The grant application process for organizations seeking funding from Bethany Lutheran Foundation opens Thursday, Aug. 1. Grant applications may be obtained on the foundation website, www.blffbgtx.org or by contacting Beth Luckenbach at 830-997-7991. Completed grant applications may be submitted onli...

Before James E. Heupel took up law, he dabbled in photography. His first camera was a hand-me-down cardboard Brownie given to him by his father when he was eight years old in 1954. When he retired from judicial duties for the second time in July, his love of photography came full circle. “I started ...

Seventeen hours before the gates opened for Night in Old Fredericksburg, meatand- bean-loving teams gathered last Friday to kick off the Lone Star Barbecue Cook-Off. Judging coordinator Laura Mack, of San Saba, read off the rules for each category to a room full of competitors and family members, as...