Vandals sprayed areas at the 5 Mile Dam Park with paint and set a fire that damaged trees, grasses.
Photo provided by Hays County Parks
Hays County officials stated there were several incidents involving graffiti and small fires at 5 Mile Dam Park this past week.
The San Marcos City Council met Friday for a special-called meeting to discuss how best to move forward with information gained from a recent trip to Washington D.C. to promote legislative priorities and to encourage stronger relationships with federal agencies.
Coast Flight’s expansion project has “taken off,” and in a few short months students seeking their pilot’s certification will have even more space to accomplish that goal as it expands its hanger at San Marcos Regional Airport.
Brian Frizzell, father of Haley Frizzell who died in the Iconic Village fire, speaks during the Thursday press conference.
Daily Record photo by Dalton Sweat
Haley Michele Frizzell
James Phillip Miranda
Dru Estes
David Angel Ortiz
Belinda Moats Top, pictured are the five young people who died in the Iconic Village fire, that occurred in the early morning hours of July 20, 2018. The arrest Wednesday of Jacobe Ferguson, who was residing at the Iconic Village apartment complex in 2018, was the first arrest in the nearly five-year-old case. Photos provided by city of San Marcos.
San Marcos police and fire investigators said the combustible material that caused a fire that killed five, seriously injured others and displaced more than 200 residents of the Iconic Village apartment complex in San Marcos in July 2018–the deadliest in the city’s history–was a discarded mattress.
Firefighters Travis Sanders, Wesley Keathley and Justin Nauert visited with students and teachers from the Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos summer program. Left, The students from the summer program at Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos stand on Engine 1 from the San Marcos Fire Station 1. Middle, Sanders adjusts his breathing apparatus so that students can hear what his voice would sound like in the event of a fire emergency. All the bells and whistles: Engine 1 rolls into Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos with sirens blaring to herald a visit.
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The Texas Division of Emergency Management will receive $60.6 million from the federal government to help utilities strengthen infrastructure on the state’s electricity grid.
A picnic in the park or on the beach can be a great way to dine outside and relax in the summer sun.
Photo from Metro Creative
Dining al fresco is often associated with securing outdoor seating at a local restaurant. However, anyone can enjoy al fresco dining at home, in a park or even on the beach.
Above, Brian Frizzell lost his daughter Haley in the July 2018 fire at the Iconic Village apartment complex. Bottom left, San Marcos Fire Department Chief Les Stephens shares aspects of the investigation that led to the arrest. Below, Will Wells talks about his friend, David Ortiz, who died in the fire.
Daily Record photos by Shannon West and Dalton Sweat
Jacobe Ferguson
Above left, Brian Frizzell, father of Haley Frizzell, who died in the July 2018 fire, speaks at Thursday press conference announcing arrest of Jacobe Ferguson, for allegedly starting the Iconic Village fire. Right, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert Topper.
Daily Record photos by Shannon West
San Marcos Fire Department officials charge 30-year-old Austin resident with felony
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