City to make HOT funds request cuts
By Matt Ward —Non-profit organizations seeking an additional boost from hotel occupancy tax allocations will likely either stay at 2014 levels or be cut, following a Fredericksburg City Council special...
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Daily Update for Jan. 29
News • A Drip Irrigation class will be presented tonight by the City of Fredericksburg and Texas AgriLife Extension. Led by Pat McCormick, the class will take place from 6:30-9 p.m. at 1906 North...
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Daily Update for Jan. 30 and the Weekend
News • Fredericksburg United Methodist Church will host a preliminary meeting for the World Day of Prayer at 10 a.m. today at the church. World Day of Prayer will be on March 6. FUMC will be the...
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Daily Update for Feb. 2
News • The Fredericksburg City Council will hold their next regular meeting at 6 p.m. tonight at the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center. Topics for discussion include hotel occupancy tax...
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Daily Update for Feb. 3
News • The Fredericksburg City Council awarded $290,000 in hotel occupancy tax funds to 24 applicants during their regular meeting Monday evening. Another $140,000 in funding will likely be...
View ArticleRemschel-penned drama will open this weekend
“No Room for a Picture on the Blank Wall,” an award-winning drama written by Fredericksburg Middle School theater director David Remschel, will open here this weekend.The play, which won the Texas...
View ArticleGeistweidt, Bowman file for FISD seats
Dale Geistweidt and Natalie Smith Bowman have both filed to run in the May 9 Fredericksburg Independent School District board race.Geistweidt, the FISD board vice president, is up for reelection....
View ArticleNeffendorf files for new council term
Incumbent Gary Neffendorf filed for reelection Jan. 28, the first day to file for two open positions on the Fredericksburg City Council.Filing will continue through 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27.Candidate packets...
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Arrowheads
Sterling Z of Arlington shows customers his supply of arrowhead replicas at the Indian Artifact Show on Saturday. Sterling casts molds from arrowheads to make “museum quality lithic casts.” More...
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Q&A with Jayne Pope
Jayne Pope enters her third year as CEO at Hill Country Memorial HospitalFebruary is Women’s Heart Health Month, and Hill Country Memorial Hospital will partner with the monthly First Friday Art Walk...
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First Friday to celebrate 'HeART Walk'
First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg is partnering with Hill Country Memorial Hospital to promote “Red in Fred” by doing a heart healthy “HeART Walk” on Friday, Feb. 6Participants are encouraged to do...
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Rabies shot clinics to continue Saturday
Missy Kelum took her dog, Jewel, to the City of Fredericksburg’s rabies clinic on Saturday for vaccinations from Dr. Neal Eckert. Citizens were able to take advantage of reduced prices on shots and...
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'Bird is the word' at band fundraiser
Sylvia Sanchez (right) serves stuffing during the Fredericksburg Band Booster Turkey Dinner on Sunday. Sanchez along with several volunteers worked together make to-go meals for the drive-thru lane....
View ArticleTown named among 'best places to retire'
Forbes.com ranked Fredericksburg 14th in its 2014 list of 25 Best Places to Retire.Fredericksburg was one of four Texas towns on the list.The website listed Fredericksburg’s pros as warm climate,...
View ArticleCity health fund gets $100,000 shot in the arm
By Matt Ward —Numerous large claims on the City of Fredericksburg’s self-funded health insurance plan have left the account at risk of deficit, though a report to the Fredericksburg City Council Monday...
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Daily Update for Feb. 5
News • Fredericksburg Petroleum Club will meet at noon today at Cranky Frank’s Barbecue. Anyone who has worked in the oil industry is invited to attend, buy their own lunch and join the group to...
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Daily Update for Feb. 6 and the Weekend
News • First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg is partnering with Hill Country Memorial Hospital to promote “Red in Fred” by doing a heart healthy “HeART Walk” today. Participants are encouraged to...
View ArticleFredericksburg named 'place to retire'
Forbes.com ranked Fredericksburg 14th in its 2014 list of 25 Best Places to Retire.Fredericksburg was one of four Texas towns on the list.The website listed Fredericksburg’s pros as warm climate,...
View ArticleCity health fund receives $100,000 shot in arm
By Matt Ward —Numerous large claims on the City of Fredericksburg’s self-funded health insurance plan have left the account at risk of deficit, though a report to the Fredericksburg City Council Monday...
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Daily Update for Feb. 9
News • Gillespie County Commissioners will receive an update on a plan to transition tax-collecting responsibilities from the Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office to the Gillespie Central Appraisal...
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