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Daily Update for Feb. 10
News • Gillespie County Commissioners on Monday approved a purchase by the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office of a new inmate classification system to be used at the new jail. The classification...
View ArticleIndie film screening planned Feb. 18
The Hill Country Film Festival (HCFF), the annual independent film event to be held in Fredericksburg, April 30-May 3, will continue its partnership with Fritztown Cinema to promote independent...
View ArticleCave Creek school open this weekend
Officials at Cave Creek Historic School will host an open house tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14.The school is at 470 Cave Creek Road off Ranch Road 1631, and the event will feature a...
View ArticleNew software will help manage prisoners
By Austin R. Eck—Managing the inmate population at the new Gillespie County Jail will be easier after commissioners approved the purchase of a new inmate classification software system by the Gillespie...
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Mardi Gras on the red carpet
Billy and Clarie Pahl stop to have their picture taken with the Mardi Gras King and Queen (Randy Bouley and Wendy Beaver from Lafayette, Louisiana) on Saturday night before heading into the third...
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New director named for Hill Country SPCA
An administrator with more than 20 years’ experience is the new executive director of the Hill Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).Kristin Szafraniec, who has worked in the...
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'No Room' puts focus on Alzheimer's
Peter Bunther (Bob Straus) protests as Dr. William Fitzgivings (J.D. Cole) continues evaluating his pa-tient’s memory in “No Room for a Picture on the Blank Wall,” an award-winning drama written by...
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SystemsGo students link up with NASA
Fredericksburg High School seniors Bodie Houy (left) and Ethan West take their turn in front of engineers viewing through a “cyber portal” from Johnson Space Center during the Critical Design Review...
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Old San Antonio Road bridge reopens
Though motorists can drive on the bridge over the Pedernales River on Old San Antonio Road, construction is not completed. Until then, drivers can expect to see lane closures and delays as work nears...
View ArticleTrustees call for $16 million school bond election
By Richard Zowie—Fredericksburg Independent School District trustees voted 7-0 to approve a $16 million bond proposal for a joint election on May 9.FISD’s proposed total bond cost would be $16,052,900...
View ArticleLocal school vaccine rates high, but some still opt out
By Richard Zowie—Concerns over an increase in measles outbreaks and parents who choose not to have their children vaccinated has risen to the forefront of national debate.Most feel vaccinations are...
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Daily Update for Feb. 12
News • Rotary Club of Fredericksburg will host a Valentine Scholarship Dinner at 6 p.m. today at the St. Mary’s Parish Holy Family Center. The event will include dinner, a dance, silent wine...
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Daily Update for Feb. 13 and the Weekend
News • Pilot Knob Extension Education Club will meet today at 9:30 a.m. at the Gillespie County Extension Building. A program, “Celebrating 100 Years of Extension,” will be presented. • The...
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Daily Update for Feb. 17
News • The Fredericksburg City Council received a presentation from consultants last night on three potential options for future development of the Old Fair Park site. No action was taken at the...
View ArticleEmpty Bowl fundraiser Friday
Handcrafted bowls will be filled as the Friends of Head Start hosts the Fifth Annual Empty Bowl Fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27.The event will be at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park’s Pioneer...
View ArticleAg building to open Monday
The Fredericksburg Independent School District’s new agriculture building will open Monday, March 2.The ag building now has a name: FISD Agricultural Science Center.The center will open its doors to...
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Enchanted Rock Star Party
Guided by Hill Country Astronomers member John Watson, an Austin family uses a special telescope to view the sun’s bright features. Ichiro Lin (left) peers into one telescope while his son, also named...
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Runners compete in Harper 5K
Giovanni Valdez (235) tries to outrace Fredericksburg’s Kolby Fryburger (199) to the finish line of the Second Annual Keith Hagel Moo-Morial 5K Run and Walk last Saturday, outside Fredericksburg. The...
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City weighing Old Fair Park options
An existing water storage tank serving the South Heights and Goehmann Lane areas was demolished Monday afternoon, paving the way for a new concrete storage tank to be constructed to serve the site,...
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Hoover returns to FTC for 'Fiddler'
Jeryl Hoover as Tevye, the poor Jewish dairyman, sits on his wagon as he talks to God and sings “If I Were a Rich Man,” one of the songs from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” Tevye tries to balance...
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