Last winter, aspiring Eagle Scout Hagen Nicely used 100-year old reclaimed pine to build a brand new information panel for Fort Martin Scott State Historical Site. The 17 year old’s custommade tilted panel features flipboards which reveal information about the history of the former U.S. Army outpost...

HOUSE Ilove making and keeping a “To Do” list. Little is more satisfying than changing a “to do” to “done.” But I have discovered a more important list — a “Stop Doing” list. This concept was formed while I was working in an administrative capacity. During a staffing transition, my secretary was als...

Winners of the first Hill Country Short Story Contest were announced last Saturday during the opening ceremony of the second Fredericksburg Book Festival. Lulynne Streeter won first place for her story “The Hawk.” Second place went to Robin Barnes for “The Weight of Water” and Lindy Segall won third...

Hannah Emily Kunz and Charles Joseph Collins were united in marriage on Dec. 30, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fredericksburg with Fathers Da...

The Fredericksburg branch of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Texas Tech University (TTU) will hold a spring semester kickoff event Wed...

The cassowary is a living dinosaur. It is the third largest bird on the planet, can run upwards of 30 mph, and carries dagger- like five-inch claws. T...