“I’ve realized that when we need to rise up as a country, we have truly no moral capacity to do it. It’s just the most mind-bending, complete ‘Twilight Zone’ experience that makes you ask why the hell we even bother.” This quote comes from Dr. Michael Mina, one of my professors from Harvard’s T. H. ...

Hope. That is exactly what was injected into a world exhausted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, via the arms of some Gillespie County healthcare providers. A world that has seen 1.8 million deaths is indeed tired of dealing with this. Some 350,000 of those deaths were Americans, 27,000- plus fello...

The lights fantastic We would like to thank everyone who made the effort to put up Christmas lights and decorations. Most of us have been restricted from taking part in traditional holiday festivities, so the yard art has been especially meaningful and appreciated and has added smiles and joy during...

We are blessed to live in this wonderful community. Fredericksburg has faced many difficult challenges since its founding almost 175 years ago in 1846...

One effect of the coronavirus is that people are looking for more recreational things to do outdoors. Feeling cooped up in one’s home is not good for ...

One of the largest crowds in history attended the annual Lions Community Christmas Program Sunday evening at the Junior High Gymnasium. St. Mary’s Hig...