At the July 18 Fredericksburg City Council meeting, Jeff Williams, owner of Cicada Cellars in Stonewall, presented a plan for his nonprofit, Empty Harvest. He offered it as a solution to the lack of glass recycling in Gillespie County, in response to news of rapidly-filling landfills. The organizati...

Caritas Family Assistance Network (CFAN), a division of the local St. Vincent de Paul Society, will step in to offer needed counseling services for the Fredericksburg Independent School District this fall. Trustees approved a memorandum of understanding with Caritas at Monday night’s school board me...

The City of Fredericksburg’s landfill has about 8.5 years of life remaining, and there are no plans in place to extend its use. The Public Works and Utilities department is discussing plans to build a transfer station and expand recycling operations with the city, but no final decisions have been ma...

Fredericksburg City Council met Aug. 1 at the Law Enforcement Center for a legislative update from City Attorney Mick McKamie, who said Fredericksburg...

The Fredericksburg City Council met Tuesday to discuss rezoning of areas from R1 to R2, recycling and City Manager Clinton Bailey presented the monthl...

The Board of Directors of the Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District met Tuesday, July 11 to discuss changes to the District’s Groundwat...