Fredericksburg News

Priscilla loved gardening, cooking, laughing, and telling stories. She was artistic and enjoyed: painting, and ceramics.

San Antonio police are asking for the public's help in finding whomever shot 23-year-old Jose Toledo to death early in the morning of Jan.

The City Council has kicked off its search for a new city manager, agreeing Tuesday to set an annual salary of up to $145,000. That's $12,000 less than what former Port Angeles City Manager Kent Myers made before he left earlier this month for the same top city executive position in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Shoppers can find rare and meaningful objects at Carol Hicks Bolton's antique store in Fredericksburg.

If you've been in Austin long enough, you'll remember the modular hotel that popped up in San Antonio in 1968 across the street from the site of the HemisFair.

On this day in 1822, Dabney Herndon Maury was born in Fredericksburg. He was raised in a military family-when Maury's father died in naval service his uncle, Matthew Fontaine Maury ,* became his guardian-and attended West Point in the same class as McClellan , Stonewall , and Pickett .

You can now book a ride on the African Queen, which Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn traveled on in the movie of the same name.

Steve "Doc Morgan" Kwiecien of San Antonio touches off a shot with his Model 97 pump-action shotgun to knock down a steel plate at an Alamo Area Moderators Cowboy Action event.

Boot Ranch's Clubhouse Village sits atop a hill near Fredericksburg, Texas on Wednesday, Mar.

Inman's interest in history is one reason he joined the Sons of the Republic of Texas, a genealogical organization committed to preserving the history of the state and passing it on to the next generation of Texans.

Last weekend I took a trip to the Hill Country to check out the grand opening of a new winery, 4.0 Cellars .

Shortly after the Republic of Texas won its independence, word spread around Europe that a new country was looking for settlers.

With the Lamar County Relay for Life big event right around the corner and Mother's Day Sunday, I thought some motivational and inspirational words could help get us in the spirit of love and compassion.

Weirich, a BYU junior from Fredericksburg, is tied for fourth on the collegiate national listA amongA men'sA pole vaulters,A according to the Track & Field Results and Reporting System.A A national contender in NCAA Division I for the past two years, Weirich cleared 18 feet and 1/2 inch at the Texas Relays on March 28.

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation has recognized Detex Corp.

Smithville junior Kraig Zimmerhanzel and the Battlin' Billies from Fredericksburg were the big winners on the last day of the University Interscholastic League's 2012 golf season.

The Hill Country Film Festival programming this year included a number of blocks of short films, and on Saturday morning I decided to watch some shorts.

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