Pari-mutuel horse races return this weekend

Majestic animals and their jockeys will line up for the third of four race meets at this weekend’s Gillespie County Race Meet at Gillespie Downs. Pari-mutuel betting is allowed. — Standard file photo

Sports

August 7, 2024

Live pari-mutuel horse racing returns to the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10-11, for the third of four weekends.

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BRIDES IN SPRING FINERY

March 25, 2026

Autumn Fawcett shows off a dress from Sacrament Bridal during a spring runway show on Friday at the Albert Hotel.

Comanche Nation looks to return to Texas

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NATIVE AMERICANS

Comanche Nation looks to return to Texas

By Annie Bresee Standard-Radio Post reporter

March 25, 2026

Ideas floated for partnership with area that has one of few unbroken pact with Native tribes Representatives from the Comanche nation met with City of...

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EASTER EVENT

Annual Egg Drop event is Saturday at County Airport

March 25, 2026

Crosswind Aviation and other event sponsors will host the annual Egg Drop at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Gillespie County Airport, 191 Airport...

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GILLESPIE COUNTY

County honors emergency agencies

By Annie Bresee Standard-Radio Post reporter

March 25, 2026

The Gillespie County Commissioners Court celebrated two agencies during its Tuesday, March 24 meeting. The court recognized the dispatchers at the Com...

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Frontier Fest to return to Fort Martin Scott

March 25, 2026

Fort Martin Scott State Historic Site in Fredericksburg will have its 2nd Annual Frontier Fest on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. “The fort ...

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HCMG Blooms and Barrel sale set for April

March 25, 2026

The Texas Hill Country Master Gardeners’ (HCMG) 2026 Blooms and Barrels Sale will be Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, or until sold out. The a...

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