Nebo Mountain Fire claims more than 1,100 acres

The Nebo Mountain Fire burned 1,160 acres last Tuesday and Wednesday. Local departments and the Texas A&M Forest Service fought the blaze. — Fredericksburg Fire/EMS photo

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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.

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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

March 4, 2026

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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Singing, cooking next up for OLLI

March 4, 2026

The Fredericksburg branch of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Texas Tech University (TTU) has two classes coming up next week. On Wedne...

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ORGANIZATIONS

Blind, Low-Vision Resource

March 4, 2026

DRT Keidel chapter to meet Monday for Ottmers program The Daughters of the Republic of Texas’ Dr. Wilhelm Keidel Chapter, Fredericksburg, will meet Mo...

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