The Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office will hold a Pecan Field Program from 9-11 a.m. Friday, April 30. This program will be outside and involve some walking as Dr. Larry Stein guides attendees in a discussion about pruning old pecan trees, pecan insect problems and how to manage them as wel...

The St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus would like to thank our community for another great weekend of support for our April blood drive. We had an outstanding event — 129 donors came out, and together we gathered 141 units of live-saving blood! The regional blood supply has again been quite low, so this...

It seems the White House is quite comfortable with their immigration policies, all of which affect only border states, and not to the good. I wonder if the Texas legislature can approve funds to bus each and every illegal immigrant to Washington, D.C., if only to educate them on the true impact and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order last week banning state agencies, cities or counties from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement. In add...

The 2021 Fredericksburg Volunteer Fish Fry will be held at 5 p.m. this Saturday, April 17, behind Marktplatz on Austin Street, and this is an organiza...

Remember two years ago when the state Legislature made sweeping changes in education funding that was supposed to increase the amount the state spent ...