After moving to Fredericksburg, Laura Cook was looking for a way to become involved in the community and quickly fell in love with Hill Country Memorial Hospital and the services they provide. This sparked a passion in me and I wanted to do what I could to be a part of it, she said. She joined the ...

I suspect many reading these words always believed 2020 was a long time away. Over the weekend, I heard 2020 was the fictitious year in which The Jetsons cartoon was set, but I looked it up and it’s not true. Most believe George, Jane, Judy, Elroy and Astro live in the year 2063, so there is still t...

For as long as he can remember, James Welliver has wanted to go into the restaurant business. After graduating from Fredericksburg High School, Welliver attended the New England Culinary Institute in New York before working at restaurants in New York City and New Jersey. In 2008, that dream came tru...

Construction is underway on the future Ufer Street Hotel project, an 86,000 square-foot four-star hotel. The hotel will likely be called William’s Pla...

Didjeridoo player Stephen Kent will perform at the Gillespie County Historical Society Sanctuary on Saturday, Oct. 12. The performance will begin at 7...

In 2003, Estela Avery, wife of the late jewelry artisan James Avery, received a barn for her birthday present. “I had asked Jim for a ring and he hand...