Anyone who spends time with toddlers is reminded of the innocence of childhood, the eternal optimism of the human race, and why everyone eventually stops procreating. Here is the timeline of a recent episode of Papa Babysits: 2 p.m. – After a full morning playing, drawing, reading, and running outsi...

Justin Calhoun has been announced by the City of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County as the new Emergency Management coordinator. Calhoun was raised in the North Texas town of Elysian Fields, where he graduated from high school in 2002. He joined the U.S. Army in March 2003, serving in Germany, Iraq...

A temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements ends at 11:59 p.m. April 14. Motorists who have not renewed their expired vehicle registration sticker have until then to complete overdue transactions with the Gillespie County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office. “Gillespie County offer...

   To help begin the search for a new superintendent, Interim Supt. Dr. Marc Williamson recommended two search firms to the Fredericksburg Independent...

Gillespie County commissioners approved the hotel occupancy tax funds timeline and set the minimum as a total of $184,400. During their regular meetin...

Fredericksburg Independent School District’s Board of Trustees were presented with updates to the district COVID-19 procedures Tuesday, Jan. 5. The in...