The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to 277 calls for service, made 208 traffic stops and 16 arrests between Monday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 9. Arrests On Monday, Nov. 3 at 1:02 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 600 block of South Washington Street for a welfare check. The officer arr...

The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office fielded 388 calls for the week of Nov. 3-9. Deputies made 221 traffic stops during the week and issued 144 warnings and 36 citations. They made 24 arrests and responded to 14 traffic accidents, four major and 10 minor. The Gillespie County Jail population is 70 ...

Fredericksburg High School swimmers brought home two bronze medals from the Saint John Paul Academy II Invitational Small Team Meet in San Antonio on Saturday, Nov. 1. Six FHS girls and boys athletes competed against 17 schools and over 100 swimmers. The Billies athletes are swimming against the cur...

The Gillespie County Historical Society announced its 18th Annual Tannenbaum Ball will be on Friday, Dec. 12, from 6-11 p.m., at The Hangar Hotel’s Ai...

The community is invited to attend a gospel worship service Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) church, 520 E. Main St., Frede...

Our community was saddened to hear of the passing of Harvey Ellebracht last week. Sympathy to his daughter and family, Violet and Richard Kruse. St. P...