The Fredericksburg Academic Boosters is seeking volunteers for its mentoring and Our Time to Enjoy Reading (OTTER) programs. Over 50 individuals attended the organization’s orientation luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 11 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church where the club’s needs were explained and people si...

Area fourth and seventh graders are invited to participate in the annual Texas History Essay Contest sponsored by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas’ Dr. Wilhelm Keidel Chapter, Fredericksburg. Fourth Grade Essay Contest topic: “Alabama- Coushatta Tribe in the Republic of Texas.” Explore their i...

We never ate raisin bran cereal. We were a Wheaties, Cheerios, Post Toasties, Grape Nuts and Crystal Wedding Oatmeal family. We didn’t know it, but it appears breakfasts underwent a major transformation beginning in the 1820s that changed Americans’ breakfasts forever. How those affected Meusebach’s...

Challenges to democracy all around as crackdowns persist on free expression When a regular citizen walks into a news organization and asks that a lett...

D uring the final week of Hunger Action Month, the public learned the Trump administration announced its decision to scrap the U.S. Department of Agri...

Council member Tony Klein’s thoughtful dissent in the 4-1 vote for a conditional use permit, as reported in the Standard, should reflect valid concern...