News
Farmers, ranchers mostly skate by recent ice storm and freeze
While most of Gillespie County was stuck at home during the winter storm last week, agric...
February 4, 2026
News
Billies guard Tucker Hale (21) extends for a lay-up against a New Braunfels Long Creek defender. The Billies would go on to beat Long Creek at home ...
February 4, 2026
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Challengers are lining up to try to vote out incumbents in Gillespie County Republican primary races.
With early voting starting Tuesday, Feb. 17, vote...
February 4, 2026
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February 4, 2026
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce held its ice-delayed annual banquet on Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Chamber building. It honored its top citizens and review...
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February 4, 2026
Fredericksburg Theater Company’s “My Fair Lady,” opens Feb. 13 and will run through March 1 at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater at 1668 Texas 87 South in...
News
February 4, 2026
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released projections indicating little or no growth in U.S. oil production for 2026. While s...
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February 4, 2026
The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Foundation gave a $5,000 donation to Frontera Healthcare as proceeds from its 2025 Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festiva...
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February 4, 2026
Mixed media artist Lisa Allyn Brown will instruct on the encaustic art painting technique at the Die Kunstler von Fredericksburg (DK) meeting this Thu...
News
February 4, 2026
Icy roads delayed a retirement ceremony for Pastors Casey Zesch and his wife Lucinda from 41 years in ministry and 31 years at Bethany Lutheran Church...
News, Second Front
February 4, 2026
The weather pattern this week will be warmer than the patterns we have observed for the past two weeks. A weak cold front will keep temperatures at or...
News, Second Front
February 4, 2026
Fredericksburg EMS Director David Jung and volunteer fire captain Romney Kowert picked up this $200,000 new brushfire truck on Wednesday, Jan. 28 in W...
Sports
February 4, 2026
The Harper Ladyhorns dropped two district games in a row after suffering losses against Mason and Goldthwaite during the past week of District 29-2A g...
Sports
February 4, 2026
The Harper Longhorns varsity boys’ basketball team lost two games during the past week in District 29-2A basketball play. Harper lost to Mason in a cl...
Sports
February 4, 2026
Fredericksburg’s varsity tennis team opened its spring season winning the girls B singles and mixed B doubles matchups on Friday, Jan. 30 in Abilene. ...
Sports
Rivalry with Kerrville Tivy renewed after district reclassifications announced
February 4, 2026
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced its reclassification and district realignment information for the 20262027 and 2027-2028 school ...
Sports
FHS downs Long Creek in 32-minutes of thrills
February 4, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys basketball team picked up a much-needed 57-53 win over New Braunfels Long Creek last Friday at the FHS Per...
Sports
Final regular season game will be at home Tuesday
February 4, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team remained undefeated in district play and continued their winning streak this past week af...
Sports
February 4, 2026
The Heritage Eagles varsity boys basketball team had a lot to celebrate after the Eagles (113, 9-1 district) marched to a 72-36 win over Bulverde Livi...
Gillespie Life
February 4, 2026
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t have someone asking me when I’ll be writing about buckets. People text me, “Are you ever gonna write about buckets?”...
Gillespie Life, Taste
February 4, 2026
One of the more intriguing recipes in Sarah Morgan’s “The Saga of Texas Cookery” (1973) is her own Texas-Style Gnocchi, pronounced nyo kee. Sarah clai...
Gillespie Life, Movies
February 4, 2026
Based on Denis Johnson’s novella, the movie “Train Dreams” follows the life of Robert Grainier, a solitary logger in the American Northwest whose exis...
Business
Southern Living’s project will be built in Friedën community
February 4, 2026
The rumors are true: the Southern Living Idea House is under construction in Fredericksburg. Its located within the Friedën development, off U.S. 87 S...
Business
It’s Our Business
February 4, 2026
January 2026 flew by and I am already feeling that I am behind. Times like this remind me to use one of Coach John Wooden’s famous quotes: “Be quick, ...
Business
January 28, 2026
The Good Samaritan Center celebrated its facility expansion with a ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday, Jan. 20. “We’ve been planning this for almost...
