Lieutenant Commander Doug Payne (U.S. Navy, ret.) knew from a young age that he wanted to soar with the eagles. “I’d always wanted to be a pilot. When I was kid, I saw in the magazines how airline pilots made a lot of money, and that’s how it started,” Payne said. With this childhood dream, and a pu...

College students seeking teacher certification are invited to apply for grants being offered by the Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association. These $1,000 grants will be awarded to selected Gillespie County residents who are actively pursuing teacher certification, either locally or outside Gil...

Forging Futures Education Fund continues to accept scholarship applications from Gillespie County residents. Application deadline is March 15, 2026. The fund offers grants and scholarships based on academic achievement and financial need to students planning to attend accredited institutions that of...

Fredericksburg Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Ja’Nay Settles Wise received a grant from the Fredericksburg Independent School District Educati...

Tex-Mex was still Texas’ bestkept secret at the beginning of the 1960s. It remained largely unknown outside San Antonio and South Texas, and even thos...

Writer/director Scott Cooper takes a second stab at a musical drama after his award-winning 2009 film, “Crazy Heart,” based on Hank Thompson’s life, w...