After completing her residency in internal medicine at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1989, Dr. Ruthie Harper spent a decade working as the director of the emergency department. It was during that time that Harper developed a deep appreciation for modern medicine, but also saw its limitations. “...

Leadership Gillespie County (LGC) continued its program with a March 1 session focused on state government. The 2023 class participated in its seventh session by traveling to Austin to visit the Texas Capitol and observe the 88th Texas Legislative Session. Majesty Wine tours sponsored the outing by ...

For the Lenten season, my pastor is delivering a series of messages, using renovation as a metaphor. In his first sermon, he reminded us that renovation doesn’t begin by drawing up plans or tearing into the physical work. It first begins with becoming tired, or even sick enough of what we have to wa...

The March 15 deadline is approaching for Central Texas Electric Cooperative (CTEC) members who are interested in running for a seat on the cooperative...

I grew up in a home where both parents worked. Our days started early to give my mother time to drop us at 312 E. Austin Street for daycare. If you ar...

Shortly after Christmas in 2022, The Christmas Store at the corner of South Llano and East Main streets in Fredericksburg permanently closed its doors...