Four producers entered their crop in the 2018 Gillespie County Pecan Show on Friday, Nov. 30. Olan Tisdale of Fredericksburg Pecan Company judged the show, held at the Gillespie County Extension Office. Kermit Crenwelge won Grand Champion with his Shoshoni variety in the Classic and New Division. Me...

Good Samaritan Center (GSC) was gifted with two matching grants tied to its annual fund campaign, which runs through Jan. 31, 2019. The first grant is a dollar-fordollar match up to $65,000, and the second is a $20,000 matching grant for new donations or for contributions over/ above what was given ...

Exchange student Every day, I take the bus from my home in Vadersdorf to the Inselschule in Burg. It’s about a 30-minute drive, and most of the time I listened to music with my headphones. Sometime in September, my headphones broke, so I have resorted to people-watching to pass the time. There is a ...

Becker Vineyards won a number of awards at the San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018. Winners included: Double Gold Medal • 95 points - 20...

LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS To emphasize the importance of safe driving during the holidays, every U.S. president since 1981 has demonstrated the commitment ...