Judy’s Liquor is celebrating its 40th anniversary in business this holiday season. Locally owned and operated, Judy’s is run by owners who were born and raised in the community, including Judy Vordenbaum, Jennifer Schandua and Peter Schandua. Vordenbaum purchased the package store known as Jack’s Li...

With a passion for medicine and wanting a tangible way to practice, Lance Kovar, DDS, fell in love with dentistry. “When I decided to go to dental school, instead of emergency medicine or orthopedic surgery, it was because I really liked to fix things,” he said. “My dad owned a welding shop and I ju...

Mother-daughter team Dawn Houseal and Hannah Jauregui love to collect things. After owning a vintage wedding rental service, the duo decided to start sharing and selling their collectibles and unique finds at their store, Gathered & Good, which opened in October. “We decided we were done with that b...

Spending time sewing with her grandmother and participating in 4-H projects in her youth, Dixie Dankworth Cope developed a passion for creating. In 20...

Improvements suggested by the Long-Range Community Vision Committee have been presented in a report titled, “Journey to 2020 … A Focus on Gillespie Co...

We live in the most prosperous, well-meaning and good-doing nation in the history of earth. But last week, mentally unstable individuals who see thems...