When Emil Birck of Fredericksburg described his business as a full-service gas station, he wasn’t kidding. Customers could pull in for a tank of gas, an oil change, a lube job and a sack of barbecue for Sunday dinner. “My dad learned to cook barbecue as a youngster,” Milton Birck, son of Hill Countr...

What about water? I want to commend your recent coverage of the Hollmig Lane annexation. The article did a solid job outlining the city’s development plans and council discussions. However, I was disappointed to see a recurring concern left out — one that has been voiced at nearly every public meeti...

We’ve shared differing opinions on the proposed Create Healthy Wellness Center expansion in recent weeks. One side sees no need for a $35-million expansion that would include a new pool and other amenities, much of which will be discussed in the coming weeks. The other realizes wellness includes phy...

It’s 3 a.m. and you’ve been asleep for hours. So, your heart is instantly pounding when you hear loud voices and banging at your front door. You open ...

In a recent newspaper commentary, Sandy Goff, a former executive director of the HCMH Foundation, was critical of the proposed $35-million expansion o...

During National Newspaper Week, Oct. 5-11, we note our change and evolution Newspapers. It’s a medium that is both rooted in tradition, and in a state...