In an effort to encourage community beautification, the City of Fredericksburg is again making its rounds through town collecting autumn leaves. The city offers this service, free of charge, twice a year, to all residential garbage customers. During this program, residents are encouraged to gather l...

Loved ones who have died from suicide will be remembered during a memorial service to be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 601 W. Creek St. Originally planned by local counselor Dr. Rick McMinn, this will be the service’s ninth year. The service seeks to pr...

The Hill Country Astronomers (HCA) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in the Fellowship Hall of Zion Lutheran Church, 415 W. Austin St. in Fredericksburg. Gary Ford, a geologist and amateur astronomer, will present on two developments in electronicallyassisted astronomy. He will give a short pre...

Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 418 calls for the week of N ov. 1 7-23. T hey a lso responded to 13 traffic accidents, four ma...

The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to 17 wrecks — one major and 16 minor — between Monday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 23. Major On Wednesday...

The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to 253 calls for service, made 277 traffic stops and six arrests between Monday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, No...