2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (477+ words) Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Jill Minshew opened the meeting on Wednesday, June 24, with a presentation on next school year's budget. She clarified that while the budget must be adopted by the close of June, property tax rates, which…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (444+ words) Pioneer Museum has announced its First Weekend programming for July, set for July 3 and 4. Pioneer Museum, located at 325 W. Main and Vereins Kirche, located at Marktplatz Square, will be open from 10 a. m. to" 5 p. m. both days. The Historic Gillespie County Jail, located at…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (537+ words) Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate Independence Day in Fredericksburg with a full slate of events Saturday, July 4, including one of the state's largest small-town parades, patriotic ceremonies, family activities and a nighttime fireworks display. Those wishing to participate…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (200+ words) Groundwater conservation districts serving Gillespie County and neighboring Hill Country communities will receive more than $1 million in state grant funding over the next two years for aquifer research, groundwater monitoring and water management projects. The Texas Water Development Board approved…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (723+ words) Last week, Denise Vlasek was unsure of her Fourth of July plans. All she knew was that she didn't want to spend the night in her newly rebuilt home. Coming out of the weekend, Vlasek said she changed her mind....

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (425+ words) Fredericksburg's Fire and EMS Department is straining to meet the demands of a county that grows by an estimated 12, 000 people most weekends due to tourism. Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell said the department is looking to add an additional pumper truck…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (124+ words) fredericksburgstandard. com The Zonta Club of Fredericksburg has announced that applications are now available for its 2026 STEM and Business Scholarships. According to Debbie Langehennig, chair of the club's STEM and Business Scholarship Committee, the $1, 500 scholarships are open to women who…...

6+ day, 3+ min ago  (913+ words) Welcome to this week's edition of the Watercooler. Two weeks ago, I talked about a congressional hearing that was held earlier this month by Congress. The hearing took place to address the current landscape of college athletics and the subject…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (223+ words) VFW Post 7105 has received a $150, 000 grant from the Dian Graves Owen Foundation to support the organization's capital campaign for a new post building. The post has raised nearly $1. 9 million toward its $3. 5 million fundraising goal. Fredericksburg's Frantzen-Ahrens Post 7105 was established April…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (292+ words) China Rubiano is the new leader of the Native Plant Society of Texas-Kerrville Chapter Gardeners looking to add color to their landscapes while supporting pollinators may want to consider planting Firewheel, a native Texas wildflower selected as this summer's NICE…...