Fredericksburg Standard

Youth livestock show sparks record auction

Shoulder-to-shoulder spectators and packed stands watched as local exhibitors took center stage Thursday through Saturday at the 2019 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show. “The rainy day did not dampen our Friday show day with shoulder-to-shoulder...

Doing what it takes

To view more photos from the show, click on the "PHOTOS" tab above. You will be redirected to SmugMug and may view and purchase photos in our albums there.

Youth Livestock Show to kick off at fair grounds

Youth, their animals and projects will take center stage at the 2019 Gillespie County 4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Auction, Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 10-12. Set for the Gillespie County Fair Grounds, the show will see 410 exhibitors from...

First Friday Art Walk

Into the Great White North

Some called me a saint. Most called me an idiot. Both labels were bestowed upon me when I explained that I’d be spending my Christmas break driving 10 Boy Scouts from Troop 137, ranging in age from 13 to 15 years old, 1,500 miles to the Minnesota-...

Livestock show prep underway

News Stories

Youth livestock show sparks record auction

Shoulder-to-shoulder spectators and packed stands watched as l

District gets 'B' in latest state report card

Fredericksburg Independent School District recently received a

By Erika Vela, reporter

Report tags Fredericksburg as 'least affordable' in state

A recent report that ranked Fredericksburg as the “least affor

By Erika Vela, reporter

Sports

FMS 8 BOYS’ WHITE BASKETBALL

Next game: Thursday, Jan. 17, Wimberley, there, 5 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 19, Wimberley Tournament.

HOT swim starts year with splash

Four swimmers from Fredericksburg chose to compete in the “B” or faster New Year’s Classic meet at the University of Texas swim center this past weekend.

SMS BOYS’ A BASKETBALL

St. Mary’s 27, Holy Spirit 33 St. Mary’s 10 6 5 6 – 27 St. Gregory 4 12 10 7 – 33

Obituaries

Funeral service announcements

Information on funerals that occur after Jan.

Ronald Lynn Broaddus

Ronald Lynn Broaddus, 79, of Fredericksburg, died Monday, Jan.

LeRoy Hohenberger

LeRoy Hohenberger, 74, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, Jan.

Gillespie Life

'Shelter from the Storm'

At minus 18 degrees, the human body fails. Organs shut down.

Doing what it takes

To view more photos from the show, click on the "PHOTOS" tab above. You will be redirected to SmugMug and may view and purchase photos in our albums there.