Clockwise from bottom left: Freshman Teagan Cox smiles to the crowd while spinning a flag on Friday, Oct. 18. Freshman Braylon Rose, right, holds his trumpet high while performing at halftime on Friday, Oct. 18. Senior J.C. Smith prepares for his solo at the Harper High School halftime performance o...

The Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association opened applications for $1,000 grants for college students seeking teacher certification. Applications are due by Nov. 1. Grants will be awarded to county residents who are pursuing teacher certification. For more information call Shirley Truitt at 8...

Neil Simon’s original version of “The Odd Couple” was a hit on Broadway in 1965, winning four Tony Awards and later adapted to film and a popular TV series. Twenty years later in the ’80s, Simon rewrote the show, making the protagonists female. With an 80% new dialogue and gender switch, Simon creat...

Sommelier master classes are being offered at Six Twists Sparkling through November. Five classes about sparkling wines of Italy, France and Spain are...

Both Fredericksburg High School’s band, “The Pride of Texas Hill Country” and the Harper High School Mighty Longhorn Band took the field at the Region...

Cinematic Considerations Sometimes the best movies are the simplest. Director John Crowley — best known for his Oscar-nominated period romantic drama ...