While the rain washed out the start of Gillespie Downs’ live pari-mutuel horse racing season on July 5, it didn’t dampen organizers’ plans for a new start date. Weather permitting, Gillespie Downs will kick off its horse racing this year on Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20. “We canceled the races on ...

The Gillespie County Schuetzenbund is sponsoring the 129th Vorfest at the Texas Hills Sporting Range, located at 12872 FM 2093, Fredericksburg. This year’s host is the Tivydale Shooting Club. Vorfest is a one-day shoot with pot competition. The top shooters in the cetnerfire and rimfire catagories w...

The Fourth Annual Nimitz Rotary Golf Tournament and Bunco Party will take place again on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 13 at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course. “Registration is now open for teams and players for both golf and bunco,” said a Rotary spokesperson. “Participants will enjoy a fun day on the cou...

The fifth annual Hill Country Cup, presented by Family Powersports, will transform a golf tournament competition into a four-day extravaganza, organiz...

Fredericksburg Independent School District Community Education hosts camps for students of all ages throughout the summer months. Registrations, signu...

W hen high school and middle school sports wrapped up their school year in late May, the sports calendar slowed down to a bustle instead of a hustle. ...