light the Night Christmas Parade that drew well over 20,000 people to Mai...

O ne thing visitors frequently comment on as to why they find Fredericksburg and Gillespie County attractive is the area’s cleanliness and neatness. Manicured yards and a pride of ownership is evident all around town and throughout the county. But some areas like our roadways need occasional help. S...

Texas Type They say inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. My father turned 90 years old last Friday and I can guarantee that’s what he is thinking. Dad was an avid tennis player for years back when Chuck Taylor Converse shoes and Nike All Courts (and their p...

The Gillespie County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a professional food manager certification training course. The program will be o...

Little has changed at the Knopp-Neffendorf Ranch over the last 100 years. Spencer Neffendorf, son of current owner Keith Neffendorf, says it’s like “s...

Santa and Mrs. Claus got a front row seat during the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Light the Night Christmas Parade on Friday night. Cheryl Flink...