Nearly 64,000 Texas borrowers will have their federal student loans forgiven after a U.S. Department of Education review concluded they qualified for the benefit.
Left, Sylvia Garza of San Marcos, holds the award recently presented to her at a 75th Anniversary Luncheon sponsored by the American GI Forum, in honor of her decades of service to the American GI Forum, including serving as Texas State Chairwoman. The AGIF is a congressionally chartered Hispanic veterans and civil rights organization founded in 1948 in Texas. Its motto is 'Education is Our Freedom and Freedom should be Everybody's Business,' and it operates chapters throughout the U.S., with a focus on veterans' issues, education and civil rights. Below, a mural honoring some of San Marcos' veterans and heroes decorates the side of the AGIF building located in the area off South Mitchell Street in San Marcos.
Daily Record photo by Barbara Audet
Above, Sylvia and her husband, Freddie, have lived on S. Mitchell Street for decades. Right, Sylvia and Freddie Garza on their wedding day in the 1950s.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet
AGIF state chairwoman is honored by organization
The UIL State Executive Committee on Thursday cleared former San Marcos High School Athletic Director and head football coach Mark Soto, now the head football coach and director of athletics of Judson High School in Converse, of any wrongdoing in his involvement with the handling of accusations against SMHS involving recruiting athletes.
Some lucky winner recently purchased a million dollar ticket at the Rise N Stop, State Highway 123.
Daily Record photo by Shannon West
Someone hit the jackpot this week, perhaps not the billion dollars that was on the line, but a second-tier $1 million prize ticket or the Wednesday, July 19 Powerball drawing was purchased at a local convenience store in San Marcos.
KZSM, your true community radio station, offers over twenty unique music shows, each one carefully curated by a host. Some, like “Metal Mark Live” (Thursdays 10 p.m.- midnight) or “Smooth Honey Bear Blues” (Tuesdays 8-10 p.m.) celebrate the variety of a particular genre. Others showcase the imagination of the host, like “The Weekly Show” (Wednesdays 10-11 p.m.), where host Mason Moore and his rescue dog Franklin play music that was released in the current week and revisit the week in history.
Salt is necessary in small amounts, but too often people consume it to excess. Small changes can help individuals reduce their sodium intake.
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Game night makes for a fun way to get together with friends. Competitive fire may not disappear on game night, but the atmosphere is generally more laid back. Indeed, a great game night is less about the games and more about the laughs and fun to be had.
Moe Johnson Running with Moe
There was an article about a woman runner who won two of the most difficult 100-mile races and set a record in one of the races of 26:14.08 hours.
Who holds the most career wins as head football coach in San Marcos High School?
The birds are thirsty. Add a birdbath to your garden for them.
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Yes indeed, it has been a tad warmish in our area lately. Cows are giving evaporated milk and wiener dogs have grill marks.
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