Fredericksburg Chorale will be presenting its Mid-Winter Concert “Ages” on Saturday.

Turkey and dressing will be served up with sides of music and prizes during the Fredericksburg Band Boosters Turkey Dinner on Sunday.

Candidate packets for Fredericksburg’s May 12 mayoral and city council election are available today at City Hall, although candidates must wait until Monday to apply for a place on the ballot.

Voters will take to the polls this May to determine the fate of a two-pool recommendation from the City of Fredericksburg Citizens’ Pool Committee as councilmen informally agreed to place the measure on the ballot during a special meeting of the Fredericksburg City Council Monday.

Faced with a potential recall election in May, Fredericksburg City Councilman Tommy Segner spoke out Tuesday afternoon against recall petition efforts led by a group of local citizens, including fellow councilmen Tim Dooley and Graham Pearson.

There’s no diluting the truth. Last year’s extreme drought that blanketed Texas with wildfires, failed crops, dust storms, a volatile economy, a strained electric grid and cracking infrastructure also adversely impacted what we can’t see -- the underground water supply.

Two Fredericksburg teenagers died early Tuesday morning and their father was seriously burned in a residential fire at 623 Deer View Drive.

Featuring rare arrowheads and other collectibles, the Fredericksburg Indian Artifact and Collectible Show will be held Saturday at Pioneer Pavilion inside Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park.

A social and dinner, meeting, presentation of awards and guest speaker will highlight the annual Stonewall Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Monday night.

Tuesday is the deadline for 2011 county tax payments by Fredericksburg area property owners, the Gillespie County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office reported this week.

Local residents had a chance to voice their opinions and ask questions about a two-pool recommendation from the City of Fredericksburg Citizens’ Pool Committee during a special meeting of the Fredericksburg City Council Monday evening.

Assuming the duties of editor and publisher of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post this week is Ken Esten Cooke, a fourth-generation newspaper owner and former publisher of The Rockdale Reporter.

Sale of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post to Moser Community Media (MCM) of Brenham was announced this week by Terry Collier, president of Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc.

An unresolved legal battle in Austin, San Antonio and Washington, DC over redistricting maps has political party members in Fredericksburg as well as other parts of Texas wondering just when will 2012 primaries actually take place?

Whether it is to shop for jewelry, learn more about rocks and fossils or watch demonstrations, the 43rd Annual Hill Country Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show offers a variety of activities on Saturday and Sunday.

Plans for revitalized facilities at both Town Pool and Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park Pool were presented to the Fredericksburg City Council Monday evening by a City of Fredericksburg Citizens’ Pool Committee.

Buyers dug deep here Saturday during the 2012 Gillespie County 4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale, paying $477,000 to local youths -- $12,000 more than a year ago.

City of Fredericksburg residents will soon see increases in water, sewer and garbage bills after city councilmen passed utility rate hikes during their regular meeting Monday.

Inside and out, it was a great weekend for the Annual Gillespie County 4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Auction.

A Gillespie County team has qualified for the State 4-H Food Challenge in June after finishing first at the district contest last week.