YEAR IN REVIEW Gillespie County residents prove to be engaged, concerned, caring in 2025 The top three buzzwords in Gillespie County in 2025 were BESS, development and flooding. The Standard-Radio Post’s year-end review highlights battery energy storage systems that are encroaching on county land wi...

Face painting, photos and a ball drop on tap Families can ring in the new year at a free event on Marktplatz in downtown Fredericksburg. The event, “Countdown to 2026,” hosted by the City of Fredericksburg, is Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 3-6:30 p.m. The celebration will feature lots of entertainment, i...

Third party will help catch up on reconciliation work A backlog for payment reconciliations in the Gillespie County Treasurer’s Office will require additional assistance from a contractor. Chad Lowell, who runs a CPA firm, will charge the county a flat $25,000 per quarter fee to get reconciliations ...

The importance of effective early childhood education can hardly be overstated. In addition to improving the future quality of life and opportunities ...

the birthplace of Fredericksburg founder John O. Meusebach and the birthplace of Bruce’s great-great-great-grandparents, Georg Johann Fritze and Katar...

Above, Karen Loeffler and Mollye Long play traditional German Christmas songs on dulcimers during Zweite Weihnachten. – Standard-Radio Post/Annie Bres...