After a 15-month wait, Longneck Manor welcomed a 155-pound baby boy on Tuesday, July 2, at 7:44 p.m. The new baby, a male giraffe calf named Indy, for Independence Day, has a distinctive gold and caramel reticulated coat pattern unique to this rare subspecies of giraffe. “Mom (Betty White) and baby ...

Even though the economy is bucking some headwinds, business at the Gillespie County Airport has really taken off lately. “Traffic at the airport has steadily increased and the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) has recorded record fuel sales this year,” said Airport Manager Tony Lombardi. Fuel sales have bee...

This past week we began working on two upcoming events. Next month will be the Leadership Gillespie County Retreat for the members of the Class of 2025. Then in September, I’ll be at my alma mater, UNLV, presenting to an Honors Class, and the topic is Leadership. The students in the Honors class wil...

It’s Our Business E ach month the Chamber hosts a Lunch and Learn session. We bring in experts on various topics and these experts are mostly local me...

It’s Our Business In last week’s paper, Christine Granados, reporter for Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, wrote a story titled, “Finding Balance.” ...

Local distiller gets top American bourbon honor Gillespie County residents can celebrate National Bourbon Day Friday, June 14, with the nation’s best-...