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Times Media Group acquires the Standard
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Times Media Group acquires the Standard

Times Media Group (TMG), a community news publisher with operations across the Southwest, and Moser Community Media — also known as Texas Local ...

February 25, 2026
MARKSWOMAN
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MARKSWOMAN

Abigail Baughn took first place in the Gillespie County BB Gun Match and qualified for the state meet. The sophomore has been competing in gun mat...

February 25, 2026
Firefighters stop brushfire in heavy winds
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Firefighters stop brushfire in heavy winds

It took Gillespie County firefighters two hours on Saturday afternoon to extinguish a brushfire that burned 46 acres in the area near U.S. 290 East ac...

February 25, 2026
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Texas leads nation in population growth, despite international immigration slowdown
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Texas leads nation in population growth, despite international immigration slowdown
Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman 
February 25, 2026
New population estimates were recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, and the results indicate that the pace of growth has slowed significantly, ...
Community Orchestras will offerSummerMusicInstitute
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Community Orchestras will offerSummerMusicInstitute
February 25, 2026
Fredericksburg Community Orchestras announces the inaugural Fredericksburg Summer Music Institute 2026, a collegiate-level orchestra and chamber music...

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Law enforcement responds to bomb threat at hospital
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Law enforcement responds to bomb threat at hospital
February 25, 2026
The Fredericksburg Fire/EMS and Police departments asked the public to cleared the area near Methodist Hospital Hill Country out of an abundance of ca...
Police department hosts fraud, scam sessions
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Police department hosts fraud, scam sessions
February 25, 2026
The Fredericksburg Police Department (FPD) addressed the rising number of fraudulent schemes targeting individuals both locally and across the country...
Sisterhood for good raises $6,500 for food pantry
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Sisterhood for good raises $6,500 for food pantry
February 25, 2026
The Fredericksburg chapter of Sisterhood for Good raised $6,500 for the Fredericksburg Food Pantry during its annual Dessert Dash event. During the ev...
‘TITHE’ DONATION
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‘TITHE’ DONATION
February 25, 2026
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church (FUMC) donated $5,500 to the Good Samaritan Center as a continuation of a program that started in 2025. The chu...
Preparing hearts for Easter: The Two Debtors
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LENTEN DEVOTIONALS FROM HOLY GHOST LUTHERAN
Preparing hearts for Easter: The Two Debtors
By Doyle Moellering 
February 25, 2026
Jesus said: “A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he canceled the debts fo...
Create Healthy opens scholarship applications
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Create Healthy opens scholarship applications
February 25, 2026
High school seniors, college students encouraged to apply by March 31 Create Healthy has opened applications for its 2026 Student Scholarship Program,...
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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...
Harper falls to Junction in thriller before playoffs
Sports
Harper falls to Junction in thriller before playoffs
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Harper Longhorns varsity boys basketball team lost a thrilling district contest against Junction last Friday, 54-53, at Harper High School. “It wa...
FHS softball off to a hot start
Sports
FHS softball off to a hot start
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls softball team is off to a 4-0-1 start this season after playing four consecutive games at the Ingram Soft...
Billies punch their ticket
Sports
Billies punch their ticket
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys basketball team gave Billies fans an emotional, high energy, playoff spot clincher performance during thei...
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Indulge with Governor Allen Shivers’ Tipsy Pudding
Gillespie Life, Taste
Indulge with Governor Allen Shivers’ Tipsy Pudding
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
February 25, 2026
Doug Hubbard, who compiled “Favorite Recipes of Famous Texans” in 1988, was not an outsider to Fredericksburg. By the mid-1970s, he was serving as Exe...
Director bends ‘Wuthering Heights’ to her will
Gillespie Life, Movies
Director bends ‘Wuthering Heights’ to her will
BY MATT WARD 
February 25, 2026
Cinematic Considerations Like the “Wuthering Heights” protagonist, Catherine Earnshaw, writer/director Emerald Fennell throws caution to the wind with...
Harper super to retire after 30 years of service
Education, Gillespie Life
Harper super to retire after 30 years of service
February 25, 2026
Bonnie Stewart will retire as the Harper Independent School District Superintendent after 30 years with the school system. She announced here retireme...
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BUSINESS ›
Garrison Bros. raises $39k for the National Museum of the Pacific War
Business
Garrison Bros. raises $39k for the National Museum of the Pacific War
February 25, 2026
On Saturday Nov. 8, Garrison Brothers Distillery hosted its ninth annual Red, White & Bour‑bon, a fundraiser that takes place on the Saturday before V...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a valuable resource
Business
U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a valuable resource
Jim Mikula 
February 25, 2026
It’s Our Business As a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce members have access to significant re‑sources of...
Leadership Gillespie County focuses on human services in sixth session
Business
Leadership Gillespie County focuses on human services in sixth session
By Lauren Itz Leadership Gillespie County 
February 18, 2026
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Leadership Gillespie County (LGC) Class’s monthly session focused on education, healthcare and human services. The day opened wi...
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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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