DEAR ABBY: I have been with my partner, “Hank,” for 25 years, but although he is legally separated, he is still married. We have lived together for 24 of these 25 years. He has two adult children with his wife. I used to be married and…
The Public Works Department’s stormwater management division is accepting art submissions for the “What Goes Here Flows Here 2025” calendar contest. This initiative aims to spread awareness about the critical importance of water quality…
Kaylee Lewis starts off the 400 meter relay race at the NCAA West Prelims. The sprint relay group of Lewis, Ma’Khi Falkquay, Kerris Roberts and Taejha Badal made history becoming the first ever Bobcat women’s relay team to qualify for the…
The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Business Showcase - Tailgate Edition. Pictured is Della Lucio, with KnD’s Boutique, as she stopped by the San Marcos BBQ booth at last year’s Business Showcase.
When Texas state Sen. Charles Perry sat down this week in a packed room at the state Capitol to hear testimony on whether to ban some psychoactive hemp products from being sold in the state, he already knew what was coming.
Juneteenth Foundation Board Chairman David Peterson and Greater Bethel Baptist Church Pastor Derrick Benn spoke at Hays County Commissioners Court to inform the public of all of the Juneteenth celebrations going on this year.
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the…
The Texas Institute of Letters (TIL) has named Cyrus Cassells, a professor in the Department of English and Texas State University System Regents' Professor at Texas State University, co-winner of the 2024 Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for…
The Hays County Commissioners Court is set to adopt two proclamations and possibly approve the execution of several contracts and two contract amendments at the regularly scheduled meeting today at 9 a.m.
DEAR ABBY: Over the course of 12 years, my husband and I have gifted more than $400,000 in down-payment money to our adult daughter and her husband. Both are now in their mid-40s. I gave them most of this money behind my husband’s back.
It may have gotten a little louder in San Marcos over the weekend. After years of trains passing through quietly – or at least as quiet as a train can when it doesn't blow its horn – the whistles are blowing once again as the city works to…
San Marcos CISD is fully in to summer break, but that doesn't mean that the learning stops. Last week, the annual Dance Camp was held teaching participants various dance styles from hip-hop to contemporary to pom and jazz helping aspiring…
Elisabet Runarsdottir and Lara Roberts celebrate together at the NCAA West Prelims. Runarsdottir and Roberts became the first pair of teammates, both in Texas State men’s and women’s track, to qualify for the NCAA National Outdoor Meet in…
The San Marcos City Council is set to receive a staff presentation and hold a public hearing for the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds and consider the sale of Edwards Aquifer Water and treated potable water to County Line…
Federal forecasters are predicting between 17 and 25 named storms will form this hurricane season — the highest number of storms the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ever predicted before the start of the season on June…
The Gary Job Corps training program involves teaching the students various trades, but more importantly, it involves community partnerships that allow for hand-on training experience. Gary Job Corps recently hosted a community luncheon on…
Perez has done approximately 25 murals across town that exemplify the history of the town and its wildlife. Many of the murals have messaging that encourages people to take care of the river, which he said is his favorite part about San…
True community happens when people hear and appreciate each other’s stories. KZSM 104.1 FM and KZSM.org bring you the stories of people you might not meet— from research scientists to singer/songwriters and more. From 11 a.m. to noon on…
In general, birds are only as “smart” as they need to be to survive, making them specialized in the various mental tools needed to traverse great distances during migration and remember where food caches are stored.
The rainstorm that passed through much of west and central Texas on Friday morning brought some much needed rainfall without much of the dangerous and damaging weather that both the local area and much of the state have experienced over…
Recreation and Cemetery Maintenance, past and present Cemetery Commission members, residents from the nearby neighborhood, and you – the San Marcos community.”
Michael Harrell from Roadway Asset Analytics AI-based lightweight Roadway Condition Tracking System Monitor roadway assets in a continuous manner that helps reduce maintenance costs by 20%-35%.
San Marcos will play their first home game of the 2024 season against the Pflugerville Weiss Wolves. This will be the first meeting between Weiss and San Marcos with the Wolves first starting playing football since 2018.