Last Wednesday, 19 students graduated from iOpener, a youth leadership development program sponsored by the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce. These students meet for seven months to learn leadership discipline and must put these skills into practice through the implementation of a class project th...

Launching a business from the ground is an intimidating endeavor. That is especially true for a young couple starting a family. William and Katie Whitworth opened Whitworth Family Dentistry in Fredericksburg at 408 North Milam St., looking to build their dental office in their soon-to-be Fredericksb...

The 2023 class of Leadership Gillespie County gathered at Marktplatz on the morning of Wednesday, April 5 to participate in their eighth session. Before beginning the day’s presentations, the class ate breakfast sponsored by Brent Ryan Music with coffee donated by Good Foundation Fredericksburg. The...

Regret is a two-sided coin. Let’s call “heads” the things we regret doing and “tails” the things we regret not doing. Which would you call? Heads or t...

The east side of Gillespie County is often referred to as wine country. The vast majority of the area’s wineries, vineyards and tasting rooms sit alon...

Writing the check for Chamber dues is the easy part. The value comes from what you do with the membership. I’ve probably used this line a million time...