Lawn & Garden The diminutive but destructive chinch bug is here, and it has arrived to party on your lawn. It’s not a party that you may necessarily see, though you will notice the aftereffects. Chinch bugs are tiny insects the size of a pen tip. They suck the sap out of grass plants, but inject bac...

John Klaerner, the winner of the centerfire competition, gets hoisted in the air by his Grapetown Shooting Club teammates. Klaerner edged out Dane Moellendorf in the centerfire comopeition during the 129th Bundes Schuetzenfest held at Texas Hills Sporting Range in Tivydale. Dean Marquardt took top h...

Blaine Hahn was announced as Fredericksburg Independent School District’s newest di re c t or of transp ortation on Monday, Aug. 4. A Gillespie County native, Hahn most recently served as the principal of the Fredericksburg Primary School. When the opportu- nity opened for the director role, Hahn sa...

The City of Fredericksburg’s August Coffee with the City Manager event is slated for Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 8-9 a.m. at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Cours...

The Fredericksburg Independent School District Education Foundation invites students, families, staff and the community to its Backto- School Communit...

Usener Road and Hayden Ranch Road are scheduled to temporarily close this month for repairs. Keith Kramar, Precinct 2 County Commissioner, said cattle...