All but one school in the Fredericksburg area has returned to in-person instruction after the Thanksgiving break. Heritage School was the only campus unable to return due to a spike in COVID-19 cases among students, parents and staff members, according to Head of School Nancy Hierholzer. “I am actua...

Hill Country CattleWomen presented beef to food pantries across the Hill Country. Gift cards worth $100 for beef to be purchased at a Fredericksburg meat market were presented to the Mason Community Kitchen, Llano Food Pantry, Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries in Boerne, Kimble Meals on Wheels in ...

Lisa Trevino couldn’t believe it when the deputy told her that her daughter, Azalyia Hernandez, had died in an early morning apartment fire on Nov. 22. “I was like, ‘no, no, no,’ and I went inside and started calling her on my phone and there was no answer,” Trevino said. Hernandez, 15, and her frie...

Mayor Charlie Kiehne has extended the City of Fredericksburg’s supplemental order mandating face coverings in businesses through Dec. 31. This is the ...

As some families gather for the holidays, health officials say Gillespie County’s coronavirus cases have been on the rise. On Wednesday afternoon, Nov...

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council 9765 will host their next blood drive on the weekend of Dec. 19-20 at the St. Mary’s Holy Famil...