Breeders are expected to consign approximately 150 head of breeding sheep to highlight the 2019 Texas Hill Country Dorper Association 13th Annual Show and Sale, here on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6-7 at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds Show Barn. The Dorpers and White Dorpers will be entered in fou...

A fatal accident claimed two lives on Wednesday, Sept. 4 on U.S. 87 North, about one mile north of the Hilltop Café, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. A 2002 Chevrolet pickup driven by Arnaldo Martinez, 46, of La Grulla, was traveling northbound on U.S. 87. A 2013 Mazda 3, driven b...

Assistant City Engineer Garret Bonn spoke to Fredericksburg’s City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and had to inform them about the city’s recycling center no longer accepting certain materials. The reason? It’s just not profitable anymore. “Federal International, who we are contracted with, used to se...

Applications are now available for grants for student teachers from the Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association. Grants of $500 will be awarded ...

Gillespie County AgriLife Extension and partners will host the second “Kolaches and Conservation” event from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at ...

State Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-73) hosted a border security summit in Laredo last week, visiting the U.S. Border Patrol operations, Customs and Border ...