The phrase “running errands” is code for everything from dropping off a check so they don’t cut off the power, to the deadbeat dad going out for a pack of Marlboros and never coming back. These are tasks we all dread but can’t avoid, and if we didn’t have them to do, we would miss doing them. Like m...

A lively, young, female Chihuahua mix, Happy is ready to play and make a family smile, according to a Fredericksburg Animal Shelter spokesperson. “Her canine companion is Gummy, an older female Chihuahua mix that will make a sweet, gentle lap dog,” said a spokesperson. Both Happy and Gummy can be ad...

Milton (Johnny) Duecker, of Austin, celebrated his 99th birthday with a gathering in Kingsland on Saturday, June 15. Joining in the festivities were his children, their spouses, fiances and girlfriends, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as two sistersin- law on his late wife’s side. Due...

The Texas Rangers Heritage Center is hosting a two-day history symposium at Fort Martin Scott in Fredericksburg, Aug. 2-3. Five writers and a former p...

Anyone interested in joining the Friends of the Pioneer Memorial Library can attend its board nomination meeting at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. They...

The Hill Country Chapter of Tarleton State University Alumni has announced that the group’s annual Alumni Reception and Freshman Sendoff will be Frida...