Fredericksburg Standard

With schools closed and childcare facilities making changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and parents are feeling hardships. Some parents and teachers, though, have found ways to combat the challenges associated with teaching and parenting...

Hands-on from a distance

The COVID-19 pandemic left Fredericksburg Independent School District athletics searching for a hands-off solution to a hands-on problem. With school doors shuttered for an indefinite period of time, the district’s athletic department is scrambling...

COVID-19 fallout also hits ag sector

Uncertainty. It’s the key word when dealing with 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic. Gillespie County’s livestock and agriculture world are no exception from the constant changes and industry leaders are seeing some economic side effects from the outbreak. “(...

Candles burn on top of a sun-roof from one of the many cars flashing headlights at the hospital. — Photo by Lindy Segall

A light in dark times

Fredericksburg residents lit up the Hill Country Memorial Hospital parking lot to show support for its medical workers last week. On Thursday and Friday, March 26-27, locals parked their vehicles in the hospital lot and flashed their headlights for...

Delivering buckets of Garrison Brothers hand sanitizer to Hill Country Memorial Hospital last week were founder Dan Garrison and volunteer Larry Lindsey. Accepting the donation on behalf of the hospital were Dianne Lewis, director of material services, and Randall Lewis, perioperative services supply coordinator. — Standard-Radio Post/Yvonne Hartmann

Distilleries revamp to combat coronavirus

Two local distilleries are doing their part to give back to the community that supports them. Garrison Brothers and Hye Rum are among the distilleries around the United States now making hand sanitizer to help control the spread of COVID-19 (the...

Masks needed for emergency personnel

Hill Country Memorial Hospital officials and emergency responders are seeking help from the community to make masks, as personal protection equipment or PPE is running low. Supplies are scarce nationally, but officials say it is likely to take...

News Stories

Elections postponed, annexation vote tabled

Fredericksburg City Council voted Monday to postpone its May 2

By Samuel Sutton

Construction mishap worries landowners

At least two Blanco area residents have experienced discolored

By Samuel Sutton

COVID-19 fallout also hits ag sector

Uncertainty.

By Joshua McKinney and McKenzie Moellering

Sports

Hands-on from a distance

The COVID-19 pandemic left Fredericksburg Independent School D

City limits access to city hall, fire station

Kent Myers, City Manager for the City of Fredericksburg, will be recording daily updates about COVID-19 that can be heard by calling 830-307-3680.

High school sports’ status up in the air

In accordance with the executive order issued by Governor Greg Abbott mandating schools remain temporarily closed through Monday, May 4, due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), the University Interscholasti

Obituaries

Elaine Drobeck

Elaine Drobeck, 86, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, March 27,

Mrs. Lester C. Hahn

Mrs. Lester C. Hahn, 87, nee Shirley A.

Jimmy Eugene Monk

Jimmy Eugene Monk, 69, of Harper, died Saturday, March 28, 202

Gillespie Life

Homeschool hardships

With schools closed and childcare facilities making changes du

Doss News

This community received some great rains again. Ranchers reported nearly five inches. Creek, ditches, dirt dams and fields are all showing that the amount of rainfall was wonderful.

Movie watching heading ‘home-ward’

One month ago, the latest film from Disney’s Pixar Studios opened in over 4,300 theaters nationwide and grossed more than $39 million in its opening weekend.