The Native Plant Society of Texas-Fredericksburg Chapter added informative signage near the base of Cross Mountain to inform and educate visitors about local flora. The group wished to thank material donor Builders First Source, along with Luis Robles, who donated cedar posts. NPSOT President Paula ...

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) Dr. Wilhelm Keidel Chapter of Fredericksburg invites area fourth and seventh grade students to participate in the annual Texas History Essay Contest. Essays are due Fed. 17, 2023. The essay contest is open to all Gillespie County fourth and seventh grade ...

Hill Country Naturalist In 1969, J. David Bamberger, then CEO of Church’s Fried Chicken, bought 3,000 acres of land south of Johnson City. He purposely chose a piece of property that was in very bad shape — almost totally covered in cedar, no water sources at all, poor grazing for livestock and poor...

Adults ages 50 and over are invited to a cocktail party Jan. 26 to kick off the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s (OLLI’s) spring semester of non-cr...

CULINARY ADVENTURE A u Gratin is a culinary technique in which a vegetable is topped with a browned crust. It’s as simple as that. Most Au Gratin dish...