State Senate hopefuls sound off on issues
By Ken Esten Cooke –Six Republican candidates vying for the Texas Senate District 24 seat of retiring Sen. Troy Fraser attended a candidate forum last Wednesday at the Hill Country University...
View ArticleCity OKs housing tax credits for new apartments
By Scott Allen —A resolution of support for housing tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for Rolling Hills Apartments was approved by Fredericksburg City...
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Poker tournament
Poker players flocked to St. Joseph’s Halle in Fred-ericksburg, Saturday, for the Fredericksburg Kiwanis annual poker tounament. The players were looking to take home the prize money which ended in...
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Daily Update for Feb. 4
News • The Low Vision Information Sharing Group will meet from 2-3:30 p.m. today at Heritage Place Assisted Living. This informal group delivers programs and discussions about visual tools and...
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Daily Update for Feb. 5 and the Weekend
News • Hill Country Memorial launched the second annual community-wide women’s heart health event, Red in Fred, today. For Red in Fred 2016, HCM has partnered with the HCMH Foundation and...
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Daily Update for Feb. 8
News • Gillespie County Commissioners are meeting this morning at the Gillespie County Courthouse. Commissioners will consider an application to revise a plat of Tracts 4 and 32 of Bear Valley...
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Daily Update for Feb. 9
News • The approval of expanding the Veteran’s War Memorial Monument was approved by Gillespie County Commissioners during Monday’s meeting. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter’s...
View ArticleCommissioners OK expansion of Veterans' War Memorial
By Scott Allen —The expansion of the Veteran’s War Memorial Monument was approved by Gillespie County Commissioners during Monday’s meeting.Tami King, Gillespie County Veterans Service Officer, said...
View ArticleTickets on sale for FTC musical 'Into the Woods'
Tickets are now on sale for Fredericksburg Theater Company’s upcoming musical, while auditions have been extended for the theater’s spring comedy.“Into the Woods” will run from Feb. 18 to March 6,...
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Cover Artist
Artist Chuck Mauldin, second from right, and wife Barbara, visit with Dick and Jane Bowersox at Fredericksburg Art Gallery on Friday at a reception honoring Mauldin’s cover art on the 2016 edition of...
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Vereins Kirche model brought back to life
Local artist Ruby Lee Clark examines the details of the Vereins Kirche model as she gives it a fresh coat of paint. Clark originally painted the model in 1996 to commemorate Fredericksburg’s 150-year...
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FISD halts all transfers, citing student growth
Fredericksburg High School junior Travis Kilcoyne receives a Billie Pride Award from Fredericksburg Independent School District Supt. Dr. Eric Wright for his musical prowess. Kilcoyne is a first chair...
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Online dating
Patty and Clinton Kramer met online via FarmersOnly dating website. Patty said she searched through 1,118 profiles before finding Clinton Kramer of Fredericksburg.By Christine Granados —Fredericksburg...
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Tunes & Turkey
First-year director Brandt Barnard, at right, wears the celebratory turkey hat as he directs the sixth-grade band during the annual Fredericksburg Band Boosters Turkey Dinner, held Sunday at the...
View ArticleCTC chancellor shares vision
By Ken Esten Cooke —Hill Country University Center was host to Central Texas College Chancellor Jim Yeonopolus and Deputy Chancellor Tina Ady last Thursday.The pair from the town’s new community...
View ArticleEarly voting opens Tuesday for primary
Gillespie County residents can start voting Tuesday, Feb. 16 for the March 1 primary elections.The primary elections define party candidates ahead of the Nov. 8, 2016 general election.County posts and...
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Daily Update for Feb. 12 and the Weekend
News • Pilot Knob Extension Education Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the Gillespie County Extension Building. A State Extension Education Association program, “Don’t Let Blue Get to You,"...
View ArticleMuseum plans spring break events
Sample a biscuit cooked over an open camp fire, make a corn husk doll or a rope, and stop at the forge to observe the blacksmiths at work at Pioneer Museum during its annual Spring Break.Spring Break...
View ArticleFood buff to host food, film fundraiser Friday
Tom Provost, filmmaker, chef and author, will share his insights and experiences on how food can influence a person’s perspective of cinema and vice versa at Film Affäre, a cinematic and culinary...
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Coaching Clinic
Deer Park High School head football coach Chris Massey (right) discusses run pass option offense with Deer Park’s quarterback coach and offensive coordinator Nolan Patterson during the Hill Country...
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