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DEAR ABBY: I’m 44, and I have been dating a wonderful man for the last year and a half. He’s 44 as well. He has a nice home and job and has 50/50 custody of his three children, who adore me. I’m good to them, and we all get along well, just like a family.

The Economist magazine’s Big Mac index was recently released, providing insights into the cost of the classic McDonald’s burger in countries around the world. The index was started in 1986 to provide a quick look at how currencies are trending against one another. The economic concept of purchasing power parity (PPP) indicates that exchange rates change over time to equalize the global price of an identical basket of goods and services. A single burger was chosen because it is highly standardized irrespective of location (and is ubiquitous and simple to grasp).

Grateful Mendez Strikers

Football theme bringing over 100 businesses to unique event

Board hears that early data shows areas of growth, needed improvement

Where It’s Wild

Dear Abby

Sheriff Gary Cutler commends nine members of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer unit for graduating in class number two of the Texas School Safety Center–School Based Law Enforcement master’s program. This 4-day course covered a multitude of sessions that covered advanced topics like understanding the development of the adolescent brain, bullying/cyberbullying, mental health issues in today’s youth and suicide prevention and intervention. This course reinforces the dedication of our SROs to better serve the students and staff members at our Hays County schools. From left, are: Jacob Starr, Ronnie Verette, Brent Bartsch, Alfredo Munoz, Steve Avalos, Manuel Moreno and Roland Cunningham. Not in the picture were Roger Ramirez and Sam Montemayor. Photo provided by Hays County Sheriff’s Office

Hays County residents and visitors can now access crime and arrest data for all of Hays County on one platform hosted called Citizens Connect. The system, by Tyler Technologies, boasts being the first in Texas to have all law enforcement agencies in the same county sharing data on a single Citizens Connect platform.

GOING COLLEGIATE

Due to aquifer levels continuing to drop over the last two months, the city of San Marcos will enter Stage 4 drought restrictions effective Sunday, Aug. 27 at noon.

Just as the city of San Marcos prepares to move into Stage 4 drought restrictions, amid a Monday that saw firefighters heavily engaged in battling wildfires across the region including off FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light, which was closed from Smith Lane for part of the afternoon, a group of citizens have worked steadily behind the scenes to protect the Upper San Marcos River Watershed.