The summer-time Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market is open for business Thursday afternoon from 4-7 p.m., at the Adelsverein Halle at Marktplatz. As in past seasons, the Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market brings vendors from the Hill Country selling fresh produce, meats, fish, cheeses, wines, baked goods, v...

Fredericksburg High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) brought home state championships in three categories during the 96th annual Texas FFA Convention that ran July 8-12. Gillespie County students won 17 individual awards, three team honors and one scholarship in a record field of 16,000 entrie...

Gillespie County landowners have a chance to win up to $45,000 for photos shot on their land. Wildlife in Focus (WiF), a non-profit organization which targets wildlife and ecosystem conservation in Texas, recently expanded its popular biennial photography competition in order to reach more landowner...

The Sheep & Goat Predator Management Board (S&GPMB) will be electing one new director from each of its three districts during its biennial election on...

“Food Safety: It’s In Your Hands” is a Spanish food handler’s course scheduled from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Aug. 8. Offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife E...

Fredericksburg student Daniel Raab was a member of the West Texas A&M University Meat Science Quiz Bowl team that recently swept its national competit...