When I was young, we had several native pecan trees around the house, and behind my dad’s office on Main Street were several larger ones. Gathering the pecans when asked was a chore but shelling them was even worse. In the ’50s, one never thought of buying pecans. Native pecans were everywhere, whil...

“Nonnas,” directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Vince Vaughn, follows Joe, a grieving middle-aged man following the loss of his mother, who uses her life insurance policy to buy a restaurant in Staten Island. Rather than hiring professional chefs to cook the food, he honors his mother by finding ...

The Kerrville Genealogical Society invites the public to its May 2025 program, featuring genealogist and historian T. Scott Atkinson, as he presents “Understanding WikiTree,” a comprehensive review of the online genealogy platform WikiTree, its functions, and why it should be your genealogy program ...

Don’t you hate when columnists write lists of disjointed observations? Me too, so you can skip this one. Still here? Okay, here we go ... If your town...

Dash is an 11-monthold 30-pound dog looking for a forever family, after spending the past eight months in the shelter at the Hill Country SPCA. “Dash ...

Students from Fredericksburg High School placed in the top four percent of entries in the statewide Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE). Bevyn O’Connor...