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The SMHS Choir Department recently took nine singers to Madison HS in San Antonio for the Region 12 Honors Treble Choir auditions, and eight of them qualified. Shown are (not in order) Emma Bryant, Juliet Calderon, Melaya Fletcher, Daniella Gonzalez, Cadence Martinez, Lorelle Peoples, Hasana Ray and Jade Sanchez. Texas Lutheran University is hosting the Region Choir Clinic and Concert Nov 10 at 5 p.m. Admission is free. San Marcos CISD photo

Regional Choir

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

The SMHS Choir Department recently took nine singers to Madison HS in San Antonio for the Region 12 Honors Treble Choir auditions, and eight of them qualified. Shown are (not

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Poll: Most respondents agree with extension of opportunities for voting at Texas State

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

The Record’s online poll from Oct. 26 through Nov. 2 asked readers whether the Hays County Commissioners Court made the right decision to open more polling locations. Texas State University

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Crockett students dress up as favorite storybook characters

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

First-graders Evelyn Ubben and Serenity Medellin work on their math worksheets with teacher Jennifer Sierra while sporting costumes for Crockett Elementary’s Storybook Charact

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City crews are currently working to upgrade sewer lines.The project involves the replacement of existing sewer pipes within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone to protect the aquifer and improve the sewer system in the area .The construction started in October and be completed the early part of 2019. Shown here is work at the intersection of Girard and Indiana. Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo

Sewer upgrades underway

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

City crews are currently working to upgrade sewer lines.The project involves the replacement of existing sewer pipes within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone to protect the aquifer and improve the

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Board policy review on tap for SMCISD board Monday

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

The San Marcos CISD board of trustees will hold a special called meeting Monday night. Part of the meeting will be agenda preparation for the board’s regular meeting, scheduled for

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BEC offices to close Nov. 12 for Veterans Day

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

BASTROP – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s offices will be closed Monday, Nov 12, in observance of Veterans Day.

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Reading Mania at Mendez Elementary

Sun, 11/04/2018 - 12:00am

Reading Mania swept through Mendez Elementary last week with book-themed costumes and special guests filling the school.

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Body of missing student found in Blanco River

Sat, 11/03/2018 - 4:05pm

The San Marcos Police and Fire Department recovered the body of a female yesterday evening from the Blanco River.

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Authorities remove animals from Buda home

Fri, 11/02/2018 - 5:51pm

Hays County authorities removed 161 cats and 15 dogs from a home in the 200 block of Towhee Drive in Buda Thursday afternoon. The animals were said to be in “various health states.”

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Early voting ends today

Fri, 11/02/2018 - 12:00am

Today is the last day of what has been, by most measures, an extraordinary early voting period. Voter registration surged across the state and in Hays County, and thus far, so has voter turnout.