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Daily Update for June 5 and the Weekend
News • Special events, demonstrations, exhibits, receptions and more are planned by local galleries participating in the First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebration today from 10 a.m. to 8...
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Daily Update for June 8
News • Gillespie County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. today to consider a proposal from the City of Fredericksburg to exchange services for land along Barons Creek. The court also will...
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Daily Update for June 9
News • Fredericksburg Independent School District trustees on Monday night listened as Deborah Ottmers, assistant superintendent of business and finance, gave updates for the current and upcoming...
View ArticleAntique tractor show cranks up on Friday
The sights and sounds of farms will be at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds this weekend as the 30th Annual Hill Country Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club Show will run Friday and Saturday, June...
View ArticleCounty OKs land-for-services swap
By Ken Esten Cooke —Gillespie County Commissioners on Monday agreed in principle to a land-for-paving swap with the City of Fredericksburg with final details to be hammered out in the coming month.At...
View ArticleMan who shot officer waives plea
A San Angelo man charged with shooting Fredericksburg police officer Bradley Durst in April 2014 has reportedly declined a plea deal, according to a KENS5 San Antonio television news report confirmed...
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Valero shootout suspect nets 10-year sentence
Victor Valdez at Valero station moments before shooting began in December 2013 incident. — Standard-Radio Post file photoBy Matt Ward —Formal sentencing for a local veteran who attempted to end his...
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Big catch
It’s a perch for Joseph Christensen, who, with older brother Andrew, fished in the Pedernales River during Fishing Day at LBJ State Park and Historic Site on Saturday. “Prizes” in the free, catch-and-...
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Central Texas College will be new partner
By Christine Granados —Central Texas College will offer low cost face-to-face and online classes to Gillespie County residents at the Hill Country University Center and Fredericksburg High School this...
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Harper graduates 56 in Friday night commencement
Harper valedictorian Jordan White takes a selfie of herself and many of her classmates during Friday night’s commencement ceremonies held in the high school gymnasium. — Photo courtesy Jordan WhiteBy...
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Class of 2015 strives to 'make each moment count'
Christopher Ayala, Fredericksburg Police Department officer, student resource officer and criminal justice teacher at Fredericksburg High School, gives an impromptu tie-tying lesson to (from left)...
View ArticleFISD, Harper show progress in early STAAR testing scores
By Richard Zowie —The preliminary State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results are in, and despite a few concerning areas, students overall did well.Linda Hicks, assistant...
View ArticleConference center could bring business
By Ken Esten Cooke and Matt Ward —Has Fredericksburg grown enough to support a conference center?That was the question behind a 154-page report given last Tuesday at the Fredericksburg Visitors Center...
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Daily Update for June 11
• Fredericksburg Farmer's Market will be set up on Marktplatz today from 4-7 p.m. • Fredericksburg Community Orchestra will perform its fourth annual “Bach to Luckenbach TX,” an evening of...
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Daily Update for June 12 and the Weekend
News • Pilot Knob Extension Education Club is meeting this morning at the Gillespie County Agricultural Extension Building. A club member will present, “To Toss or Not to Toss,” a State...
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Daily Update for June 15
News • John Clifton Dozier, 57, of Kerrville was killed Sunday afternoon after a small plane flown by Charles Edward Reed, 51, crashed into a field across State 16 South from the Gillespie County...
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Daily Update for June 16
News • The Fredericksburg City Council approved the purchase of a two-acre tract of land adjacent to the city’s consolidated warehouse on Friendship Lane. The site, which was purchased for...
View ArticleCity skate park to officially open
The Fredericksburg skate park at Old Fair Park will hold its official opening ceremony at 5 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, June 17.Morning Rotary Club President Karen Pooser will start the event by welcoming...
View ArticleLittle Rustlers camp set Saturday
Pioneer Museum will host a Little Rustlers camp from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, June 20.They will have programs for students ages six to 12 years.Admission is $5 per person.The museum is at 325...
View ArticleChamber Fun After Five event slated for Thursday at Becker Vineyards
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce invites all members, prospective members, employees, representatives and guests to a Fun After Five mixer from 5-7 p.m., tomorrow, Thursday, June 18.Hosted by Becker...
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