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Adaptability factor
This dog, along with many others, is available for adoption at the City of Fredericksburg Animal Shelter located at 219 Landfill Lane. The shelter is open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. —...
View ArticleCommissioners formally OK collection pact with GCAD
By Ken Esten Cooke —County commissioners on Monday made it official to let the Gillespie Central Appraisal District collect their taxes.The agreement came just in time, too, as the GCAD opened the...
View ArticleTrustees re-examine punishments after positive drug tests
By Matt Ward —Increased positive drug tests among high school students have led Fredericksburg Independent School District officials to begin re-evaluating the district’s drug policies.In a report...
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Daily Update for July 16
News • Fredericksburg Farmer's Market will be open today from 4-7 p.m. at Marktplatz. • School photos for the Fredericksburg High School Senior Class of 2016 will be taken today and again on...
View ArticlePCAA concert series to host Nash Hernandez Orchestra
Austin’s longest-running big band will perform this weekend at the Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance’s (PCAA) Marktplatz Concert Series.The horns, woodwinds and other instruments of the Nash Hernandez...
View ArticleTown Hall meeting, Fun Day set in Harper
A “Family Fun Day and Town Hall Meeting” will be held Saturday, July 25, in the Harper Community Park.The event is sponsored by the Harper Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Harper Community...
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Annual Scholarship Fest tickets on sale
Guns, jewelry, gift certificates, hunting and fishing equipment and more totaling an estimated $33,000 will be given away at Scholarship Fest on Saturday night, Aug. 1, at the Gillespie County Fair...
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Bensons are fundraiser's honorary chairs
John and Peggy Benson have been involved in many efforts in Fredericksburg since the couple moved here in 1985. — Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten CookeBy Ken Esten Cooke —It was a long way from the bank...
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Tickets now on sale for FTC Freddyburg show 'Annie Jr.'
Hailey Knudsen, 11, will perform the title role in Freddyburg Youth Theater’s production of “Annie Jr.” Knudsen, the daughter of Scott and Tracy Knudsen, also will bring their dog “Riggi’n” to the...
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Nosing out the competition
Jody Majestic (2) breaks away from the pack with Mg Silver Demand at the start of Saturday’s seventh race during the Night In Old Fredericksburg Race Meet held at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds....
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Central Texas College begins student counseling
Kerstin Brooks, associate dean at the Central Texas College central campus in Killeen, shows a student the fall course schedule. – Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten CookeHill Country University Center’s...
View ArticleChief appraiser values striking out on his own
By Ken Esten Cooke —Chief Appraiser David Oehler has guided the Gillespie Central Appraisal District through changes to its core function and the search for a new building to handle the additional...
View ArticleGolf course deficit grows to $575,000
By Matt Ward —Expected deficits of just over $575,000 at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course have forced the Fredericksburg City Council to more closely examine the course’s future.“We can’t keep...
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Daily Update for July 23
News • Fredericksburg Farmer's Market takes place from 4-7 p.m. today at Marktplatz. • Gillespie County Republicans will hold their third quarterly dinner meeting of the year tonight at the...
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Daily Update for July 24 and the Weekend
News • Hill Country Chapter of the Tarleton Alumni Association will be hosting its Annual Reception and Freshman Send-Off Party on Friday, July 31, at West End Pizza Company. The reception begins...
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Daily Update for July 27
News • Gillespie County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. this morning to consider a settlement offer by Sedalco, Inc. to close out claims concerning delayed completion of the new jail and a...
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Daily Update for July 28
News • Gillespie County Commissioners on Monday approved $5,739 for the purchase of acoustic panels to dampen sound in the new dispatcher office at the county jail. Director of Dispatch Les...
View ArticleChorale, choirs to host program Thursday
The Fredericksburg Summer Workshop Chorale, and the Fredericksburg German choirs will present a program of new and old works at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 at Hill Country Evangelical Free Church.The...
View ArticleMisión de Candelilla to host annual fundraiser Saturday
Misión de Candelilla’s eighth annual Fiesta fundraiser this weekend will feature a guest speaker who knows about overcoming tough times.John and Peggy Benson will chair the event, which will be...
View ArticleTop shooters to compete at annual Schuetzenfest
Gillespie County’s top marksmen will gather Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2, for the 120th annual Gillespie County Schuetzenfest, hosted this year by the Barons Creek Shooting Club at the Bear Creek...
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