Like another time We moved to Fredericksburg in 1999 for the same reason many others did — because it was a small town. My husband, Champe, owned a local business, and I worked for the school district. We quickly fell in love with the sense of community, the fundraisers, Friday night games and the e...

Community Foundation, Red Cross have stepped up to assist a town in need The tragic flooding just 25 miles to the south is devastating on so many levels. Many people have connections to one or more of the victims. The continuing news of recoveries and who was lost just has us shaking our heads in di...

Summer camps. Most any person fortunate enough to have experienced these had an incredible childhood. Last weekend, all the memories of camps as both a child camper and counselor came to the front of my mind in the wake of this weekend’s horrible floods causing, as of this writing, the deaths of aro...

The most critical time of year for students is not the period for six weeks tests or the stress-inducing, end-of-year STAAR test. Rather, it is summer...

The passage of the state’s first voucher program means homeschool families in Texas will soon be eligible for up to $2,000 to use toward educational c...

(Editor’s note: The following was adapted from a letter written to a friend.) Know what I like about small towns in America? Their unique sameness. Co...