Adapting to changes at the last second is one of Marie Pooser Jimenez’s greatest strengths. Throughout her life, she has had to make split second decisions and jump into something unexpected. After graduating from Fredericksburg High School in 2006, Jimenez had her sights set on attending Purdue Uni...

If you’re a child of “Schoolhouse Rocks” like me, reciting the preamble of the United States Constitution, requires breaking into song. “Schoolhouse Rocks” was a series of short films that aired during the Saturday morning cartoon line-up in the 1970s. To celebrate our nation’s Bicentennial in 1976,...

Raise your hand if you are tired of COVID-19! Yes, every hand both here and around the globe is raised. But sadly, it appears COVID-19 is far from tired of us. Texas is experiencing rapid, wide spread of the virus. And, the Gillespie County case count is uncomfortably increasing. We can debate the m...

When I was 20-something, a person I very much admired professionally asked me to accompany him on a day trip to look at some developing tourism produc...

The Texas Hill Country has benefitted from the production of wool and mohair sacks by Woolsacks, a family owned business, since its opening in 1982. T...

The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce is slated to hold a Career and Job Fair from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, June 24, at the Adelsverein Halle at Marktp...