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Former first daughter attends LBJ event
The 106th anniversary of President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s birth brought dignitaries to the LBJ National Historical Park for the wreath laying at his grave. Among them (from left) were retired Air...
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Friday Night Lights
High school football season kicked off Friday under a spectacular fall sunset in Lampasas as the Fredericksburg High School varsity football team notched their first win of the season with a 22-15...
View ArticleCity abandons annexation plans
Overwhelming resistance from property owners swayed the Fredericksburg City Council to abandon annexation plans for a 145-acre area southeast of Fredericksburg along U.S 290 East.The council opted to...
View ArticlePlane crash claims the lives of two brothers
A former instructor at Sheppard Air Force Base and his brother with local connections died in a Sunday evening plane crash in Abilene.Air Force Maj. Richard “Tracer” Schafer III, 35, of Columbus...
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Daily Update for Sept. 4
News • South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will host a blood drive today from 1-7 p.m. in the Fredericksburg Walmart parking lot. • The Low Vision Information Sharing Group will meet today from...
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Daily Update for Sept. 5 and the Weekend
News • High winds and severe weather struck Fredericksburg yesterday afternoon. The most affected area was the southwest part of town where structural damage was reported at Hilda’s Tortillas...
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Daily Update for Sept. 9
News • Gillespie County Commissioners received an update from Sedalco on the construction of the new jail Monday morning during regular session. Commissioners also held two special meetings in the...
View ArticlePolkamatics to perform at final PCAA concert
The Polkamatics will fill Marktplatz with their brand of polka music during the last concert of the “Concert in the Park” series.The concert, which is sponsored by the Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance...
View ArticleCanto Chamber Choir to perform patriotic concert
A patriotic program, “Lest We Forget: In God We Trust,” will be presented by the Canto Chamber Choir on Saturday, Sept. 13.The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Hill Country Evangelical Free...
View ArticleTrustees keep school tax rate at $1.14 for eighth year
By Richard Zowie It’s now eight years and counting for Fredericksburg Independent School District’s $1.14620 tax rate.FISD trustees voted 6-0 on Monday at their regular meeting to keep tax rates...
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'Pushing' for the Billies
Alter Stolz, the Fredericks-burg High School mascot (Jayleigh Brown), hollered “nicht mehr” (“no more”) after trying to perform post-touchdown pushups Friday evening with the school’s Navy Junior ROTC...
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‘Leave No Trace’ clean up, hikes set Sept. 13-14 at Enchanted Rock
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics in Boulder, Colorado, is partnering with Enchanted Rock State Natural Area to host community cleanup events and educational activities Saturday and Sunday,...
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Boxtoberfest Buds
Mitch Leland of Fredericksburg, left, visits with Alan Bambina of Farmers Branch on Saturday at last weekend’s Boxtoberfest.” Both men have owned Porsche automobiles for more than 40 years. The...
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Pro bull riding slated Saturday at fair grounds
Professional bull riders will be featured at the Fredericksburg PBR on Saturday night, Sept. 13, at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.The bull riding gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30...
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Sons of local homebuilder killed in Abilene plane crash
Matthew Taylor Schafer and his brother, Richard Schafer III, died Sunday, Aug. 31, after the small airplane they were flying, crashed in Abilene. Also, injured in the crash were Matthew’s wife,...
View ArticleAnnexation plans dropped as council swayed by opposition
By Matt WardOverwhelming resistance from property owners swayed the Fredericksburg City Council to abandon annexation plans for a 145-acre area southeast of Fredericksburg along U.S 290 East.The...
View ArticleFredericksburg bomb threat suspect arrested
Reuben Byon, 17, was arrested last night in connection with bomb threats made to schools in Fredericksburg and Alexandria, Louisiana.Byon is being held in Gillespie County Jail on a $500,000. He was...
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Daily Update for Sept. 11
News • Reuben Byon, 17, of Fredericksburg, was arrested last night by the Fredericksburg Police Department on two counts of Terroristic Threats, a third degree felony, in relation to the bomb...
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Daily Update for Sept. 12 and the Weekend
News • Pilot Knob Extension Education Association Club is meeting this morning at the Gillespie County Extension Building. Shea Nebgen, Gillespie County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension...
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Daily Update for Sept. 15
News • Fredericksburg City Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center. On the agenda is a public hearing on a zoning change on a one-acre tract of land at...
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