Three area Texas authors will round out the lineup for the Second Annual Book Festival on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. In addition to Pulitzer Prize winning author Lawrence Wright and MacArthur Genius Grant winner Sandra Cisneros, authors Elizabeth Crook, Jenny Lawson and Joe Nick Patoski will be in Fre...

Coffee chat with city set for Nov. 19 The City of Fredericksburg’s Coffee with the City Manager will be Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 8-9 a.m. at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course, 341 Golfers Loop in Fredericksburg. Fall leaf collection under way The fall leaf collection program, sponsored by the City of Fr...

The Gillespie County Commissioners Court is meeting at 9 a.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 12, for its regular meeting. The meeting moved to Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day. Similar to recent meetings, there will be a public comment period for citizens to speak on the Marshall Springs Solar and Ha...

Smedley’s Kleiner Himmel Ranch in Gillespie County received a Family Land Heritage (FLH) award for its 100th year of operation. The ranch was one of t...

A seminar entitled, “Landowner Strategies for Wildlife Valuation, Grazing and Fire Preparedness” is scheduled from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. Hos...

Above, Mary Smith, age 2, of Fredericksburg, slides down a camouflaged slide at Marktplatz Saturday afternoon during Vet-Fest, an event to help raise ...