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Doubloons to be featured, thrown in Okeanos Parade

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

Parading for almost 10 years, the Mistick Krewe of Okeanos Mardi Gras Parade is more exciting and fun than other parades because riders of the floats and other entries don’t just stand and wave, they toss things to the crowds that are watching. The tradition of float throws came about in the 1870s in New Orleans with the Twelfth Night Revelers who decided to throw prizes to the parade goers. It wasn’t until the 1920s that parades starting throwing glass beads.

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The Mistick Krewe of Okeanos Celebrates the 2022 Debutants

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

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City council discusses CDBG-DR Plan

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

The San Marcos City Council received a presentation and discussed the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) Action Plan during Tuesday’s meeting.

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Texas Briefly

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

Man charged in 3 Texas deaths indicted in roommate’s slaying

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Biden is ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including an assault on the capital, as tensions spiked along the militarized border with attacks that the West called “false-flag” operations meant to establish a pretext for invasion.

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A mild US flu season is waning, but is it really over?

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — This winter’s mild flu season has faded to a trickle of cases in much of the U.S., but health officials aren’t ready to call it over.

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Wayne Kraemer, as King Okeanos X, shows off his kings regalia, which was designed by Sheila and Alexandra Hargett. Photo courtesy of Mistick Krewe of Okeanos

Sheila, Alexandra Hargett create magical costumes for Krewe of Okeanos

Sun, 02/20/2022 - 5:00am

The Krewe of Okeanos’ Twelfth Night Ball transformed the Enchanted Ranch special event center into the “Court of the Enchanted Garden” on the evening of Jan. 8.