Two days of horse racing on Saturday and Sunday, July 2-3, will kick off the 2016 live pari-mutuel season at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, the two-day July Fourth Racing Festival will offer a full slate of quarter horse and thoro...

The proposed sound ordinance draft has been posted on the city’s website at www.fbgtx.org. The proposed ordinance is scheduled to be discussed at 6 p.m. Monday, July 18 at the Fredericksburg City Council meeting at the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center, 1601 East Main Street. The ordinance wil...

Criminal charges await the return of further evidence for a June 19 fire that destroyed the historic Turner Hall, a favorite social hall for generations of Fredericksburg residents. Fredericksburg Police Chief Steve Wetz said Tuesday afternoon a “person of interest” had been identified, but a name w...

By Ken Esten Cooke and Scott Allen Turner Hall, described by locals as “the best dance floor in Gillespie County,” burned Sunday night and into Monday...

The Third Annual Hill Country Food Truck Festival, featuring a dozen food trucks, 10 Texas Hill Country wineries and a lineup of live music, will take...

By Ken Esten Cooke   Construction plans for a new business development and burger joint have been approved for the southwest corner of the intersectio...