For three days the Fredericksburg Theater Company stage will be transformed into battlefields from different time periods and war zones, soldiers’ homes and even the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, when Douglas Taurel performs his one-man show “The American Soldier.” The classically trained actor has per...

Former tax assessor, 18-year county employee moves into vacant position The Gillespie County Commissioners Court appointed Vicki Schmidt for the vacant position of County Treasurer during a special meeting held Monday morning at the Gillespie County Courthouse. The elected position was left vacant f...

The Fredericksburg City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve amendments its zoning ordinances regarding short-term rentals. The vote changes the criteria for special exceptions, adds consideration of schools for the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and removes the requirement to post an outward...

Dr. Ray Perryman, one of the Lone Star State’s foremost economists, likes Fredericksburg. “I’ve been going through this place and stopping for peaches...

Youth suicide is on the rise, according to Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Counselors across the county have established initiatives...