Each year, Central Texas Electric Cooperative sponsors an essay contest for high school students each year, and the winning students get to attend the Government-in-Action Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. This year’s tour will be held from June 12-21. To apply, eligible entrants must: • Be in 10th, 11...

The Newcomer’s group will hold its next monthly gathering on Thursday, Jan. 31 at the Camp Verde General Store in Camp Verde. Arrival time is 11:30 a.m. Newcomers is a group of people, both couples and singles, who eat out at a different restaurant each month. The lunch is Dutch Treat and separate t...

Angelo State University has announced the school’s Dean’s List for the 2018 fall semester. Fredericksburg students named to the list include Gabriela Aguilar, Jessica Cadena, Justin Durst, Esther Ledder, Sara Majors, Justin Mohr, Maggie Mohr, Kyra Mund, Bryan Munn, Harlii Perry and Brian Watson. Jes...

Only a small amount of rain fell in our area this past week. Hunters, line workers and ranchers did not seem to mind as pasture land is very, very mud...

Hill Country Outdoors At minus 18 degrees, the human body fails. Organs shut down. The brain ceases to function. Blood solidifies. At least that’s wha...