OCTOBER 1, 1975 Work began Thursday morning at the new Gillespie County Fair Grounds, out the Kerrville highway, where employees from the Alfred E. Wunderlich firm scooped up the first bucket of dirt for site leveling where the new horse barns will be built. Fredericksburg Lions Club members are get...

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will hold a blessing of the animals on Sunday, Oct. 5. The annual event will occur in the Courtyard at 4 p.m. at 601 W. Creek St., Fredericksburg. “All humans are welcome with any and all animals on a leash or in a cage,” according to the church’s website. The blessing ...

The Low Vision Resource Group will meet Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. in the American Legion Hall, 724 S. Washington St. Doors will open at 12:15 p.m. This month’s speaker is Dr. Anne Pluenneke from Fredericksburg Eye Associates. Pluenneke will discuss the role of Austin Eye Associatees, including the...

This is the second in a series of six stories explaining the 17 constitutional amendments that Gillespie County residents and Texans will be voting on...

The first day of Autumn was Monday, Sept. 22, and the temperatures feel seasonably cool in the morning hours, but quite warm during the day. This is t...

Lawn & Garden You can’t believe everything you read about plants on the internet. Take the male/female bell pepper thing from a few years back. Accord...