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State-Bound: FHS girls basketball to play in state championship
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State-Bound: FHS girls basketball to play in state championship
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team reached the state championship game for...
March 4, 2026
Nebo Mountain Fire claims more than 1,100 acres
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Nebo Mountain Fire claims more than 1,100 acres

A brush fire burned an estimated 1,160 acres of land in the northern portion of the county through Tuesday and Wednesday last week.

The fire, dubbed th...

March 4, 2026
Bomb Squad called for package left downtown
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Bomb Squad called for package left downtown

The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious package at 1:02 p.m. Monday at 1:02 p.m. at the northwest corner of the int...

March 4, 2026
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Sales slow in 2025, but ’26 starts fast
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Sales slow in 2025, but ’26 starts fast
EDC director gives report; downtown businesses eye a warehouse district
By Christine Granados Special to the Standard-Radio Post 
March 4, 2026
While sales receipts and tourism numbers were down in 2025, according to the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission’s quarterly report to th...
Singing, cooking next up for OLLI
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Singing, cooking next up for OLLI
March 4, 2026
The Fredericksburg branch of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Texas Tech University (TTU) has two classes coming up next week. On Wedne...

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Encouraging progress on Texas education levels
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Encouraging progress on Texas education levels
Dr. Ray Perryman 
March 4, 2026
The overall education level of Americans is rising according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and Texas has seen some encouraging gains. While...
Whittenburg to speak at March 10 S.A.R. meeting
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Whittenburg to speak at March 10 S.A.R. meeting
March 4, 2026
The Hill Country Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host guest Speaker, Dustin S. Whittenburg, president-elect of the Texas Society o...
Forging Future scholarship deadline is March 15
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Forging Future scholarship deadline is March 15
March 4, 2026
Deadline for the first round of Forging Futures Education Fund scholarships is Sunday, March 15. “These are multi-year scholarships, and they’re limit...
Texas artist Hegemier to demo works next week
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Texas artist Hegemier to demo works next week
March 4, 2026
Robin Hegemier will demonstrate her technique for using tissue paper as a textural element in her works at the Guadalupe Watercolor Group (GWG) from 1...
Twenty miles of blister-building, chaffing
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Twenty miles of blister-building, chaffing
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
March 4, 2026
Imay never walk again. My reaching this point began last month when I agreed to help local Boy Scout Troop 137 with their 20-mile hike. Scoutmaster Jo...
Preparing hearts for Easter: The vineyard workers
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LENTEN DEVOTIONALS FROM HOLY GHOST LUTHERAN
Preparing hearts for Easter: The vineyard workers
By Lisa Bullion 
March 4, 2026
(Jesus said) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with t...
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Billies settle in to team line-up ahead of break
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Billies settle in to team line-up ahead of break
By Annie Bresee Standard-Radio Post reporter 
March 4, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School tennis squads closed out the first half of the season. Before Spring Break, the varsity side hosted a four-team tournam...
Lady Billies are state semifinal bound
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Lady Billies are state semifinal bound
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
March 4, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team is riding a 23-game winning streak heading into the University Interscholastic League (UI...
Harper exits playoffs in third round
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Harper exits playoffs in third round
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
March 4, 2026
The Harper Longhorns varsity boys basketball team ended its season Monday evening in the third round of the playoffs after suffering an 81-45 loss at ...
Billies drop finale, still make playoffs
Sports
Billies drop finale, still make playoffs
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 25, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys basketball team lost its regular season finale against New Braunfels Long Creek last Tuesday, 60-58, at Lo...
Billies go 3-1 at Eberle-Boeck Baseball Tournament last week
Sports
Billies go 3-1 at Eberle-Boeck Baseball Tournament last week
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 25, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys baseball team went 3-1 last week during the 39th Annual Eberle-Boeck Baseball Tournament at the FHS Baseba...
Playoff run continues for Lady Billies
Sports
Playoff run continues for Lady Billies
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 25, 2026
Start to finish, the Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team picked up two dominating playoff victories during the past week in Unive...
Heritage boys basketball picks up first playoff win
Sports
Heritage boys basketball picks up first playoff win
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Heritage Eagles varsity boys basketball team picked up a first round Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) playoff win over H...
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Jake Pickle picks a pear relish recipe
Gillespie Life, Taste
Jake Pickle picks a pear relish recipe
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
March 4, 2026
The name J.J. “Jake” Pickle still rings a bell across much of Texas. He served as a U.S. Congressman for more than three decades, but his beginnings w...
Powell shines in dramedy ‘How To Make A Killing’
Gillespie Life, Movies
Powell shines in dramedy ‘How To Make A Killing’
BY MATT WARD 
March 4, 2026
Cinematic Considerations Obsession with money and power has long served as a dramatic through line for filmmakers seeking cinematic conflict and spect...
First class of FHS Hall of Honor inducted
Education, Gillespie Life
First class of FHS Hall of Honor inducted
School district celebrates a century’s worth of excellence
March 4, 2026
What do the founders of Good Samaritan Center and Night in Old Fredericksburg, military veterans, a band director and electrical and aerospace enginee...
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Applying the Deming Method to small business
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It’s Our Business
Applying the Deming Method to small business
Jim Mikula 
March 4, 2026
We all know our small and micro businesses drive our economy and define our community character. Last year was a tough one for our small businesses, a...
Chamber banquet will celebrate top locals
Business
Chamber banquet will celebrate top locals
March 4, 2026
Tickets are being sold for the 106th Annual Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce banquet and awards on Thursday, March 5. The event will take place the ...
Former student bolstered by construction program
Business
Former student bolstered by construction program
By Aidan Neuzil Special to the Standard-Radio Post 
March 4, 2026
The small class of approximately 12 students in my high school construction program have been instrumental in shaping my achievements and the opportun...
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2026 Book Festival
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2026 Book Festival
Ruta 
January 16, 2026
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
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2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Ruta 
January 14, 2026
Santa Letters 2025
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Santa Letters 2025
Ruta 
January 14, 2026
Reader’s Choice
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Reader’s Choice
Ruta 
January 14, 2026

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