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CADET HONORED

In the next few days, we at KZSM will bring True Community Radio to your FM dial at 104.1 FM. As we complete this process, we will look back on the history of community radio in San Marcos in this column and the next one.

Sweet treats are on display come Halloween. People hosting Halloween parties or bringing items over to others’ homes for the holiday may need to scare up some new ideas for dessert.

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A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing this year's annual school ratings after finding that the state’s new rating system–which was to debut this fall–is unlawful and would harm districts across the state.

Art uses a variety of different mediums to evoke an emotional response in the viewer. One of its forms involves fire and molten metal and is certainly not for the faint of heart. Texas State University has a metals program in their fine arts department and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Beverly Penn is teaching art students to utilize a torch in order to make precious metals even more appealing.

Volunteers come together to pack 14,000 meals to share

The Heritage Association of San Marcos will celebrate Texas Arbor Day On Friday, Nov. 3 by planting a tree in Veramendi Plaza Park to honor the legacy of Ruben E. Garza, recipient of the 2023 Heritage Arbor Day Award.

TOSSED & TURNED

A local band utilizes cardboard masks to create quirky characters that have become a staple of their performances–so much so that the crowd now dons the masks as well–dancing freely with the anonymity that a face-covering affords.

New sidewalks, bikeways and other types of infrastructure will help improve safety and enhance quality of life in many Texas communities including San Marcos, Wimberley and Dripping Springs, following the announcement that the Texas Transportation Commission has approved more than $345 million for projects across the state.