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Nighttime shootout leads to man's arrest
AFTER A SHOOTOUT that knocked out the windows of the Valero gas station, but in which no one was injured, Fredericksburg Police Department officers escort a cuffed Victor Valdez, 24, from the store. -...
View ArticleCandlelight Tour will light way around Pioneer Museum Dec. 28
This Saturday, Dec. 28, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., the Pioneer Museum Complex and the Schandua House will host a Candlelight Tour.The museum is located at 325 West Main Street, and the Schandua House is at...
View ArticleCity slates meeting on tax collection
The Fredericksburg City Council will hold a special meeting Monday, Dec. 30, at noon at City Hall to discuss options for future collection of property taxes.At a Dec. 16 council meeting, City Manager...
View ArticleMemorial, New Year's walks to step off at St. Joseph's Halle
The Texas Volkssport Association will give walkers a chance to start 2014 on the right foot with two special walks on New Year’s Eve.The Memorial Walk is scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31 and is...
View ArticleNew Year's Day means business offices shuttered
Whether it’s a quiet celebration at home or out with friends and family, it’s time to celebrate the end of 2013 and the start of a new year.And with the arrival of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day on...
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Historical Society hosts candlelight tour
GILLESPIE COUNTY Historical Society hosted a candlelight tour at Pioneer Museum on Saturday, drawing around 100 visitors to enjoy the grounds and get a glimpse into the history of the area’s early...
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First Friday Walk to usher in new year's art on Jan. 3
First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg will celebrate the new year with a variety of activities on Friday, Jan. 3.Special events, demonstrations, art talks, meet-and-greets with the artists, opening...
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City receives treaty stone commemorating agreement
ACCEPTING a limestone slab carved to commemorate the signing of the 1850 Fort Martin Scott Treaty are (from left) Kent Myers, Fredericksburg City Manager; Dr. James Lindley, Gillespie County...
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Zweite Weihnachten offers traditional German celebration
SPREADING CHEER to “Second Christmas” celebrants attending the Zweite Weihnachten event on Thursday, Dec. 26, are accordionist Thomas Sigg, who gets a helping hand with his music from fellow...
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2013 Year in Review
BREAKING GROUND on the Former Texas Rangers Heritage Museum were Mayor Jeryl Hoover, left, and Joe B. Davis, president of the Former Texas Rangers Foundation. -- Standard-Radio Post File photoIt is...
View ArticleMore charges expected for gunman
The man who exchanged gunshots with local law enforcement officers after a three-hour standoff at the Valero gas station and convenience store Wednesday, Dec. 18, remains in jail this week.Victor...
View ArticleIncreased speed limits? Not so fast, county says
By Austin EckIn its last meeting of 2013, the Gillespie County Commissioners approved a resolution to protest the increase of highway speed limits.“We seem think it has more of an effect on the people...
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Breaking news: City, FISD, Harper ISD consider property tax change
By Matt Ward —After months of private discussion between the largest property tax collecting entities in Gillespie County, the Fredericksburg Independent School District, City of Fredericksburg and...
View ArticleCounty unemployment rates stay below national, state average
Gillespie County’s unemployment rate is lower than the state and national averages. The latest report by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) shows Gillespie County’s November unemployment rate at 3.7...
View ArticleDialogues and Dances to host monthly shows
Dialogues and Dances, begun in 2002 by Mark Hierholzer to be a forum for new composition, will host monthly shows at 7 p.m. every second Saturday at the Hill Country University Center.The first show of...
View ArticleFort Martin Scott 'New Orleans Day' event on Saturday
Fort Martin Scott will host the “Battle of New Orleans Celebration,” a presentation of western music, cowboy poetry and storytelling on Saturday, Jan. 11.The fort gates will open at 11 a.m. for...
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Memorial Walk
DOWNTOWN STROLL — Pat Roberts, left, of San Antonio, and Diana Battan, of Live Oak, walk down East Park Street as part of the annual Memorial Walk, held Dec. 31 in town. The event, sponsored by the...
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First baby of 2014 born in Fredericksburg
GRABBING A NAP after his grand entrance into the world was Carson James Schuessler, who was the first baby born in 2014 in Gillespie County. The baby, who weighed seven pounds, six ounces and measured...
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Stevenson steps into Harper ISD superintendent role
By Danny Hirt A former principal at Harper middle and high schools has been named the new superintendent for the Harper Independent School District as the result of a unanimous vote taken at Monday’s...
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Wright accepts top FISD spot on Monday
By Matt Ward Fredericksburg Independent School District will have a new leader at the helm beginning next week after the FISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Eric Wright as...
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