The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls’ basketball team is riding a fivegame winning streak after sweeping all of its opponents during the 2025 Battlin’ Billie Basketball Classic last Thursday through Saturday at the FHS Performance Gym. The Billies went 5-0 during the past week, including fou...

The Harper Ladyhorns basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the Brady Tournament last weekend. Harper lost to Childress, 60-32, Friday night followed by a close 39-30 loss against Lampasas Saturday afternoon. Harper 32, Ingram 26 The Ladyhorns (12-2) jumped out to an 8-4 lead in th...

HOUSE Humanizing the inanimate object Do you name your bread machine? I have just been made aware that there is a whole sub-section of humanity that names inanimate objects in their lives. It is not an affliction; it is a life hack. In a previous column, I posited how we dehumanize our opponents in ...

The Gillespie EEA/Pilot Knob EE Club held its Christmas covered dish lunch on Friday, Dec. 12 at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension building. Fol...

Capital Farm Credit (CFC) will be awarding $1,000 scholarhsips to graduating high school seniors. The deadline to apply is March 16, 2026. “Capital Fa...

Allison Lindig, Jim and Michelle Bobo and Kris Lackey won the Gillespie County Pecan Show on Dec. 8 in their divisions. The contest judged five entrie...