In December 2022, Texas added 29,500 positions, reports the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined for the first time in three months to 3.9% in December. Gillespie County’s jobless rate was just 2.1%, far below the state average, with 310 unemployed...

Dirk Jordan does not miss Austin. He and wife Tina moved to an Albert ranch three years ago and he is enjoying the slower pace, lower taxes and peaceful setting. But that doesn’t mean he is whiling away his time in a rocking chair. Still active in the legal profession, Jordan stays active through wo...

The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce is asking employers to help define the childcare needs of their workers through a short online Childcare Survey. The survey, which can be accessed from the Chamber’s website or weekly member e-newsletter, takes about four minutes to complete. All responses are ...

MY 2 CENTS Istill have the Magic 8 Ball I once found as a kid on a shelf upstairs in my grandmother’s house. I can remember asking it every question u...

Prices matched with exhibitor pride as buyers at the Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show auction came together to support the agricultural community...

On the topic of places to get a haircut in Fredericksburg, the names Pedro (Pete) Guadarrama and Augustine Arizola will likely pop up. The two own Fre...