Unusual town names are proof that frontier Texans were not short on humor and imagination. A few of the more interesting place names are Gunsight (Stephens County), Lick Skillet (Fayette County), Topsey (Coryell County) and Ding Dong (Bell County). Blowout, 15 miles northwest of Johnson City in Blan...

A new queen and fair duchesess were chosen on Friday night during the Gillespie County Fair. Morgan Granville was named queen. Ashley Hahn, JeNay Settles and Gladys Tamayo were named duchesess. 

A new Gillespie County Fair Queen and her court will be crowned on Friday night as part of the 128th Gillespie County Fair. Nine girls are vying for t...

There’s a lot of history that comes with the Gillespie County Fair. This year’s 128th celebration Thursday through Sunday builds on a tradition begun ...