A total of 26 Gillespie County 4-H members competed at the 4-H State BB Gun Match held at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office on Saturday, March 1. Participants competed as individuals and under four Gillespie County teams. In addition to the Gillespie County 4-H teams, competing teams in...

MARCH 5, 1975 Fredericksburg FFA member Len Weinheimer exhibited the Grand Champion Steer of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last week when his 1,091pound champion Simmental-Hereford Cross Market Steer “Spot” was named the Houston show’s top animal. During Saturday’s sale, the steer sold for a ...

LENTEN DEVOTIONALS FROM HOLY GHOST LUTHERAN Taken from the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church 2025 Lenten Devotions, a collection of writings by members of the Holy Ghost Family of Faith. The devotions, as well as sermons at each Lenten service, center around the theme, “God Sees Me Just as I Am,” reminding...

Since Jan. 1, 2025, state and local firefighters have responded to 462 wildfires that have burned 9,093 acres statewide, according to the Texas A&M Fo...

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting enrollments and elections for the Agriculture Risk Cover...

The deadline for Capital Farm Credit’s 2025 Community Outreach Grant Program for 4-H and FFA students is May 1. This annual program is designed to pro...