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Area families and children will be able to have a truly old-fashioned Halloween on Tuesday at the San Marcos Police Department is sponsoring a Public Safety Trunk or Treat at the headquarters located at 2300 S. I-35 Frontage Road.

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.

I had a phone call last week informing me that my cousin, Bill Caddoo, had won the Stratton Mountain race.

It’s showtime! Tickets are on sale now for “Beetlejuice,” the Broadway musical comedy that will make its Austin premiere Feb. 6 - 11 as part of Texas Performing Arts Broadway in Austin series at Bass Concert Hall.

Gary Job Corps Security Cadets assisted with crowd and traffic control at LBJ Birthday Bash. This year’s event was held at Gemstone Palace in Kyle.

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In the 69th all-time meeting between rivals San Marcos and New Braunfels, the Unicorns jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back, winning 45-14 over the Rattlers.

In a critical tiebreak game, San Marcos Hill Country Christian held off the San Antonio Atonement Crusaders 3-1 as the Lady Rams sealed their ticket to the TAPPS 1A Volleyball playoffs.

My nephews and I were holed up at the TWA Hotel in New York on a rainy Sunday a few weeks ago, waiting to attend an evening wedding. I fiddled with my phone and laptop and scanned the TV, while explaining that this was a big day for my fantasy football teams. [To be honest, every Sunday during the NFL season is big.] Though the three teens knew a lot about football, I was taken aback when they said that unlike some 45 million Americans they had never learned the fantasy version–which has become a billion-dollar enterprise. So I told them the backstory.