Donations for the 2024 School Supplies Program are being accepted at the Hill Country Community Needs Council. Through the program, each child PreK-12 receives a backpack and necessary supplies for their grade level, equipped and ready to learn. The Needs Council is looking for bags that will last t...

Cinematic Considerations As has been the case in Hollywood for several years now, the Fourth of July weekend was filled with franchise sequels and reboots. Families flocked to cinemas for “Despicable Me 4” while fans of classic action-comedies loaded up Netflix for the fourth installment of the Eddi...

Outdoors On Edge Ted Schnack Jr. is a hunter, writer and award-winning sculptor. I spoke to him about his art and inspirations. You’ve said you became a sculptor following a buffalo hunt in East Africa. Give us the short and dirty version of that story. Hunting buffalo in Zambia was a running adrena...

For the 2024 School Supplies Program, the Hill Country Community Needs Council is looking to the community for donations of quality school backpacks. ...

The Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) has awarded its $2,000 Bill Lindemann Scholarship to Mercedes Burks, a student...

Off the Shelf Last week, a beloved library patron walked past our customer service desk and simply said, “I am happy.” I couldn’t help but smile and e...