The City of San Marcos proclaimed Jan. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Front Row: Mayor Jane Hughson, Pastor Jonafa Banbury, Mittie Miller, Cynthia Calderon and Chase Stapp. Back Row: Constable David Peterson, Claudea Blythe, Mary Earls and Gloria Salazar. Photo courtesy of the City of San Marcos.
On Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court proclaimed Jan. 20 as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Hays County and invited residents to take part in the events planned to mark the revered civil rights leader’s birthday. Left to right, Pct. 2 Commissioner Mark Jones, Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Banbury, Dunbar Heritage Association secretary; Alex Banbury Jr., DHA president; County Judge Ruben Becerra, DHA Vice President Mittie Miller; volunteers Mary Peterson Earls and Cynthia Calderon, DHA Treasurer Claudea Blythe, County Judge’s Executive Assistant Anita Collins, Pct. 1 Constable David Peterson, County Chief of Staff Alex Villalobos, San Marcos resident Dan Lyons, Gary Job Corps representative Donte Jacobs, Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, and Pct. 4 Commissioner Walt Smith. Photo courtesy of Hays County.
