A Community Tree Lightening event to kick off the holiday season will take place Friday, Nov. 29, in front of the Vereins Kirche at Marktplatz. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with live entertainment. A short lighting ceremony and countdown is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. After the lighting, Santa will m...

Thanksgiving brings the annual return of ice skating to Fredericksburg. The yearly Eisbahn, run by Heritage School volunteers, is set for Marktplatz begins Friday, Nov. 29 and continuing through the first weekend in January. Hours vary throughout the season. The rink is open from 4-8 p.m. Monday thr...

Holiday meals can be healthier and taste just as good by using some basic recipe substitutions or alterations, said an expert in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas A&M University, College Station. Reducing fat, sugar, calories in traditional recipes “The sugar, fat or sodium cont...

The Salvation Army’s Service Unit in Fredericksburg is “ringing in” the Red Kettle Season, on Fridays and Saturdays, from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21. There ar...

Fredericksburg Police Department arrested six people and investigated four thefts. Arrests On Monday, Nov. 11, an officer conducted a traffic stop in ...

Barnwood Builders, a docuseries on reclaiming and restoring barns and cabins, filmed an episode in Gillespie County. Local resident Randal Rose, who h...