Central Texas Electric Cooperative (CTEC) crews started their day Monday, Dec. 30, at 4:30 a.m., when dense fog created electrical pole fires in the Harper area. Over 1,000 residents in Gillespie County were without power when 13 poles caught on fire, which affected 1,700 electrical meters, accordin...

Tomorrow As we wind down 2024, here’s a look at some of the key events affecting the economy and potential effects going forward. By any definition, it has been quite a year. One of the most notable events was the decrease in U.S. inflation, down from about 9% to less than 3%. Even with the aggressi...

It’s Our Business The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives conducted a survey with The Harris Poll last September and recently published the results. The survey explores perceptions of a sampling of U.S. adults about their local chamber of commerce, the role chambers play in their communiti...

Last year, elementary school students Clayton Kneese, Lincoln Crenwelge, Crockett Eckhardt and Stanton Cantwell approached the Gillespie County Youth ...

Ugh. The cold weather is back and I’m ready to hibernate until spring. Monday low temperatures dipped into the 20s, where they’ll stay for the next se...

The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. State Reps. David...