Fredericksburg Standard

A check for $29,437.22 was presented to the Admiral Nimitz Foundation by Garrison Brothers Distillery. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Brandon Vinyard, director of marketing and public relations at the National Museum of the Pacific...

Leadership class visits state capitol

Leadership Gillespie County traveled to Austin last week to learn more about the state legislature. The morning began before sunrise with breakfast and a bus ride to Austin. Upon arriving, they met with State Rep. Kyle Biedermann before taking a...

Fischer & Wieser presents Cooking for a Cause donation

Fischer & Wieser’s Culinary Adventure Cooking School completed its latest Cooking for a Cause fundraising effort with the donation of $2,375 from a dinner class to Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools. Company President/CEO Case D....

IMPROV THEATRE

Retrieving a damaged cross

A concrete cross atop the steeple at the Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church has come down with the help of local agencies after being damaged during last week’s storm. The damage occurred Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning, and was discovered...

History, fun collide at Spring Break

News Stories

City to change rules of HOT fund reporting

The Fredericksburg City C

By Erika Vela, reporter

City development director outlines projects, progress

The City of Fredericksbur

By Erika Vela, reporter

UT to present Texas-German dialect, culture program here

Two special events to celebrate the history of the Texas-Germa

Sports

Billies dribble past district rivals

The Billies stretched their District 28-4A mark to 6-0-1 after another pair of big wins and a tie against Wimberley.

HCYO’s ’Burg for Bach takes off on Saturday

The Hill Country Youth Orchestras’ ’Burg for Bach 5K run is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.

Billies golf team scheduled for home tournaments

Fredericksburg High School golf resumes its schedule with a state preview and its home tournament.

Obituaries

Alton Bruns

Alton Bruns, 92, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, March 13,

Paul Roger Klier

Paul Roger Klier, 73, of Cedar Park, died Monday, Jan.

Mrs. Charles Moritz Jr.

Mrs. Charles Moritz Jr., 92, nee Josephine M.

Gillespie Life

The price of being a warrior

Cinematic Considerations

Filmmaker J.C. Chandor is at his best making intimate, dialogueheavy films about man’s unrelenting quest for the almighty dollar at any price.

Local students earn Schreiner academic honors

Schreiner University in Kerrville has announced its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the fall 2018 semester.

FHS grad selected for leadership institute

Sarah Scott-VanderBerg, a 2000 graduate of Fredericksburg High School, was recently selected to attend the regional session of the Nancy Walton Laurie Leadership Institute of Chi Omega held on Marc

Business Blog

A look at local businesses in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County.

Treating the whole person

In kindergarten, Dr. Shannon Klump drew herself as a doctor when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up.

By Mckenzie Moellering

For the love of style and design

Growing up in the Kerrville area and having a desire to return home, Christina Atkinson decided to make the move from Jackson, Wyoming, and open up Home Simple Goods + Design, a furniture and desig

By Mckenzie Moellering