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Cowgirls
Above, Valerie Cranford of the Lonestar Cowgirls rides around the arena during the mounted drill team’s Friday performance that kicked off the Stonewa...
June 25, 2025
Standard named best in Texas
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Standard named best in Texas

The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post won top honors in the Texas Press Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Contest on Saturday at the Embassy Su...

June 25, 2025
‘Shrek the Musical’ wraps this weekend
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‘Shrek the Musical’ wraps this weekend

Half-price tickets are on sale now for the final weekend of Fredericksburg Theater Company’s (FTC) run of “Shrek the Musical.”

On Friday and Sa...

June 25, 2025
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JAMboree draws peach-tastic fun
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JAMboree draws peach-tastic fun
By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter 
June 25, 2025
Throughout the run of the 64th annual Peach JAMboree, over 10,000 guests came to the Stonewall Chamber Grounds for music, mutton’ bustin and peach-the...
Partly cloudy forecast for U.S. economy
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Partly cloudy forecast for U.S. economy
Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman 
June 25, 2025
The U.S. economy is facing daunting challenges on multiple fronts. Nonetheless, signs of remarkable underlying strength and resilience persist. Our la...
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June bugs are back
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June bugs are back
June 25, 2025
The clumsy beetles may seem annoying, but they’re mostly harmless. Wizzie Brown, an entomologist in Austin gives advice on what Texans need to know ab...
Northington show continues through Sunday
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Northington show continues through Sunday
June 25, 2025
Fredericksburg Art Guild, located at 308 E. Austin St., will celebrate the art of Jean Northington during June’s First Friday Art Walk. Northington’s ...
Tick talk: How to spot, avoid, remove ticks in Texas
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Tick talk: How to spot, avoid, remove ticks in Texas
By Allison Randazzo Texas A&M AgriLife 
June 25, 2025
As temperatures rise and Texans spend more time outdoors, the risk of tick bites increases across the state. It’s important to know how to spot, avoid...
July Night Sky Notes: Spy the scorpion
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July Night Sky Notes: Spy the scorpion
By Kat Troche NASA Night Sky Network 
June 25, 2025
As summer deepens in the Northern Hemisphere, a familiar constellation rises with the galatic core of the Milky Way each evening: Scorpius the Scorpio...
TAKE US ALONG
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TAKE US ALONG
June 25, 2025
While waiting to tour Diamond Head State Monument on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, Ann and Kelton Duecker, of Fredericksburg, took a minute to catch up ...
Hagee named to Texas Historical Commission
News, Second Front
Hagee named to Texas Historical Commission
June 25, 2025
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Fredericksburger Gen. Mike Hagee (USMC, ret.) to the Texas Historical Commission on Wednesday, June 18. On the commis...
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Rodeo pays out over $36,000 in prize money at JAMboree
Sports
Rodeo pays out over $36,000 in prize money at JAMboree
June 25, 2025
The Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) paid out $36,766.68 in prize money during the 64th Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo, Thursd...
Gillespie County dancers bring home specialty awards
Sports
Gillespie County dancers bring home specialty awards
June 25, 2025
The Fredericksburg Dance Company (FDC) took 41 students ages 6 to 19 years of age to national competition in June and brought home four first place fi...
Billie Boosters Club sets the date for First Annual Casino Night Fundraiser
Sports
Billie Boosters Club sets the date for First Annual Casino Night Fundraiser
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
June 18, 2025
The Fredericksburg Independent School District Billie Boosters Club will be hosting its first annual Casino Night from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at...
FHS baseball players make all-district list
Sports
FHS baseball players make all-district list
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
June 18, 2025
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys’ baseball season ended with an overall record of 16-12 and a tie for fourth place in District 26-4A this s...
Summer sports camps, clinics in full swing
Sports
Summer sports camps, clinics in full swing
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
June 11, 2025
The school year is officially over now that all of our teams are on summer break, but that doesn’t mean that sports will completely vanish from the lo...
Billies softball team loads up on postseason honors
Sports
Billies softball team loads up on postseason honors
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
June 4, 2025
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls’ softball season came to an end in the regional finals against eventual threetime state champion Corpus C...
CAMP SEASON
Sports
CAMP SEASON
June 4, 2025
Clockwise from top center: Levi Hodges, 7, of Fredericksburg makes a reception during the Little Billies Football Camp at FHS Stadium last Wednesday. ...
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Sunshine the Clown transforms a beauty into a beast
Gillespie Life
Sunshine the Clown transforms a beauty into a beast
Phil Houseal 
June 25, 2025
You know you’re not in Kansas anymore when you look into a box full of bags labeled Fiona’s Noses. You would be in Shrek’s Swamp. And yes, I know I mi...
Bulldog hoping for forever home
Gillespie Life
Bulldog hoping for forever home
June 25, 2025
Halo, a five-year-old bulldog and pit bull mix, is a gentle and loyal female with the right blend of cuddle and calm. Halo is past the puppy phase — n...
Gillespie Life
Three local wineries partner for weekly poker runs in July
June 25, 2025
Longhorn Cellars, Texas Heritage Vineyard and Texas Wine Collective — all located just east of Fredericksburg — will host a series of three weekly pok...
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‘Lifelong learner’ is secret to business success
Business
‘Lifelong learner’ is secret to business success
Jim Mikula 
June 25, 2025
It’s Our Business At last week’s Leaders Breakfast, our keynote speaker was Gen. Mike Hagee (USMC, ret.), retired president/ CEO of the Admiral Nimitz...
Thyme flies: Fun Shop to close July 4
Business
Thyme flies: Fun Shop to close July 4
By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter 
June 25, 2025
Rubber masks, a gorilla suit, colorful wigs, packages filled with magic tricks and movie-themed T-shirts that line the walls of Fredericksburg’s Old T...
Texas sets new record-high job count for sixth month
Business
Texas sets new record-high job count for sixth month
June 25, 2025
The Texas labor market set new record highs in both total jobs and the size of the civilian labor force in May. Texas added 28,100 positions over the ...
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Art Guide Spring/Summer 2025
Special Sections
Art Guide Spring/Summer 2025
Ruta 
June 19, 2025
Thrive Health Guide 2025
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Thrive Health Guide 2025
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May 29, 2025
Graduation Tab 2025
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Graduation Tab 2025
Ruta 
May 21, 2025
Build & Bloom 2025
Special Sections
Build & Bloom 2025
Ruta 
May 14, 2025

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