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Candidate forum highlights taxes, water, growth issues
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Candidate forum highlights taxes, water, growth issues

Candidates for mayor and city council addressed voters during the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce’s Candidate Forum held April 13 at the Freder...

April 15, 2026
Tours offer glimpse of a new FHS
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Tours offer glimpse of a new FHS

Voters will decide on a $160-million bond package for the Fredericksburg Independent School District to get started on a new high school two years aft...

April 15, 2026
Gillespie narcotics arrests two in investigation
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Gillespie narcotics arrests two in investigation

The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office narcotics division arrested two suspects following an investigation into the alleged sale of controlled substa...

April 15, 2026
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Warm and humid with occasional storms ahead
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Warm and humid with occasional storms ahead
Hill Country Weather with Dr Doppler Cary Burgess 
April 15, 2026
Active weather is expected to continue off and on through the first half of the weekend. A cold front enters the local area Saturday, and this brings ...
Dot’s Bakery on Austin St. sets grand opening May 2
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Dot’s Bakery on Austin St. sets grand opening May 2
By ?? Standard-Radio Post reporter 
April 15, 2026
The grand opening for Dot’s Bakery, located at 314 East Austin Street, will be from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. Dot’s Bakery was inspoired by owner F...

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Carion Wood Quintet sets April 19 Music Club Concert
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MUSIC CLUB-CARION QUINTET
Carion Wood Quintet sets April 19 Music Club Concert
April 15, 2026
A performance of classical and modern works highlighting a colorfully choreographed and dramatized music experience is due here when the Danish-Latvia...
Texas has seen huge changes in 25 years
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Texas has seen huge changes in 25 years
Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman 
April 15, 2026
Aprofound transformation driven by technological advancements has occurred over the past 25 years, reshaping the economy. New industries and business ...
Garrison Bros. donates $15K for caves after Sonora release
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Garrison Bros. donates $15K for caves after Sonora release
April 15, 2026
On Friday April 3, Garrison Brothers Distillery Co-founder Nancy Garrison and Distiller Samantha Olvera presented a donation check for $15,205 to Texa...
Local joins audiology clinic
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Local joins audiology clinic
April 15, 2026
The Hill Country Audiology Service welcomes a newcomer to its clinical team – Dr. Kaelynn Castaneda. Castaneda has been seeing patients at the Frederi...
Sisterhood for Good hits $300K in giving
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Sisterhood for Good hits $300K in giving
April 15, 2026
A simple idea launched in Fredericksburg a decade ago has grown into a powerful force for local philanthropy. Sisterhood for Good (SFG), a fund and in...
Spring is the time to replant your lawn
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Spring is the time to replant your lawn
Lawn & Garden Beth Mcmahon 
April 15, 2026
You may be looking at the empty patches in your lawn this spring, and thinking, “That needs to be fixed”. Or maybe you are tired of that weedy spot in...
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Billies split tough stretch of district softball games
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Billies split tough stretch of district softball games
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 15, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls softball team had its toughest stretch of district action so far this season. FHS (15-13-2, 5-3 district)...
Battlin’ Billies swept by Wimberley Texans
Sports
Battlin’ Billies swept by Wimberley Texans
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 15, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School Battlin’ Billies baseball team had no answers for No. 19 Wimberley this past week as the Billies lost to Wimberley twic...
Harper heroics pay off in win over Junction
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Harper heroics pay off in win over Junction
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 15, 2026
The Harper Longhorns needed a clutch play by Caelan Bernhard to take down the Junction Eagles, 7-6, on Thursday, April 2 at Harper High School. “Not s...
Taelynn Tatsch hits four home runs to lead Harper to sweep of Goldthwaite
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Taelynn Tatsch hits four home runs to lead Harper to sweep of Goldthwaite
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 15, 2026
Harper softball standout Taelynn Tatsch hit four home runs this week, three of them in the second game against Goldthwaite Friday night, to lead Harpe...
FHS sends six players to regions
Sports
FHS sends six players to regions
By Annie Breese Standard-Radio Post reporter 
April 15, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity tennis team will send six players to the regional tournament on Friday in San Antonio. The top two individual p...
Heritage takes first place in boys and girls track
Sports
Heritage takes first place in boys and girls track
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 15, 2026
The Heritage girls’ and boys’ track and field team competed at the San Marcos Battlin’ Bears Relays last Tuesday in San Marcos. The Heritage varsity g...
FHS boys track and field sets personal records
Sports
FHS boys track and field sets personal records
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 15, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys track and field team competed at the District 26-4A Track and Field Meet at FHS Stadium last Wednesday, ta...
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‘Poor man’s pairing’: Spaghetti with Eggs
Gillespie Life
‘Poor man’s pairing’: Spaghetti with Eggs
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
April 15, 2026
We are back to more recipes from down the road in Comfort. So many people in the Hill Country were known in both Kendall and Gillespie Counties becaus...
Lost in the stars:
Gillespie Life
Lost in the stars:
Cinematic Considerations By Matt Ward 
April 15, 2026
Crafting a sequel is a tricky thing for filmmakers. On one hand, it’s important to give the audience more of what they loved about the original and ex...
THE FOUR SEASONS
Gillespie Life
THE FOUR SEASONS
April 15, 2026
Dr. Fagner Rocha was the guest artist for Fredericksburg Community Orchestras and the Angelo State Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Vivaldi’s “The F...
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BUSINESS ›
Lincoln Street Wine & Cigar Bar marks 30 years
Business
Lincoln Street Wine & Cigar Bar marks 30 years
The Hill Country’s oldest wine bar isn’t by-the-book, it’s by-the-glass.
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
April 15, 2026
Not everything has to be bigger in Texas — some things work best just the way they are. Sean Smajstrla, the owner of Texas’ longest consecutively runn...
The economic impact of the FISD bond
Business
It’s Our Business
The economic impact of the FISD bond
Jim Mikula 
April 15, 2026
Gillespie County voters will soon have an important opportunity to help shape the future of our community through the upcoming Fredericksburg Independ...
Restaurant Week to launch in May, celebrating local flavors
Business
Restaurant Week to launch in May, celebrating local flavors
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
April 8, 2026
Tickets are on sale now for Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival’s first edition of Restaurant Week. Starting May 5, five carefully curated events will...
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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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