10th Annual Día de los Muertos 5K Run/ Walk set for Oct. 28
Come celebrate the Day of the Dead with the 10th Annual Día de los Muertos 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run on Oct. 28 at Hernandez Elementary School, 333 Stagecoach Trail.
Come celebrate the Day of the Dead with the 10th Annual Día de los Muertos 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run on Oct. 28 at Hernandez Elementary School, 333 Stagecoach Trail.
San Marcos has an indigenous mermaid named Sirena del Rio who shares her magic through storytelling and song. Embodied by master naturalist Jessica Mejia, Sirena del Rio weaves together elements of nature, heritage and mental health to teach young children about self-empowerment.
Texas Hill Country to experience first of two eclipses Oct. 14
At its September meeting, the Kyle Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new Center Director of the Gary Job Corps Center Angela Rackley, who comes with more than 20 years of experience as the director of the Charleston, Sacramento, Albuquerque, Little Rock and Schriver Job Corps Centers. Additionally, Rackley brings a wealth of knowledge as a Corporate Director of Student Support Services, Student Development Director and Executive Director of Youth Employment Services. The Gary Job Corps Center came under new management by EQUUS Workforce Solutions effective April 1.
The Calaboose African American History Museum is celebrating the musical contributions and legacy of San Marcos native, Eddie Durham, with a free concert in Eddie Durham Park, 205 MLK Drive, across from the Calaboose Museum. Durham was a gifted jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger in the swing era. His work contributed to the popularity of Glen Miller, Bennie Moten, Count Basie and Jimmie Lunceford. He is credited with being the first person to record an amplified guitar when he was featured on the 1935 Jimmie Lunceford recording of Durham’s arrangement of “Hittin’ the Bottle.”
City officials announced Thursday that due to the repeated failures of large diameter limbs, the presence of multiple stems arising from one point and damage from winter storm Uri, the city has decided to remove the large ash tree located at the intersection of Hopkins Street and Riverside Drive on Friday. Motorists should exercise caution in this area throughout the day as crews work to take down the tree.
Photo provided by city of San Marcos.
Tree removal is planned
Texas’s oldest tavern celebrates 90 years
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