Fredericksburg pianist Duncan Holmes has just returned from a successful concert tour in the Albany, New York area. He shared his music and Christian journey at churches in the suburbs of Colonie and Northville, at senior facilities in Johnstown and Amsterdam and at a ministry to low-income (or no i...

FULL HOUSE Are we hug deprived? Did you know that when two people hug, their hearts are only two inches apart? Some say this induces a sympathetic response, when the electrical fields around both beating organs intersect, creating a bond. This lowers stress, boosts our immune system, lowers blood pr...

My name is Vicki Schmidt and I am currently running for the office of Gillespie County Treasurer. I was born and raised in Fredericksburg, as were my parents and grandparents. I am and have been married to Dorman Schmidt for 50-plus years. We have four grown children and six wonderful grandchildren....

FTC’s production about business blunders begins three-week run

The Phillips family’s journey from slavery to success  Texas of the 1860s was still untamed territory when 15-year-old John Phillips, a runaway slave ...