TTU dean sees lots of economic opportunity in Hill Country’s wine industry Texas Tech University’s Dean of Agriculture visited Fredericksburg in November as part of his listening tour to get a lay of the university’s landscape in the Texas Hill Country and said he saw nothing but opportunity. Dr. Cl...

FPD officer graduates from ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ training opportunity Fredericksburg Police Department Lieutenant Derek Seelig walked across a stage in Quantico, Virginia, to graduate from the 288th session of the FBI National Academy on Dec. 7. Seelig is the second officer in department history to c...

The 2023-2024 fiscal year budget was unanimously passed by the Gillespie County Commissioners Court during a Monday meeting at the courthouse. Final adjustments are being made following amendments made Monday morning. The General Operation budget for the new fiscal year is set at $33,139,238. The Ro...

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is an educational program for people over the age of 50 and is housed locally at the Hill Country Univers...

CULINARY ADVENTURE Arecipe for a Potato Soup was first submitted to the Fredericksburg PTA Cookbook series by Mrs. Peter Roeder in 1916. It called for...

Introducing Chestnut, a delightful four-monthold domestic medium hair kitten who will steal your heart with his cuddly nature. Chestnut is currently a...