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County joins BESS facility suit
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County joins BESS facility suit

Commissioners file petition to intervene in lawsuit after safety, water concerns

Gillespie County filed a petition for intervention in 216th Judicial D...

December 3, 2025
ICE, ICE, BABIES
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ICE, ICE, BABIES

Travis Hunter, of Idaho, pushes his daughters, Lola, left, and Finley at Eisbahn on Sunday. The proceeds from the annual skating rink go to Heritage...

December 3, 2025
Man gets life sentence for gas station murder
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Man gets life sentence for gas station murder

After 30 minutes of deliberation on Nov. 17, a jury in the 216th District Court in Gillespie County convicted Awes Singko Rapet of capital murder for ...

December 3, 2025
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City officials say no to townhome development
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City officials say no to townhome development
By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor, By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post managing editor 
December 3, 2025
After an hour of deliberation, that included a public hearing, the Fredericksburg City Council voted 3-2 to deny a conditional use permit (CUP) for th...
A trillion-dollar holiday forecast
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A trillion-dollar holiday forecast
Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman, Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman 
December 3, 2025
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is projecting that holiday retail sales will top $1 trillion this year for the first time. Sales are forecast to ...

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Fredericksburghiresanassistantdirectoroffinance
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Fredericksburghiresanassistantdirectoroffinance
December 3, 2025
The City of Fredericksburg hired Tyler Hooper as assistant director of finance on Monday, Nov. 10. Hooper will oversee utility billing operations in c...
City’s ‘Citizen University’ applications due Monday
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City’s ‘Citizen University’ applications due Monday
December 3, 2025
The next class of Fredericksburg Citizen University is open for enrollment just one more week. Applications for the next class are being accepted unti...
Billies win one, lose one prior to Thanksgiving break
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Billies win one, lose one prior to Thanksgiving break
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor, By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
December 3, 2025
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys’ basketball team played two games before the Thanksgiving Break last Monday and Tuesday. The Billies (5-2)...
Catching a Thanksgiving meal
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Catching a Thanksgiving meal
Outdoors On Edge by Gayne C. Young ?I 
December 3, 2025
’m going to the beach for Thanksgiving. You’re welcome to join me there if you like,” is pretty much what I told my family this year. I have to say th...
Church-to-Church Walk set Dec. 16
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Church-to-Church Walk set Dec. 16
December 3, 2025
Order for the Walk is Zion, Bethany, Holy Ghost, St. Mary’s The community “Churchto- Church Walk,” hosted by the Gillespie County Ministerial Associat...
Sister’s recipe looks back at Chicken Tetrazzini
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Sister’s recipe looks back at Chicken Tetrazzini
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer, Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
December 3, 2025
The first chicken tetrazzini recipe to appear in the Fredericksburg PTA’s cookbook showed up in the 10th edition, published in 1971 and was submitted ...
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Boys’ soccer gets new coach
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Boys’ soccer gets new coach
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
December 3, 2025
For the first time in 26 years, the Fredericksburg High School boys’ soccer program will have a new head coach at its helm. Calvin Korponai replaced C...
Girls’ hoops win two straight before Turkey Day, improve to .500
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Girls’ hoops win two straight before Turkey Day, improve to .500
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor, By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
December 3, 2025
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls’ basketball team picked up two victories at home last week before the Thanksgiving break. FHS (5-5) defea...
Heritage falls to Brazosport in TAPPS playoff
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Heritage falls to Brazosport in TAPPS playoff
November 26, 2025
The Fredericksburg Heritage varsity football team fell short of reaching its overall goal of playing in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial...
Billies drop two against ranked opponents
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Billies drop two against ranked opponents
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
November 26, 2025
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls’ basketball team lost two games during the past week against ranked opponents in non-district basketball ...
Harper hoopers open season by dropping Boerne Geneva
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Harper hoopers open season by dropping Boerne Geneva
November 19, 2025
The Harper Longhorns varsity basketball team opened up its 20252026 basketball season with a 57-44 victory over Boerne Geneva in Boerne last Friday. “...
MIGHTY BILLIES
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MIGHTY BILLIES
November 19, 2025
A group of third and fourth grade Gillespie County football players won the Fredericksburg Little Billies football league championship after defeating...
TENNIS CLINIC
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TENNIS CLINIC
November 19, 2025
Taking part in the Fredericksburg Tennis Association Junior Clinic on Saturday at the Fredericksburg High School tennis courts were, from left, John S...
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Adult education classes conclude for fall semester
Education, Gillespie Life
Adult education classes conclude for fall semester
December 3, 2025
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will conclude its fall 2025 semester with two classes this week, both held at Fredericksburg United Metho...
The first and last raccoon in the White House
Gillespie Life
The first and last raccoon in the White House
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
November 26, 2025
Raccoon was once considered for the main course for Thanksgiving Dinner at the White House. The First Lady intervened and made the trash panda a pet i...
Winter warmth means Chicken & Ham pot pie
Gillespie Life
Winter warmth means Chicken & Ham pot pie
By Mark Wieser 
November 26, 2025
In 1883, an anonymous recipe for Chicken and Ham Pie turned up in the First Presbyterian Church Cookbook in Houston. Deanna suggested I look into it, ...
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LocaonMainboastssixReaders’Choicewins
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LocaonMainboastssixReaders’Choicewins
Jim Mikula, By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter 
December 3, 2025
Named the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post’s Readers’ Choice for Best Boutique for six years running, Loca on Main strives to offer its customers a ...
‘Selling Joy’ can set your business apart
Business
‘Selling Joy’ can set your business apart
By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter, Jim Mikula 
December 3, 2025
It’s Our Business In the grind of running a local business — whether you’re managing the morning rush at the coffee shop, restocking shelves at the ha...
Rathskeller looks back on 25 years
Business
Rathskeller looks back on 25 years
By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter 
November 26, 2025
In 2025, Rathskeller — owned and operated by Tula Smajstrla — is celebrating a quarter-century of business. The basement-level community favorite is l...
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2025 Veteran’s Day
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2025 Veteran’s Day
Ruta 
November 17, 2025
2025 Hunting Guide
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2025 Hunting Guide
November 17, 2025
Fall Sports Preview 2025
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Fall Sports Preview 2025
Ruta 
August 28, 2025
137th Gillespie County Fair
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137th Gillespie County Fair
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July 3, 2025
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