Pests creep closer The New World Screwworms have been a hot topic in the agriculture world. While the pest is still in Mexico, it is making its way to the Texas border. “The flesh-eating larvae can cause deep smelly wounds, which untreated leads to death in as little as a week,” stated the Gillespie...

Yrzee Zoomin Wagon (3) ridden by Jose R. Herbert, trailed Pura Calidad (2), ridden by Victor Manuel Urieta, Jr., as the leaders approached the finish line at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 9. The race day was the third of four scheduled races at Gillespie Downs, though July 4 we...

City of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County officials brought to light an inequitable distribution of funding resources related to fire and EMS, animal shelter and jail services at their annual joint meeting on Thursday, Aug. 7, held at the county election office. The two entities, which jointly fun...

Fredericksburg Music Academy will soon begin its 18th year with classes at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church, 1800 N. Llano St. The community mus...

The Luckenbach Country School, 3566 Luckenbach Road, has two more Sundays in its August pinochle schedule. The group plays on the second through fourt...

The recent firing of Erika McEntarfer as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a disappointing jobs report has potentially profound i...