On behalf of the Zonta Club of Fredericksburg, I want to thank our new mayor, Charlie Kiehne, for his proclamation making Nov. 25 as “Say NO to Violence Against Women Day in Fredericksburg”! For 100 years, Zonta International has contributed to help achieve a world free of violence against women and...

Adverse weather failed to dampen the spirits of the army of hunters who opened deer season in Gillespie County Saturday morning. The first buck to arrive at the newspaper office, and winner of the annual first buck contest, was shot by David Staats who drove up at 7:15 a.m. with an eightpointer. On ...

The legendary football coach Bear Bryant said there are three things to do when faced with a mistake: Admit it, learn from it and don’t repeat it. Old coaches are always full of good advice. I hope we can take those words and apply it to our current situation with COVID-19. This has been a rough wee...

The Pearl Hotel in Johnson City was a mighty busy place in the early days. A lot of horse and buggy traffic came through town. Travelers could hardly ...

With another close election, America showed that it is still polarized. But in presidentelect Joe Biden, we have a president who (hopefully) will put ...

All Democrats are not socialists/communists. All Republicans are not fascists/Nazis. Armed guys in pick-ups forcing a campaign bus off the road is vot...