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The Hays County Commissioners Court recently honored the Hays County Sheriff’s Office with a proclamation honoring Aug. 7 as the 175th Anniversary of the department. Center, Hays County Commissioners Court Judge Ruben Becerra presents the proclamation to Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler. Pictured are members of the sheriff’s office and members of the court and staff. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office traces its history back to March 1848 but the first sheriff took office on Aug. 7, 1848. The history of Texas and law enforcement are intertwined with Hays County and San Marcos and this proclamation is mindful of those long decades of service.
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Hays County Sheriff’s Office celebrates 175th anniversary

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 12:00am

Hays County Commissioners Court adopted a proclamation recognizing Aug. 7 as the 175th anniversary of the Hays County Sheriff ’s Office at their regularly scheduled meeting last week.

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Services are set for U.S. Army soldier killed in vehicle accident

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 12:00am

A Dripping Springs native and 2021 graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Hailey Hodsden, 24, died on Aug. 1 during a training accident in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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Diminishing sex life calls for increasing communication

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 12:00am

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Court to discuss need for pretrial case management software, election security

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:00am

Hays County Commissioners Court is set to meet today at 9 a.m. On the agenda for the regularly scheduled meeting is the possible purchase of case management software for pretrial services, additional funds for RM 12 safety improvements, the purchase of security cameras for the IT and elections department and a Hays County Historical Commission appointment.

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Leading his team, the TXST Bobcats, onto the field is man of the hour, John Navarrette.
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Aug. 1 was declared John Navarrette Day in the city of San Marcos, by virtue of a proclamation approved by the city council. Left, John Navarrette and his wife, Chloe, share a moment during an earlier celebration held at Texas State University and below, John Navarrette holds an award presented to him by the university on behalf of his status as a distinguished alumni of the school.
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Day proclaimed for local self-made man, philanthropist

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:00am

Recognizing one of the city's most dedicated residents, in a ceremony at city hall, last week, Aug. 1 was proclaimed “John Navarrette Day” by San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson.

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Above, approximately 400 acres burned in the Oak Grove area of Hays County, destroying the residence of Michael and Travis Hinz, off Thurman Road.
Photo provided by Texas A&M Forest Service
Left, the white plume that residents saw on Friday signaled the beginning of a long weekend for local, state and even out of state firefighters.
Daily Record photo by Alex McKay

Top left, Dozer crews start work on the right flank of the Oak Grove Fire Friday.
Photo courtesy of W. Flocke/Texas A&M Forest Service.
Top right, a tree branch smolders two days after the fire stopped spreading. Crews working on hot spots Monday.
Photo courtesy of K. Flocke/Texas A&M Forest Service.
Left, A TV crew interviews Michael and Travis Hinz who lost their home in the wildfire. Right, a helicopter prepares to douse the fire.
Photos provided by Hays County Emergency Management.

Oak Grove Fire

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:00am

Family faces loss of home, wildfire mostly contained

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Husband’s motorcycle yen has mom of three worried

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:00am

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San Marcos native earns military excellence honors

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:00am

Seaman Recruit Savannah Tedder, Division 189, graduated as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) on July 28.

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Explosion rocks Dallas paint facility

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 12:00am

A worker was injured early Monday when an explosion set a paint manufacturing plant in the Dallas suburbs ablaze and shot a series of fireballs into the night sky.

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Above, Devyn Collie Reiley, 30, known to many in Hays County and especially, Wimberley, where she grew up, lost her life when the single engine plane she was piloting crashed July 29 in Wisconsin. Left, Reiley and one of her sisters could often be found dressed up as Disney princesses at events around Wimberley.
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Devyn Collie Reiley

Devyn Collie Reiley is pictured in these two images from her starring role in Jane Eyre, The Musical, at EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens in 2019. Reiley, an accomplished certified private pilot, was at the helm of a single engine WWII-era T-6 Texan Warbird aircraft in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, when it crashed into Lake Winnebago on July 29, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials. She was 30, the oldest of 13 siblings. She is survived by her husband, Hunter. Her parents are two-time Super Bowl winner and former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Bruce Collie and his wife, Holly.
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