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A strong morning sun cast appropriately long shadows on the road Saturday as if to herald the advance, one by one, of student cadets and veterans on a commemorative march to honor a brave group of World War II prisoners of war.

The Hays County Commissioners Court will meet in room 301 of the Hays County Courthouse at 9 a.m. on March 28.

The city of San Marcos has a new attorney on board, and he is a face that will be familiar to many in San Marcos.

The Hector and Gloria López Foundation, an organization that provides tertiary educational opportunities for Latino students in Texas, announced Monday that they are donating $1.79 million to Texas State to assist first generation, Latino students that have been accepted to Texas State University for the fall of 2023.

San Marcos High School has an Anatomage Table — a 3D anatomy visualization and virtual dissection tool for Health Science education.

Leadership class of 2023 starts fundraising for its community project

The Crestwood Center and the separate business adjacent to it, Ranch Road 12 Self Storage, have a tentative green light to stay in operation following mediated negotiations with the city of San Marcos’ Neighborhood Enhancement, which produced a working agreement on the construction of wastewater and sewer repairs.

For five decades, a local sports organization has promoted the joy of playing golf with the dual purpose of contributing to the community by way of that passion.

The Texas Department of Transportation and officials from Hays County came together Thursday to cut the ribbon on the FM 2001 West Realignment project. This is the first of three projects to improve FM 2001 between I-35 and SH 21. The west project realigned FM 2001 along White Wing Trail from I-35 to just east of CR 118.“Prior to this project, FM 2001 was full of sharp turns.

The San Marcos Rotary Club is set to meet at noon, March 29.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed 69-yearold Longview resident Gary Rogers’ life in one unexpected way. As a SNAP recipient, the amount he received on his Lone Star card to buy groceries rose from a paltry $16 a month to $232, as part of a federal stimulus package.

A good teacher’s work is never done.