In years past, Fredericksburg Independent School District has had trouble keeping and attracting bilingual and duolingual teachers. A grant to help address this was approved on May 15, and it seems to be working. At the 5:30 p.m. school board meeting Monday, a status update on the grant was given, s...

About one in 10 kindergarten students in Fredericksburg Independent School District have exemptions for nonmedical vaccines, a recent report stated. The Texas Tribune reports that 2.15% of kindergarteners in Texas are exempt from nonmedical vaccines in 2018. In the FISD, the number is much higher at...

The historic 1885 Gillespie County Jail will now see the footsteps of the community and tourists as well as new interpretive signage. Gillespie County Commissioners on Monday approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gillespie County Historical Society.  “There has been a lot of interest from ...

Jayne Pope, CEO of Hill Country Memorial (HCM) will be the featured presenter at the upcoming Leaders Breakfast at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the new ...

United States Navy veteran Laura Nelson has been hired as the assistant county veterans service officer, it has been announced by the Gillespie County...

The Hill Country Youth Ranch Auxiliary will meet Monday, Aug. 26, at Schreiner University, in the Cailloux Activity Center. The meeting will begin at ...