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Mental Health resources can be found locally through various nonprofits and other organizations. For someone in a crisis, it may be difficult to find mental health services sprawled across various platforms. Hays County Commissioners Court addressed the need for a streamlined process by adding a behavioral health coordinator position, which will be responsible for finding and organizing all of the mental health resources across the county into one, easily navigable online location.

KZSM hosts San Marcos Music Awards

On Thursday, January 25, 50 volunteers gathered throughout the day at the First Presbyterian Church in San Marcos to go out in three-hour shifts to locate and count the homeless population in Hays County. The count was conducted by the Homeless Coalition of Hays County. The organizers of the official Point In Time Count were Patsy Ann Reed, PIT Count Planning Team Coordinator, and Nancy Heintz, PIT Lead Co-Coordinator 'The Teams were made up of a driver, a spotter who helped navigate their assigned area, and one or two surveyors,' Heintz said. 'The surveyors used a Counting Us mobile app on their phone to complete the survey with the people they encountered who were willing to participate in the survey.'

The Texas economy is expected to continue its expansion, even in the face of market volatility, according to retired Assistant Vice-President & Senior Economist of the Federal Reserve, Keith Phillips.

Laissez les bon temps rouler! On Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 5-7pm in the iconic Hays County Court House on the square, the Heritage Association of San Marcos will proudly host the 1st Mardi Gras Happy Hour and Silent Auction to celebrate our town and the Mistick Krewe of Okeanos parade. Our diverse culture and small town family spirit brings San Marcos together like no other hill country riverside city.

Following the Mistick Krewe of Okeanos neighborhood parade, the festivities extend into Downtown San Marcos. The Downtown Association of San Marcos (DASM) invites everyone to join in the Mardi Gras Downtown celebration during its inaugural 2024 activation. Embrace the spirit of Mardi Gras as local businesses roll out themed specials, delectable food and entertaining performances. Various Downtown Association members of San Marcos will participate in a storefront decorating contest, dressing up their facades into energized, fun and artistic displays that extend a warm welcome.

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Texas State University faculty, staff, and students can access free Naloxone (Narcan) nasal spray on both the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses.

Much of the music we play on KZSM 104.1 FM and KZSM.org comes from right here in the heart of Texas—but not all of it. One of our newest shows, “Heartbeats and Echoes” (Wednesdays 10-11 a.m.) features music from around the world—places you might never see or only dream of visiting.

I was watching the Australian Open Tennis Championships last week between the number #1 seed and the number #4 seeds. The #1 was not performing well and had missed serves, unforced errors, and was losing games because of his poor performance. Having watched sports and been an athletic trainer for a number of years I made the comment, “There is something wrong with him. He is not performing at his usual level.” Between watching athletes perform below expectations and having experienced a few episodes of poor performance myself I could see something was not right. The first thing that came to mind was the start of heat exhaustion. The strokes were there but they were missing the ‘sweet spot’ on the racket, he was outside the lines and hitting the net. Australia is in a hot time of the year and dangers from heat are common. I write a column every year reporting the signs of heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. The problem with heat illness is that they are accumulative in nature. Activities you did earlier in the day may affect performance in an activity later in the day. I thought that he may have spent too much time warming up before his match and now those subtle changes were affecting his performance.

Exploring Nature: Bird Names

Peanuts work well in sweet desserts and are commonly found in the form of peanut butter swirled with jelly atop bread for lunchtime sandwiches. However, peanuts can be an ingredient in savory dishes as well. In fact, peanuts often are included in the popular Thai dish “Pad Thai,” which is Thailand’s variation on a traditional Chinese stir-fry. It’s salty, sweet and often spicy. Try this version, courtesy of “300 Best Stir-Fry Recipes” (Robert Rose) by Nancie McDermott.