The name J.J. “Jake” Pickle still rings a bell across much of Texas. He served as a U.S. Congressman for more than three decades, but his beginnings were modest. Pickle grew up in Roscoe, near Sweetwater. An Eagle Scout, he graduated from Big Spring High School and earned his B.A. from the Universit...

Cinematic Considerations Obsession with money and power has long served as a dramatic through line for filmmakers seeking cinematic conflict and spectacle. Especially in a post–Occupy Wall Street world, the notion of “eating the rich” as a means of rectifying perceived wrongs has become even more pr...

What do the founders of Good Samaritan Center and Night in Old Fredericksburg, military veterans, a band director and electrical and aerospace engineers all have in common? They are being inducted in the Alumni Hall of Honor. The first-ever ceremony to recognize seven individuals who exemplify the B...

Bonnie Stewart will retire as the Harper Independent School District Superintendent after 30 years with the school system. She announced here retireme...

The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Morning recently donated $17,000 to the Fredericksburg Independent School District’s Education Foundation. “Our Rota...

The Museum of Western Art has released its 2026 line-up of art workshops. All events will take place in Kerrville at 1550 Bandera Highway. For more in...