Rachel Sonnier

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Every June, the library kicks off the Summer Reading Program with a party chock full with games, activities, entertainment and fun for the whole community. Last year, the theme was Reading Rocks, this year it's going to be a Barnyard Bonanza. Daily Record file photo by Denise Cathey

Summer at the Library

Fri, 06/07/2019 - 12:00am

Every summer the San Marcos Public Library kicks off their extensive list of summer activities and reading programs for kids, but this year the library’s got something for everyone.

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The new poll is available online now and asks for readers’ opinions on a proposed purpose-built student housing development. The proposed downtown apartment would have stretched down on Guadalupe Street from West San Antonio Street to Martin Luther King Drive. An artist’s rendering provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission depicts the project’s large size. Screenshot from City of San Marcos

Most poll respondents say Hays County would benefit from a Public Defender’s Office

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

The Record’s online poll from May 17- 31 asked readers whether they think implementing a public defenders office in Hays County would be beneficial. An attempt to submit a grant

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The 2019 Adult Haiku Laureate Jerry Whitus. Daily Record photo by Rachel Willis

Library announces 2019 Haiku Laureates

Sun, 06/02/2019 - 12:00am

Two locals hold new titles in the community as of this month, they are the 2019 Haiku Poet Laureates of San Marcos. Every April for four years, the library has

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High school graduates take a stroll down memory lane

Thu, 05/30/2019 - 12:00am

As San Marcos High School seniors prepare for graduation this week, they took a walk down memory lane Wednesday morning at elementary schools across the city as part of the 20

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Friends of the Library hold annual spelling bee

Sun, 05/26/2019 - 12:00am

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The San Marcos Downtown Association is moving its Third Thursday Downtown Walkabout to the Second Saturday of the month. Downtown walkabout attendees stop to take a look at Tiny Amber Taylor’s booth of paintings and handmade jewelry at the Porch during a prior Third Thursday Downtown Walkabout. Daily Record file photo by Denise Cathey

Third Thursday moves to Second Saturday

Fri, 05/24/2019 - 12:00am

The San Marcos Downtown Association announced that it is launching a new Downtown Walkabout event to coincide with the current array of events that take place in downtown every second Saturday of t

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Randolph Goodman will retire from his post as business liaison at Gary Job Corps after 26 years of representing and advocating for the Corps. Daily Record photo by Denise Cathey

Leaving behind a legacy

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 12:00am

After 26 years of representing and advocating for the Gary Job Corps Center, Randolph Goodman will be officially retiring from his post as business community liaison on May 31. Goodman

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Eye of the Dog co-owner Billy Ray Mangham points to competitor Lotus as the audience rates her pot by their applause during the “Best 2 Pounds 2 Minute Pot Contest” at the annual Dirt Dauber Clay Festival last year. The pot making competition is one of many the center holds during the festival. Daily Record file photos by Denise Cathey

9th Annual Dirt Dauber Festival

Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:00am

Eye of the Dog Art Center is holding its annual clay-and-community-centric Dirt Dauber Festival this weekend.

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Canning the food waste problem

Wed, 05/15/2019 - 12:00am

In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply — which comes out to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food, according to the Uni

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Drift Inn Wildlife Sanctuary: Aiding Mother Nature

Sun, 05/12/2019 - 12:00am

Mother Nature, especially in Central Texas, can be indifferent and even catastrophic at times, but with residential areas constantly expanding in the state, those that depend on her, like the