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Sisterhood for good raises $6,500 for food pantry
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Sisterhood for good raises $6,500 for food pantry

The Fredericksburg chapter of Sisterhood for Good raised $6,500 for the Fredericksburg Food Pantry during its annual Dessert Dash event. During the ev...

February 25, 2026
‘TITHE’ DONATION
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‘TITHE’ DONATION

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church (FUMC) donated $5,500 to the Good Samaritan Center as a continuation of a program that started in 2025. T...

February 25, 2026
Preparing hearts for Easter: The Two Debtors
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Preparing hearts for Easter: The Two Debtors

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 ...

February 25, 2026
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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,...
Elevated fire dangers, warm temperatures expected
News, Second Front
Elevated fire dangers, warm temperatures expected
Hill Country Weather with Dr Doppler Cary Burgess 
February 25, 2026
The Hill Country will endure a dry weather pattern for the next five to seven days. This brings us nearly daily bouts with elevated to critical fire w...

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Relics from the past travel down present-day roads
Agriculture, News
Relics from the past travel down present-day roads
February 25, 2026
The annual Spring Tractor Ride will be chugging through the Crabapple on Saturday, April 11. The Hill Country Antique Tractor and Engine Club has open...
Long serpentine nightmare is the world longest
Agriculture, News
Long serpentine nightmare is the world longest
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
February 25, 2026
Asnake discovered in the wilds of Indonesia was just declared by Guinness World Records as the “longest verifiably measured wild snake in the world.” ...
Craddock enjoys the ride in Harper FFA
Agriculture, News
Craddock enjoys the ride in Harper FFA
By Annie Bresee Standard-Radio Post reporter 
February 25, 2026
While not a native of the area, Catarina Craddock knew she would feel at home in the agriculture program. “Whenever I moved to Harper when I was in th...
CattleWomen hear from Special Ranger
Agriculture, News
CattleWomen hear from Special Ranger
February 25, 2026
Group opens applications for Eat More Beef Youth Cook-Off Fifty Hill Country Cattle-Women members gathered on Feb. 17 at the AgriLife Building in Fred...
Law enforcement responds to threat at hospital
News
Law enforcement responds to threat at hospital
Ken Esten Cooke 
February 19, 2026
The Fredericksburg Fire/EMS and Police departments are asking the public to avoid the area near Methodist Hospital Hill Country out of an abundance of...
50 years at FPS recalls country western naps, sticker burrs
Main, News
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50 years at FPS recalls country western naps, sticker burrs
Primary campus marks half a century of education
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
February 18, 2026
When the Fredericksburg Primary School (FPS) was first built in 1975 there were no walls to divide classrooms. Teachers would create makeshift rooms f...
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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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GILLESPIE LIFE ›
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
Special Sections
2026 Book Festival
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 16, 2026
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Special Sections
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 14, 2026
Santa Letters 2025
Special Sections
Santa Letters 2025
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 14, 2026
Reader’s Choice
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Reader’s Choice
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 14, 2026

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