Blueberries will be the focus of the first of three Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office Grow It, Cook It, Preserve It programs this year. The program is set for Friday, Jan. 23, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg, will teac...

• Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth): Jan. 16-Feb. 7. • San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo: Feb. 5-22. • San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: Feb. 12-March 1. • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: March 2-22. • Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo (Austin): March 13-28.

The2026GillespieCountyYouthLivestock Show Auction raised $1,515,266.84 at time of publication. The four-day event saw exhibitors from various Gillespie County 4-H clubs, the Fredericksburg FFA, Fredericksburg Junior FFA and the Harper FFA show animals and take part in the Saturday auction sale. In t...

The annual community MLK Jr. Service, hosted by the Gillespie County Ministerial Association, is scheduled for for 12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19 at the Chri...

Fredericksburg Music Club will host Grammy-nominees The Grammy-nominated Texas Guitar Quartet (TxGQ) will perform Sunday, Jan. 18, in a postholiday pr...

Publishing company’s ‘utility player’ Geistweidt retires Fredericksburg lost an important steward of the town’s history on Friday when Sherrie Geistwe...