Yrzee Zoomin Wagon (3) ridden by Jose R. Herbert, trailed Pura Calidad (2), ridden by Victor Manuel Urieta, Jr., as the leaders approached the finish line at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 9. The race day was the third of four scheduled races at Gillespie Downs, though July 4 we...

John Klaerner, the winner of the centerfire competition, gets hoisted in the air by his Grapetown Shooting Club teammates. Klaerner edged out Dane Moellendorf in the centerfire comopeition during the 129th Bundes Schuetzenfest held at Texas Hills Sporting Range in Tivydale. Dean Marquardt took top h...

Blaine Hahn was announced as Fredericksburg Independent School District’s newest di re c t or of transp ortation on Monday, Aug. 4. A Gillespie County native, Hahn most recently served as the principal of the Fredericksburg Primary School. When the opportu- nity opened for the director role, Hahn sa...

The Food & Wine Festival Preview Week Silent Disco event in the Slate Theory cellar on Friday flowed smooth and seamlessly due to DJ Cali (James Calho...

The monthly First Friday Art Walk will take place Friday, Aug. 1, at galleries across Fredericksburg, celebrating art of all styles and mediums. Atten...

(A correction to this story from the print edition has been added in this online version. See italicized sentence below.) The Gillespie County Commiss...