Our Constitution What is the value of a written document, such as the Constitution of the United States? Why did our forefathers construct, write and adopt it? For such a time as this. They knew and had the forethought that there would be times, circumstances and situations where our thinking may be...

The last day to register to vote for the March 3 primary is Feb. 2, according to the Texas secretary of state’s office. Early voting runs from Feb. 17 through Feb. 27, with Feb. 20 being the deadline for applying for a mail ballot. Prospective voters can visit the votetexas.gov website to find out i...

Anniedotes Ireached a milestone last week when I covered my first-ever Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show. The event coincided with the beginning of a new year and my six month mark as the agriculture reporter at this paper. So, it feels like a good time for reflection. The livestock show was sur...

Stormy weather and tempers on our cross-country drive Many readers learned about our family trip to New York City to drop off our oldest to attend sch...

Whether sirens or gauges, parts of Gillespie County could be spared tragedies Applying for funds to install equipment for flash flood warnings is a no...

(From the Dallas Morning News) I t seems like fewer hospitalizations and deaths from preventable diseases are a good thing. Conversely, a spike in eas...