In the panoply of sentient life on earth, it wasn’t that long ago that we didn’t have candy bars. Or ice cream. Or sodas or Pop-Tarts. Breakfast cereals. Hamburgers. French fries. Coffee didn’t come to Europe until the 1500s. That means even Julius Caesar or King Tut, who could have had anything in ...

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 14 meeting of the Hill Country Chapter – Military Order of the World Wars at the Y.O. Ranch Resort and Conference Center. Roy spoke primarily about issues affecting veterans and how those issues are being addressed. Since Sept. 17 was t...

Good job to the Harper High School athletes! The volleyball and football teams won last week! This week is Homecoming and the game is against Menard a...

The Cross Trails Ministry Fall Festival was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Marktplatz in downtown Fredericksburg. Among the acti...

The best works of art are ones that change the observer. Composer Ethan Wickman hopes that happens for each member of the audience when they hear Kerr...