Guest column As we prepare for the 2024-2025 school year in the Fredericksburg Independent School District, we are excited to welcome back our returning students and parents, and to meet the new families joining us as Battlin’ Billies. Though the summer is ending, we have witnessed the hard work of ...

The Gillespie County Retired Teachers Association will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Marktplatz for its 10th Annual “Not Going Back to School” breakfast. All retired Texas public school employees are invited to come celebrate their profession and socialize with others who have spent hundr...

Nominations for the 2025 excellence awards are due Oct. 7 Nominations for the 2025 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards are open to all Texas public school professionals in Texas. “Educators are the backbone of our society, and they deserve recognition for going above and beyond to uplift our commun...

Hank is a handsome adult male Siamese cat available for adoption at the Fredericksburg Animal Shelter, according to a shelter spokesperson. “Look into...

Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye released the 2024 edition of Laguna Madre in July. Hundreds of bourbon lovers gathered at the distillery in Hye, a...

If you’ve only ever seen The Pride of the Texas Hill Country Marching Band during halftime at a football game, you might not know all of the preparati...