Like many of our wellattended holiday events in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, the annual Christmas Tree and Christmas Pyramid Lighting Ceremony will not be held this year on the Friday after Thanksgiving due to the continuing spread of COVID-19. Facing this reality, the staff at the Frederick...

The Texas Forestry Association presented the 2020 Excellence in Wood Design to First United Bank during a meeting held in Lufkin. The award has been presented for over 50 ears as an outreach program for TFA. The main criteria for nominations include projects must be completed in Texas and must be co...

On Tuesday, the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce released its new Quarterly Business Insights Report, which focuses on the status of Gillespie County’s employment for the first nine months of 2020. While I would love to claim ownership of this new initiative, the credit rests firmly with our membe...

Roughly seven months have now passed since Fredericksburg felt the first effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. I know many of us, myself included, thought...

Following more than 20 years of frequent business trips, I have perfected the art of traveling light. I much prefer returning home with a bag that is ...

Fiesta Winery’s team recently broke ground on its nearly $48 million Arch Ray resort project on U.S. 290 East at Schmidtzinsky Road. “This is the next...