The Gillespie County Hay Show will be accepting entries through Wednesday, July 30. Winning entries will be displayed at the Gillespie County Fair, Aug. 20-24. “An entry is a complete commercially produced bale, round bale or small conventional bale,” said Brad Roeder, county extension agent. “Bales...

Farmers and ranchers in Gillespie County have long prayed for rain, and the July forecast answered those appeals. This month alone, most parts of the county received over seven inches. Typically, precipitation brings about better crops. However, this summer, the volume of rain the county’s growers h...

Ramblin’ Rita, also known as Kayla Wardell, performed her song about Texas with participation from kids in the audience at Pioneer Memorial Library on Wednesday, July 9. The event was part of summer reading program activities. Wardell combines her love of reading with a musical theater degree and pe...

The National Museum of the Pacific War will be hosting cultural events, tributes and documentary screenings through the month of August. On Saturday, ...

The Adam R. Scripps Foundation (ARSF), a philanthropic organization rooted in the Texas Hill Country, is providing financial assistance to help those ...

The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post won first in page design and received three honorable mentions in the 2025 National Newspaper Association Found...