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Daily Record infographics by Colton Ashabranner
The Hays County Local Health Department tallied 229 recoveries from COVID-19 and 111 new lab-confirmed cases on Thursday.
The San Marcos Fire Department hosted a grand opening on Wednesday for its new fire station #2 located in the La Cima neighborhood off Ranch Road 12. Above, Fire Chief Les Stephens addresses a small, in-person crowd and a virtual crowd during the grand opening ceremony. Below, Mayor Jane Hughson gives remarks on the importance of the city's newest fire station. Daily Record photos by Lance Winter
San Marcos Fire Station #2’s three red-painted garage doors rose up and a fire engine emerged with its lights on, whizzing past a small, socially distanced group gathered Wednesday morning.
The City of San Marcos will close its Skate Park on Jan. 5-6 to clean graffiti (pictured above). Photo courtesy of the City of San Marcos
Citing an increase in graffiti vandalism across San Marcos in 2020, the City of San Marcos announced that it will close its skate park for graffiti removal on Jan. 5 through Jan. 6.
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A San Antonio man has been arrested and charged with burglary, aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping for his involvement in two incidents at The Grove Apartments.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted everyone's daily lives as it first appeared in Hays County on March 14. Above, members of a Hays County taskforce of firefighters and emergency personnel prepare to administer COVID-19 tests at a nursing home in San Marcos on May 21. Below, San Marcans visit a coronavirus testing site at San Marcos High School in July. Daily Record photos by Lance Winter.
From mask-wearing to social distancing, COVID-19 has changed the daily lives of everyone. Hays County reported its first presumptive coronavirus case on March 14. Since then, 125 county residents have died from the virus as of Tuesday, while there have been over 10,000 cases reported to the Hays County Local Health Department.
Above, a student at Mendez Elementary School has her temperature taken before entering the school during San Marcos Consolidated ISD's first day of in-person classes on Oct. 5. Daily Recrd photo by Lance Winter
Hays County and San Marcos saw a break in COVID-19 in October, but cases began to surge in November and December. The final three months of the year brought a return to in-person learning at San Marcos Consolidated ISD, the general election and a runoff election.
Daily Record infographics by Colton Ashabranner
A Kyle woman in her 40s has died from COVID-19, marking the 126th coronavirus-related in Hays County.
Daily Record infographics by Colton Ashbranner
A Buda woman in her 60s died from COVID-19, marking the 125th coronavirus-related fatality in Hays County.
Above, following the tragic killing of San Marcos Police Department Officer Justin Putnam, the San Marcos community decorated his patrol car with flowers in his memory. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter. Below, San Marcans welcomed Putnam home after he returned from the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office on April 20. Pictured, a resident holds a sign thanking Putnam for his service. Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo.
Tragedy struck the San Marcos Police Department multiple times in 2020. But each time the San Marcos community responded with support.
Above, a Texas State student wears a "Stay Weird" mask during the first week of in-person classes at the beginning of the fall semester. Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
Between July and September, San Marcos and Hays County continued to battle COVID-19 but cases slowed down in September. The three-month period also saw a return to in-person learning at San Marcos Academy and Texas State University.
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