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Daily Update for July 14
News • Gillespie County Commissioners are meeting in regular session at 9 a.m. today at the county courthouse to discuss allowing discounts for early payment of taxes and allowing split payments...
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Daily Update for July 15
News • Gillespie County Commissioners were told construction of the jail is on schedule and within budget by a Sedalco representative during Monday's regular meeting. Commissioners also approved...
View ArticleHorses back on race track for weekend meet
Two days of live pari-mutuel horse racing returns to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20.Quarter horses and thoroughbreds will be back on the track at the Class III...
View ArticleNight in Old Fredericksburg makes move to fair grounds
An afternoon and evening of German music, a performance by Jake Hooker and the Outlaws, contests, food and more will be featured at the Night In Old Fredericksburg celebration on Saturday, July 19.This...
View ArticleCharter amendment suit filing delayed
By Matt Ward —City of Fredericksburg officials remain quiet about a pending lawsuit which could overturn the recent charter amendment, but insist the suit, not yet filed, is still coming.After...
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Misión de Candelilla names Hutcherson 2014 honoree
Judy Hutcherson, right, delivers medical supplies to a resident in a Mexican village. Hutcherson is being honored by Misión de Candelilla for her contributions as a registered nurse and international...
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Gillespie 4-Hers shoot at national competition
Gillespie County 4-Hers competing in the 49th Annual Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match tied for 12th place. Competing at the national contest from Gillespie County were, in front from left,...
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City Street Paving
City of Fredericksburg crewmen get ready to spring into action as the tar truck lays a path of sticky mix down on Fulton Street last Wednesday morning, July 9. The work on the south side was just part...
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New lock and key: Gillespie sheriff shows progress
Sheriff Buddy Mills shows the view from the future jail’s Master Control center looking toward the men’s jail cells. -- Standard-Radio Post/Lisa Treiber-Walter Sedalco Construction is making progress...
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Cruz visits Main Street
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz held a press conference with area media Saturday morning following a roundtable discussion with Fredericksburg civic and business leaders at the National Museum of the Pacific War....
View ArticleTrustees receive positive student drug-use report
By Richard Zowie —After a tragic off-campus overdose by a student in early 2013, there were only five positive drug tests in the last school year at Fredericksburg High School.That was according to the...
View ArticleCharter amendment suit filing delayed
By Austin R. Eck —Gillespie County Commissioners met in a regular session on Monday to discuss the purchase of additional radio equipment for the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).In two...
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Daily Update for July 17
News • Fredericksburg Farmer's Market will be open today from 4-7 p.m. at Marktplatz. • The Fredericksburg City Council will hold a special budget workshop tonight, beginning at 6 p.m., at...
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Daily Update for July 18 and the Weekend
News • A piano concert featuring “German Folk Music” will be presented by Mark Hierholzer tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Hill Country Evangelical Free Church. Admission for this concert is $10 for...
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Daily Update for July 21
News The Fredericksburg City Council will hold a special joint meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission tonight at 5 p.m. at the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center to receive a presentation...
View ArticlePCAA to host Austin variety band Sunday
The “Top Variety Band in the USA” (as named by Gigmasters, Inc.) will offer a free, open-air concert Sunday, July 27, on Marktplatz.Groove Knight, an Austin-based band known for its high energy dance...
View ArticleAuto swap revs up this weekend
Automobiles will converge as the 37th Annual Hill Country Swap Meet will be at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park, Friday through Sunday, July 25-27.The event is free, as is the parking.Activities...
View ArticleRollover kills Y.O Ranch's Schreiner
An heir of Y.O. Ranch fame died in a one-vehicle rollover in Gillespie County Thursday night, July 17.Ingram resident Walter Schreiner Jr., 60, who was part owner of the Y.O. Ranch in Mountain Home,...
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NIOF: Old and new return to fair grounds
An “interpretive chicken dance” was part of the fun contests on Saturday afternoon, backed by music from The Seven Dutchmen band. From left are finalists Jim Egner of Nacogdoches, eventual winner...
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Bluesman to lead 'Roots' show
Austin guitar slinger Chris Duarte“Electric Blues” performers will be featured at the next Roots Music Series in the Texas Hill Country concert on Saturday, July 26, at Pioneer Museum.Gates open at...
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