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Halloween is upon us, which means you’d better be cautious about the costume you choose.

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Hill Country Christian captures first district championship since 2015

San Marcos Academy is heading back to the playoffs for the third straight year as the Bears defeated the Kerrville Our Lady of the Hills Hawks 56-0 on homecoming night.

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The city of San Marcos’ new Economic and Business Development Manager Christian Smith is slated to be guest speaker at the Wednesday, Oct. 25, regular meeting of the Rotary Club of San Marcos.

It is important to acknowledge the women that are making a difference in the community, and the city of San Marcos hosts an annual award ceremony to do just that. Mary Peterson Earls, Nancy Hanks Ellis, Bobbie Garza-Hernandez and Mittie Miller were recently inducted into the Hall of Fame for providing assistance to those in need and demonstrating leadership qualities.

The Texas House and Senate are at odds over how much discretion to give state leaders in funding a private-school voucher program–the latest flashpoint in the ongoing battle between the two chambers over whether the state should help schoolchildren pay for a private education.

The San Marcos Education Foundation announced its Distinguished Alumni Class of 2023 during a ceremony at San Marcos High School on Friday, Oct. 20.

DEAR ABBY: My husband loves cooking for the family. Unfortunately, he’s a horrible cook. My kids hate what he prepares, so most of the food goes in the trash.

This article is the second installment of a fourpart series from the Hays Caldwell Women's Center focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence during October.

The journey south is beginning as these Monarch butterflies enjoy a brief layover in San Marcos this past Sunday. The butterflies are on a 2,500-mile trek from Canada, where they breed, to the forests of central Mexico, where they will hibernate. In Central Texas, these Monarchs wallow in the copious blooms of a purple sage hedge near Christus Hospital on Wonder World Drive. Daily Record photos by Celeste Cook