Hays County Commissioners Court held one of its shorter regularly scheduled meetings Tuesday, adjourning for executive session after only an hour and a half. It was still long enough, though, for commissioners to look at current statistics for the Hays County Jail and to extensively consider what to do about a unique employee benefit concern.
Charlie Robison
Charlie Robison who made a career in country music and who once called San Marcos home during his time as a student athlete at then Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State University, has died. He was 59.
The interplay of colors and patterns and the intricate piecework that combine to produce quilts is on display until Sept. 28 at City Hall.
Photos provided by city of Kyle
Quilt show features work of area artists
On Sunday, Sept.10, the San Marcos Fire Department hosted the 3rd Annual Hays County Memorial Stair Climb at Bobcat Stadium. 30 climbers were on hand to remember the events of September 11, 2001 in a promise to never forget the loss that day of so many first responders including firefighters, paramedics and others.
Photo provided by San Marcos Fire Department
Climbing on Tall Shoulders
A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021, part of Republican efforts across the U.S. to pass new voting restrictions following President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.
DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more, and I try. I wasn’t popular in middle and high school, either. I have been in and out of college, so I haven’t been able to make friends there. I have worked at my job for three years and it’s the same story.
The Hays County Commissioners Court is set to proclaim Sept. 16 as the 2nd annual Hispanic Heritage Exhibition Walk Day.
The League of Women Voters of Hays County today announced they would be participating in the upcoming National Voter Registration Day–a nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register hundreds of thousands of voters on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Above, Jean Hahn places a flower and a toy bear on the city of San Marcos' 9/11 display. Left, San Marcos Fire Department raises the flag Monday at City Hall. Below, this flag flies only once a year to honor those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet and photo provided by city of San Marcos
Across the country, Americans paused Monday to reflect on the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 on Sept. 11, 2001. Above, the Ladder 3 Engine that was destroyed on 9/11 is on display at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Below left, a photo taken on Sept. 11, 2001 in Illinois shows the sky on the morning of the attacks and below, right, city council members and staff salute the flag.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet and photo provided by city of San Marcos
22nd anniversary of attack is recalled
Students, teachers and staff at Hernandez Elementary School celebrate a literary milestone recently as it was announced that the 'Hernandez Heroes' showed that reading is their superpower. The school won this year's San Marcos Public Library Summer Reading Challenge, a competitive moment among the area campuses. The award is given to the SMCISD elementary with the most students who turned in reading logs during SMPL's summer reading challenge. Ashley Schimelman, SMPL Children's Librarian, presented these Heroes with the winning trophy on Friday, Sept. 8. The district offered its congratulations to the school and thanked staff at the library for its continuing support of all area schools.
Photo submitted by SMCISD
Hernandez Heroes Win Summer Reading Challenge
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