The Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association (GCRTA) will meet at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Golden Hub Community Center, 1009 N. Lincoln St., for its October meeting and program. GCRTA member Audrey Mayer is the guest speaker. She will discuss basic safety tips and habits to keep senior...

Forging Futures Education Fund has opened its scholarship application process today (Oct. 1). The fund offers grants and scholarships based on academic achievement and financial need to students planning to attend accredited institutions that offer programs leading to a bachelor’s degree, vocational...

Musicians from Drum Cafe USA, a national organization that brings interactive musical experiences to schools and teams, visited Fredericksburg Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 26. At left, Alseny Sylla, master drummer, played the djembe; Dale Monni, Cafe USA founder, led students in drumming a rhy...

The more I read, the more I struggle to find stuff I want to read. I’ve covered all the classics like “Catcher in the Rye,” assigned by earnest 11th-g...

Halo, a five-year-old Bulldog mix, is available for adoption now at the Hill Country SPCA. “Halo is past the puppy phase and totally ready for the goo...

There is something to do at Pioneer Memorial Library every day of the week with its regular slate of weekly events. On the first and third Monday of t...