Texas State men's basketball head coach Terrence Johnson has announced Jay Smith, formerly the lead assistant coach at New Orleans, as the Bobcats' new assistant coach.
Friday’s newspaper showed up on your doorstep or in your email inbox just like it normally does, but getting it there this week was a scorching hot reminder of just how wonderful the community is that we live in.
Hays County has a connectivity problem. The pandemic shined a bright spotlight on the fact that far too many families and businesses simply have no or very limited access to broadband. Some estimates show that more than 4,600 Hays County residents are underserved in terms of broadband.
It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, that has been introduced in Congress would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses. For too many newspapers, help can’t come soon enough. Economic challenges have resulted in too many communities seeing their local newspapers being forced to lay off staff, cut back on publication days or – worse yet – close. On average, two newspapers are closing each week. That hurts local businesses and residents in the long (and short) run. However, despite the challenges, what remains true is that local newspapers make a differ- ence in their communities.
Homeowners must consider various factors when choosing plants to display in and around their homes. That’s because, despite their beauty, various plants are toxic to humans and animals.
The City of San Marcos is looking to fill vacancies on City boards and commissions with volunteers from the community.
The recently-formed San Marcos Queer Council met on June 29 at Roughhouse Brewing where Texas State Representative Erin Zwiener and her Chief of Staff presented a resolution to the Bobcat Pride Scholarship Fund for a decade of service to the Greater San Marcos emergent adult LGBTQ community.
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