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The Mountain Laurel Garden Club will be serving lunch at the Cottage Kitchen this week. From left to right are Jerry Kimmel, Linda Pennington, Liz Weatherspoon, Letha Allen, Elaine Wilbanks, Adelaide McAninch, Eleanor Pulver, Ellie Stewart, Lil Hageman, Beverly Owen, Gina Eben, Brenda Kyle and Vicki Barber. Submitted photo

Cottage Kitchen Luncheon

Wed, 01/16/2019 - 12:00am

The Mountain Laurel Garden Club will host lunch at the Charles S. Cock House Museum, located at 400 E. Hopkins Street, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18.

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Hays Master Gardeners announce 2019 training

Sun, 01/13/2019 - 12:00am

The Hays County Master Gardener Association will hold a Master Gardener Training Course on 12 Fridays in spring of 2019. The Master Gardener Training Program is an educational/ volunteer program

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The Greater San Marcos Partnership recently made some changes to its staff in preparation for an ambitious 2019 agenda. Jason J. Giulietti (left) is the new vice president of Economic Development, John E. Ellis (center) was hired as the director of Marketing and Communications and Christian Duran (right) was promoted to manager of Existing Business and Workforce Development. Photos courtesy of GSMP

Greater San Marcos Partnership makes staff changes

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 12:00am

The region’s economic development organization, the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP), has undergone significant staff changes in preparation for an aggressive 2019 agenda.

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Chairman and CEO of McCoy's Brian McCoy stands with his newly promoted daughter Meagan McCoy Jones. Photos courtesy of McCoy's

McCoy's Headquarters makes changes at the top

Thu, 01/03/2019 - 12:00am

Brian McCoy, chairman and CEO of McCoy’s Building Supply, recently announced the promotion of Meagan McCoy Jones to president and chief operating officer.

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Central Texas Medical Center recently received the Leapfrog Group's "A" rating for patient safety. Daily Record file photo

CTMC receives ‘A’ for Patient Safety

Tue, 01/01/2019 - 12:00am

Central Texas Medical Center was awarded an "A" from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. This is the fourth time CTMC has been honored with the designation that

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Researchers are on the hunt for Cortés’ lost fleet

Tue, 01/01/2019 - 12:00am

In July of 1519, in a brazen act that would upend history, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés ordered his men to sink all but one of the 11 ships they sailed

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Bold Beauty Project Texas model Deb Lewin. Photo by Pam Showalter

Bold Beauty Project to open in Central Texas

Fri, 12/28/2018 - 12:00am

Deb Lewin was an international athlete, representing two countries in field hockey and squash for a time, until her car was broadsided in 1996. “I sustained a traumatic brain injury,

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Susan Seaton is at home in her elementary school classroom. She is a veteran of 12 years teaching, and for 10 of those she has also served with the San Marcos Educators Association. Photos by Garrett McGinley

Teachers find success in advocacy

Wed, 12/26/2018 - 12:00am

Teacher activism in America had a moment in 2018. Across the United States, teachers and other education workers alike took to the streets to protest stagnant pay, decreased benefits and

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SMCISD gets a C in A-F assessment

Tue, 12/25/2018 - 12:00am

The state released its final 2018 school performance accountability ratings on Dec. 12, and the San Marcos school district received a C overall. The Texas Education Agency released preliminary 2018

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IBC Bank-Zapata Chairman of the Board Renato Ramirez and President Ricardo Ramirez presented Texas State Mariachi Nueva Generación with a check for $3,500 during a performance at IBC Main Bank-Zapata on Dec. 17. Photo courtesy of IBC Bank-Zapata

IBC-Bank Zapata donates $3,500 to Nueva Generación

Thu, 12/20/2018 - 12:00am

IBC Bank-Zapata Chairman of the Board Renato Ramirez and IBC Bank-Zapata President Ricardo Ramirez presented a check for $3,500 to the award-winning Texas State Mariachi Nueva Generación, Texas St