The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls’ softball team pecked away at the El Campo Ricebirds during a best of three game series last week at Thrall High School. The Billies swept the best of three series against El Campo, 2-0, to become regional semifinal champions. Madison Wright was the offen...

When I was young, we had several native pecan trees around the house, and behind my dad’s office on Main Street were several larger ones. Gathering the pecans when asked was a chore but shelling them was even worse. In the ’50s, one never thought of buying pecans. Native pecans were everywhere, whil...

“Nonnas,” directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Vince Vaughn, follows Joe, a grieving middle-aged man following the loss of his mother, who uses her life insurance policy to buy a restaurant in Staten Island. Rather than hiring professional chefs to cook the food, he honors his mother by finding ...

That was the headline in the Fredericksburg Standard 100 years ago, announcing the arrival of the 2nd Division of the U.S. Army from Fort Sam Houston....

Gov. Greg Abbott last week signed a $1 billion private school voucher bill into law in front of a large crowd at the Governor’s Mansion, the San Anton...

Guest column For the second year in a row, Cindy had a short business trip to Austin in May. Also for the second year in a row, we tacked on a few day...