Eclipsed by visitors - Fredericksburg Standard

Rick Martin stands next to a stockpile of beverages inside the Pecan Grove Store, owned by his son, Matt Martin. The Martins have been gathering supplies to feed the visitors expected to be in town for the Monday, April 8 eclipse. – Standard-Radio Post/Christine Granados

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By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post reporter, on March 27, 2024

Eclipsed by visitors

It was two years ago that Rick Martin got a call from a man in California offering him $10,000 to rent the entire campsite he owns next to the Pecan Grove Store during the first week of April 2024.

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Shelter plan announced for Gillespie County

Ken Esten

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The City of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County officials and staff, who have been working throughout the week to prepare for this weekend’s anticipat...

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Ken Esten

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LATINA LIT ROYALTY

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33 detained for ICE in county

Sheriff’s office assists with detentions so masked ICE agents stay out of county

By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor

January 21, 2026

Thirty-three undocumented people were picked up by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bus on Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Gillespie County Jail....

Council delays HOT fund disbursements until Feb. 3

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Council delays HOT fund disbursements until Feb. 3

Event attendance info needed from FCVB

By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor

January 21, 2026

After breezing through 13 agenda items that included formally opposing the Marshall Springs Solar Farm and Battery Storage System Project, the Frederi...

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