Commissioners asked to support new animal shelter
Gillespie County Commissioners met Monday and were asked to support a new animal shelter by a representative from Friends of Fredericksburg Animal Shelter (FFAS).Kelly Musselman, spokesperson for the...
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Daily Update for June 26 and the Weekend
News • Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe, chairman of the Department of Museum Studies at Baylor University, will be at the Vereins Kirche today to sign copies of his new book, “A Guide to the Historic...
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Daily Update for June 29
News • With the Fredericksburg Community Fourth of July Parade set for Saturday, those interested in participating in the parade are reminded that applications are due by Thursday, July 2. Those...
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Daily Update for June 30
News • The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Administration Building to finalize this year’s district...
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Daily Update for July 1
News • Hill Country Red Hatters will hold their next monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. today at the Panda Chinese restaurant. • Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees on...
View ArticleConcert, fireworks show to mark Fourth of July
The City of Fredericksburg will host their annual fireworks show and patriotic concert Saturday evening, July 4, inside Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.The event will begin with a 7:30 p.m. concert by...
View ArticleLive, pari-mutuel horse racing season begins July 4-5
A full slate of quarter horse and thoroughbred racing on Saturday and Sunday, July 4-5, will kick off the 2015 live pari-mutuel horse racing season at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.Sponsored by the...
View ArticleHome, business values rise 10%
By Ken Esten Cooke —Home and business property tax valuations rose more than 10 percent in 2015, and taxpayers have until July 10 to discuss or protest their evaluations, said David Oehler, chief...
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Galleries to host First Friday Art Walk celebrations
A number of galleries will be offering special events on Friday, July 3, as part of the First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg celebration.Participating galleries will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and...
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Gillespie County Fair catalog now available
A season that includes pari-mutuel horse racing, Night In Old Fredericksburg, Scholarship Fest, bull riding and the 127th Gillespie County Fair gets underway this weekend at the Gillespie County Fair...
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Kids' parade Saturday at Kinder Halle
Brazos, Worrell, in aviator cap and goggles, awaits the start of last year's kids' parade. — File photoChildren will get to display a love of country in their own Independence Day parade. The...
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Big parade will kick off local Fourth festivities
There will be all kinds of vehicles in the Fourth of July parade. Graham Kneale steers last year’s parade course on a Segway. — File photoFredericksburg will celebrate America’s 239th birthday in...
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Stonewall Head Start, birthplace of Pre-K program, loses funding
Paul Carlyle, Stonewall Head Start executive director, has made appeal to restore funding. — Standard-Radio Post/Matt WardBy Matt Ward —LBJ’s educational legacy in Gillespie County has taken a massive...
View ArticleSupreme Court OKs same-sex marriage; clerk to offer licenses
By Ken Esten Cooke —Citing “the law of the land,” Gillespie County Clerk Mary Lynn Rusche said she will issue same-sex marriage certificates at the Gillespie County Courthouse once marriage certificate...
View ArticleEnd of an era
By Matt Ward —Gillespie County is officially out of the business of outsourcing its prisoners.The county has spent several million dollars farming out inmates to facilities in Bandera, Burnet, Comanche...
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Daily Update for July 2
News • Fredericksburg Farmer's Market will be open from 4-7 p.m. today at Marktplatz. • The Hill Country Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is holding the 2015 public reading of the...
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Daily Update for July 3 and the Weekend
News • Independence Day falls on Saturday this year, and many businesses and offices are closing or modifying their schedules on Friday as part of their celebration. • A number of...
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Daily Update for July 6
News • The Fredericksburg City Council will host a pair of meetings tonight, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center with an executive session to discuss the Barons...
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Daily Update for July 7
News • The Fredericksburg City Council finalized a property-for-paving exchange with Gillespie County during their regular meeting Monday evening. The deal will see Fredericksburg pave Nimitz...
View Article'Dialogues and Dances' takes stage Saturday
Dialogues and Dances will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 11 at the Hill Country University Center.It will feature improvisations on piano and accordion by Mark Hierholzer as well as improvisations...
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