The Fredericksburg High School girls’ varsity basketball team looks different than last year’s district champions. “We’re returning three [players] with varsity experience, so there are eight or nine with little to no varsity experience,” said Carrie Grona, the team’s head coach. While the team will...

The Billies’ defensive line butted heads with the equivalent of a market steer on every play during Friday’s final district football game against Somerset. Fredericksburg got the short end of the stick at the end of the contest, losing to the Bulldogs 17-10 on the road. Enhanced by the playoff math ...

The 66th annual Historic Home Tour of the Gillespie County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum features eight homes, a Holiday Market on Saturday, Nov. 22, with a sneak peek at the homes on Friday, Nov. 21. The holiday market, featuring 20 artisanal vendors, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the 1855 fo...

P arks aren’t just for running and throwing a frisbee. They’re important for our well-being. TheFredericksburgParksFoundation (visit them online at fb...

Lawns, houseplants and vegetable gardens routinely get fertilized. Trees and shrubs are plants, too. Should they be fertilized? Like many things, it d...

The Gillespie County Commissioners Court pro-claimed the week of Nov. 9-15 to be Gillespie County 4-H week. “The future of agriculture and our communi...