No one does a ‘Hallmark’ Christmas like Fredericksburg with its annual Yule festivities What a difference three decades makes. Organizers of the first Christmas parade, held here in 1994, remember there were four parade entries that year. Those floats went around Market Square twice and that was tha...

Texas Type That quote could apply to my Thanksgiving when we had a houseful of family and friends, and we gathered until our bellies hurt from both the feasting and the laughter. I had gone to my hometown to visit my parents the week before knowing we’d be out here. That is always a relaxing time, a...

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS About one million Texans over the age of 45 who receive health insurance coverage through the federal Affordable Care Act will likely face monthly premiums of more than $1,000, the Austin American-Statesman reported. That accounts for one-fourth of th...

Focus on similarities instead of differences this year, and let’s heal our nation. This season of Thanksgiving let’s focus on what we have in common, ...

Fight BESS Thankfully, Hill Country citizens are becoming aware of the dangers posed to Fredericksburg and surrounding areas by the proposed lithium b...

Coach Tony Knopp had a lot to say, but he wasn’t exactly wordy. When called upon to express himself, he didn’t beat around the bush. He once spoke to ...