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Peach season is looking sparse after warm winter
Main, News
Peach season is looking sparse after warm winter

The peach crop will be lower than in years past due to a warm winter and mid-March freeze. However, producers are trying to make the most of this ye...

May 6, 2026
Education is a family business
Main, News
Education is a family business

Standard-Radio Post reporter

Deanna Brown’s dream classroom would be full of kitchen tables. That’s where she sat each night as a child, toil...

May 6, 2026
Texas Local Media stays under longtime leadership
Main, News
Texas Local Media stays under longtime leadership

Texas Local Media’s network of 32 community newspapers remains under longtime Texas-based leadership following a recent ownership transition, with s...

May 6, 2026
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Unsettled weather pattern continues
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Unsettled weather pattern continues
Cary Burgess 
May 6, 2026
Hill Country Weather with Dr Doppler Two cold fronts will play a role in our overall weather pattern this coming week. Above average temperatures are ...
Fredericksburg Morning Rotary donates to youth community center
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Fredericksburg Morning Rotary donates to youth community center
May 6, 2026
The Rotary Club of Fredericksburg Morning recently donated $5,000 to the Jeremiah 29:11 Foundation. The Foundation is in the process of building a you...

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Economic impact of our restaurant industry
Business, News
Economic impact of our restaurant industry
Jim Mikula 
May 6, 2026
It’s Our Business Fredericksburg ’s Restaurant Week, set for May 4–10, is more than a culinary celebration— it’s a strategic economic driver for one o...
Maker’s Market scheduled at Lincoln Street
Business, News
Maker’s Market scheduled at Lincoln Street
Staff reports 
May 6, 2026
A maker’s market is scheduled for May 9 on Lincoln Street, offering a day of shopping, food and live entertainment ahead of Mother’s Day. The event wi...
Rootology bets on reputation
Business, News
Rootology bets on reputation
Deah Nix talks responsible styling
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
May 6, 2026
Deah Nix was born to work in trucking. Her parents ran the family transportation business on warm customer service and excellent communication. She le...
Cracks in the oil cartel
News
Cracks in the oil cartel
Dr. Ray Perryman 
May 6, 2026
Texas Tomorrow In 1960, five major oil producing countries (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela) formed the Organization of the Petroleum ...
Zonta Club to a host new Mother’s Day event
News
Zonta Club to a host new Mother’s Day event
May 6, 2026
The Zonta Club of Fredericksburg will debut Mutter Fest on Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at Lady Bird Municipal Park. Held the Saturday before M...
Aviation students receive $15,000 in scholarships
News
Aviation students receive $15,000 in scholarships
Staff reports 
May 6, 2026
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1088 has awarded $15,000 in scholarships to local residents pursuing pilot licenses and advanced aviatio...
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Bartlett spoils Harper’s playoff run in bi-district playoff round, 11-8
Sports
Bartlett spoils Harper’s playoff run in bi-district playoff round, 11-8
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
May 6, 2026
The Harper Longhorns saw its successful season come to a close after losing a three game series against Bartlett this past week. The Longhorns (16-11)...
Harper, Spaeth boys track teams competes at Region IV-2A meet
Sports
Harper, Spaeth boys track teams competes at Region IV-2A meet
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
May 6, 2026
The Harper High School varsity boys track and field team competed at the Region IV-2A Track and Field Meet on the campus of Texas A&M-Kingsville in Ki...
FMS sets nine school track and field records
Sports
FMS sets nine school track and field records
May 6, 2026
The Fredericksburg Middle School girls and boys track and field program combined to produce nine school records this spring during the FMS track and f...
Stickler qualifies for state track meet in two events, sets record
Sports
Stickler qualifies for state track meet in two events, sets record
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
May 6, 2026
The FHS Girls’ Track team traveled to Kingsville this week for the Region 4-4A Track Meet. The squad finished ninth place out of the 29 scoring teams....
Billies advance to area in baseball after getting help from above
Sports
Billies advance to area in baseball after getting help from above
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
May 6, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys baseball team battled weather delays and adversity last week as the Billies swept the Lago Vista Vikings i...
Rain delay doesn’t dampen 67th Benefit Shoot Sunday
Sports
Rain delay doesn’t dampen 67th Benefit Shoot Sunday
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 29, 2026
The Bear Creek Shooting Club hosted its 67th Benefit Shoot this past Sunday at the Bear Creek Shooting Range. “The Benefit Shoot was started in 1960 t...
FHS hardballers earn playoff spot
Sports
FHS hardballers earn playoff spot
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
April 29, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys baseball team clinched a spot in the playoffs after defeating New Braunfels Long Creek High School Friday ...
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The Timmermann Sisters’ Bread Pudding
Gillespie Life, Taste
The Timmermann Sisters’ Bread Pudding
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
May 6, 2026
Seguin has always held a special place in the hearts of many local Lutherans here. We weren’t Lutheran, though my mom had been baptized at Bethany, an...
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ revives a classic without recapturing its bite
Gillespie Life, Movies
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ revives a classic without recapturing its bite
BY MATT WARD 
May 6, 2026
Cinematic Considerations There’s a difference between a quality film and a watchable film that Hollywood seems to care less and less about distinguish...
High school students experience nightmare of Shattered Dreams
Education, Gillespie Life
High school students experience nightmare of Shattered Dreams
By Rileigh Hamilton Harper ISD 
May 6, 2026
Forty-eight minutes is the length of a class period at Harper High School. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that one person ...
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BUSINESS ›
Mega metros fuel Texas’ population boom
Business
Mega metros fuel Texas’ population boom
Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman 
April 29, 2026
People continue to come to Texas, and the state’s largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are where most of them are landing (almost 88% in the ...
What your biggest fans already know about your business
Business
What your biggest fans already know about your business
It?s Our Business Jim Mikula 
April 29, 2026
During my time as a hotel general manager, our business plans had a significant amount of content about growing our market share by attracting new gue...
FHS is getting down to business
Business
FHS is getting down to business
By McKenna Dunworth Standard-Radio Post reporter 
April 29, 2026
Fredericksburg High School’s (FHS) INCubator entrepreneurship program is about to close its debut year. On May 12 at 6 p.m., six groups of students wi...
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2026 Book Festival
Special Sections
2026 Book Festival
Ruta 
January 16, 2026
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Special Sections
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Ruta 
January 14, 2026
Santa Letters 2025
Special Sections
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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