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The CHRISTUS Santa Rosa San Marcos Foundation announced its upcoming Stars of Texas Gala on Thursday, May 2. As Hays County’s premiere annual black-tie event, the gala will honor community philanthropists Bill and Linda Pennington and feature entertainment by Straight Tequila Night.

SMHS hosts spring musical of former Broadway show

A zoning change to allow for a gas station, convenience store, car wash and retail center on six acres of land at the corner of Mc-Carty Lane and Rattler Road was approved by the San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday night.

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The San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District implemented the School Marshal Program at the beginning of the school year in response to a lack of available School Resource Officers from the city and Texas legislation requiring an armed guard on every school campus. A committee has been formed specifically to evaluate the efficacy of the program throughout time and any viable alternatives, according to district officials. The SMCISD Board of Trustees held a discussion regarding the charge and expectations for the Police Force Committee at the regularly scheduled meeting on Jan 16.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered Texas to allow federal border agents access to the state’s border with Mexico, where Texas officials have deployed miles of concertina wire.

Knowledge is power, and often that power can come with a hefty price tag. However, Lifelong Learning provides free learning opportunities in San Marcos to quench the curious mind without breaking the bank. Lifelong Learning Director Marianne Reese is currently spearheading a community lecture series that involves six unique topics on six consecutive Fridays at the San Marcos Public Library.

Bring on the rain

The San Marcos Queer Council (SMTXQC) is hosting a drag show and voter registration event on Friday, February 2 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Wake the Dead Coffee House at 1432 Old Ranch Rd 12, in San Marcos. In a press release, the organization stated that their goals are to support the art and freedom of speech of drag, and to register eligible Hays County residents to vote in the upcoming primary. This is also an opportunity to learn about the San Marcos Queer Council and their goal of opening a LGTBQIA2S+ community center. Participants will be asked to take a short survey about their vision for such a center for a free SMTXQC logo sticker.

DEAR ABBY: I’m irritated by my neighbors, and I don’t know quite how to approach it. I live in a densely populated, but quiet, neighborhood. New neighbors moved in a couple of years ago, and after moving in, they hung a wind chime on their front porch. This isn’t your average wind chime. If I had to guess, the chimes are at least five feet long.

Wimberley’s oldest retailer, King Feed and Hardware, caught fire in the early morning hours of Tuesday. A patron of the Brookshire Brothers’ Tobacco Barn and gas station noticed the flames at its location on RR12 and called Wimberley Fire and Rescue. King Feed co-owner Bryan Toifl was on the scene by 5:45 a.m. and was joined shortly thereafter by the business’ other owner, Laurie Ward. Both are previous employees who took over ownership in 2019 from then owner Chris Nichols.

The river is the core of San Marcos’ identity, so it makes sense that swimming is a critical skill for local youth to learn. With that in mind, the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District proposed during the past bond election that San Marcos property taxes pay for an instructional swimming facility, and the community agreed.