Jacob Brodbeck Day to celebrate 157th anniversary of first flight

Gillespie Life

News Staff, on September 14, 2022

Crosswind Aviation will commemorate the first flight by the Father of Aviation, Jacob Brodbeck on Sept. 20, 1865, as his great-great-grandson, Rick Brodbeck will take to the skies in a 1940 Stearman Biplane. “The meticulously restored Boeing PT-17 World War II trainer is owned and piloted by Steve

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State-Bound: FHS girls basketball to play in state championship

Ken Esten

March 4, 2026

By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team reached the state championship game for...

Nebo Mountain Fire claims more than 1,100 acres

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Nebo Mountain Fire claims more than 1,100 acres

March 4, 2026

A brush fire burned an estimated 1,160 acres of land in the northern portion of the county through Tuesday and Wednesday last week. The fire, dubbed t...

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GILLESPIE COUNTY

HOT fund applications are due by March 30

March 4, 2026

Applications for the Gillespie County 2026 Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds are being accepted through 3 p.m. Friday, March 20. The funds support quali...

Bomb Squad called for package left downtown

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LAW ENFORCEMENT

Bomb Squad called for package left downtown

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The Fredericksburg Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious package at 1:02 p.m. Monday at 1:02 p.m. at the northwest corner of the int...

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FREDERICKSBURG

Sales slow in 2025, but ’26 starts fast

EDC director gives report; downtown businesses eye a warehouse district

By Christine Granados Special to the Standard-Radio Post

March 4, 2026

While sales receipts and tourism numbers were down in 2025, according to the Gillespie County Economic Development Commission’s quarterly report to th...

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Author to offer strategies for gardens that weather storms

March 4, 2026

Guest author will share how resilient gardeners are embracing change, shifting their plant palette toward Texas natives, nurturing wildlife, and findi...

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