January 2026 flew by and I am already feeling that I am behind. Times like this remind me to use one of Coach John Wooden’s famous quotes: “Be quick, but don’t hurry.” He expected his players to act with speed, purpose and efficiency while staying in control and avoiding frantic, error-prone rushing...

The Good Samaritan Center celebrated its facility expansion with a ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday, Jan. 20. “We’ve been planning this for almost three years, and we can’t believe we’re finally ready to break ground,” said John Willome, the Good Samaritan Center’s executive director. “We’ve bee...

The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will kick off its 2026 Master Class education series with its February master class titled, “Big Beautiful Bill: Your Business.” The master class will take place Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Pioneer Museum Sanctuary, 312 W. San Antonio St., from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Th...

High school students can win an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 14-21, through Central Texas Electric Cooperative. The Government-in-...

When Michael and Monica Falconer set out to open a juice bar in Fredericksburg, they received two pieces of advice from former owners of local smoothi...

It’s Our Business Often, I go into my archives to find articles or books that I haven’t looked at in a while as a refresher. In the archive is a colle...