Ninety-four percent of non-metro counties in Texas are facing a shortage of primary care doctors. As National Rural Health Day nears on Nov. 20, there are people trying to fix it. Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine started its Rural Health program as a solution to the problem. The scho...

Gillespie County voters passed all 17 of the Constitutional Amendments on Tuesday. Of the 21,807 registered voters in Gillespie County, 5,251 or 24.7% cast a ballot in an election that saw the highest number of resolutions put in front of voters for a single election date in more than two decades. S...

City leaders mull partnership with fort to expand into former Texas Ranger Heritage Center The Texas Historical Commission unveiled a tentative plan for possible future expansion of Fort Martin Scott at last Tuesday’s Fredericksburg City Council meeting. The development would include transforming th...

Grapes are an efficient crop when water is managed properly In the past two decades, the Hill Country has experienced a five-year-long severe drought,...

Noise troubles neighbors; owner says he’s addressing concerns The shooting started last summer, according to Gillespie County landowners, whose proper...

Anyone who watched the “Wheel of Fortune” game show last Wednesday saw Fredericksburg’s own Jimmy Alexander spinning the big wheel with Ryan Seacrest ...