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Timothy Jenkins, Serenity Williams, Faith Williams, Nevaeh Veals and Isaiah Jenkins carry the official banner at the head of the 2019 Dunbar Heritage Association's (DHA) Martin Luther King Jr. Day March. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Sun, 01/12/2020 - 12:00am

The Dunbar Heritage Association (DHA) is celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with community events and invites Hays County residents to take part to

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Daily Record poll pulled following misunderstanding

Sun, 01/05/2020 - 12:00am

The Daily Record’s online poll from Dec. 6, 2019 - Jan. 3, 2020 asked readers whether they think the city should have approved a resolution of no objection to the

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Despite the New Year’s Day chill in 2019, dozens of people kept to tradition by jumping in the San Marcos River at noon on Jan. 1, 2019. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey

2020 Polar Bear Plunge & Potluck

Fri, 12/27/2019 - 12:00am

As is tradition in San Marcos, every first day of the New Year begins with a plunge into the 72 degree San Marcos River.

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Rabbi Ari Weingarten, of the Chabad Jewish Center of San Marcos, climbs up to the top of a ladder to place the newly lit candle onto the menorah during the 2018 celebration of the first night of Chanukah on the Hays County Courthouse lawn. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey

The Festival of Lights

Sun, 12/22/2019 - 12:00am

Chanukah, originating from the Hebrew word for “dedication,” begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar — usually in November or December — every year. Often called the

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AdventHealth Care residents Deck the Halls for Christmas

Fri, 12/20/2019 - 12:00am

On Wednesday, Advent Health Center hosted their annual Deck the Halls, where residents contended in a competition of jolliness.

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U.S. Coast Guard Operations Specialist Third Class Arik J. Rangel, who goes by his male drag performer stage name Arik Cavalli, wearing his Mr. Starlite Royalty sash and crown. Photos by Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll

From Coast Guard to Catwalk

Sun, 12/15/2019 - 12:00am

Arik Rangel is an operations specialist third class in the U.S. Coast Guard stationed at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island in New York City. But when under a spotlight and elaborately

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Holiday events abound at San Marcos Public Library

Fri, 12/13/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Public Library is hosting a slew of Holiday-oriented events to help the community get into the spirit of the season.

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Above left "Is My Home Your Home and Your Home Mine?" by Debangana Banerjee representing India. Photos courtesy of Linda Kelsey-Jones

‘Home and the World: Longing(s) and Belonging(s)’

Sun, 12/08/2019 - 12:00am

Walkers’ Gallery invites the public to the reception “Home and the World: Longing(s) and Belonging(s),” an exhibit that celebrates the growing diversity of San Marcos. The exhibit fills the freshly

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Graphic courtesy of the City of San Marcos

3rd Annual Stronger Together Volunteer Fair

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Public Library is hosting the third annual Stronger Together Volunteer Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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With the smell of wassail in the air, San Marcans gathered downtown for last year's annual Wine and Wassail Walk. Wassail lovers Chris and Ben Rodriguez and Mark and Diane Huebner pose for a photo as they walk to the next stop on the event. Daily Record file photos

2019 Wine & Wassail Walk

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Main Street Program invites residents to enjoy an evening of holiday cheer downtown at the 2019 Wine and Wassail Walk on Friday, Dec. 6 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.