The Gillespie County Historical Society honored two volunteers and local history with a slate of events on a busy weekend. On Friday, the Founders Day Luncheon (combined with the former Lenz Fest event) honored Dr. Paul Phillips III and Susie Berhard with the Pioneer Spirit Award. Both were praised ...

Inspiring events recognize veterans, settlers and slave families;s offer hopeful spirit This past weekend was a good one, and not just for the usual events and tourist-related happenings. Two multi-day occasions had powerful and heartfelt messages and stagings behind them — the commemorative events ...

H appy Mother’s Day (May 11, 2025) to all the “mean moms” out there. The late Erma Bombeck’s words from her column “A Mother’s Love” written in the 1980’s still ring true today: “Someday, when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I’ll tell them. I loved you eno...