From a goal six years in the making, Fredericksburg resident Lorrie Hess recently completed a 199-day journey of mastering 2,190 miles of the Appalachian Trail. She began March 21 in Springer Mountain, Georgia and summited Mount Katahdin, Maine on Oct. 5. “I am not sure why I wanted to accomplish th...

Dalton Francis Merz, an Albert native and current resident of Holland, Texas, was the recipient of the 2018 Charles Leonard Weddle Memorial Award at the Native Plant Society of Texas annual convention held in San Antonio. The award was for lifetime achievement in the field of native plants and for o...

The annual Bike the ’Burg, a bicycle charity ride hosted by Ambleside School, on Saturday, Oct. 27 in Fredericksburg. This Hill Country riding experience features five route options to accommodate all skill levels. There is a six-mile Family Fun Ride, which is $20/person, and 14-, 34.5-, 48- and 65-...

The statistics are not flattering: In 2016, Texas had 146 women who were killed by intimate partners. Though Gillespie had no domestic violence murder...

(The following is an interview with Karen Kuhlmann by members of the Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center.)   Where do you train for the Appalachia...