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CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE

Following the recent release of Texas Education Agency preliminary end of school testing results for the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, SMCISD Superintendent Michael Cardona said he had some thoughts to share regarding the high points in those statistics, as well as some of the varying achievements of district schools. He also noted areas where he said there is additional support needed.

Nearly 1.4 million Texans poised to have some or all their student debt canceled by the federal government will have to continue paying off their loan balances after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan is unconstitutional.

DEAR ABBY: Eighteen years ago, I married a man so he could get health insurance and have back surgery. It was supposed to be shortlived. He fell in love with me and wouldn’t leave.

This summer, a chosen group of San Marcos CISD secondary teachers were given the opportunity to venture outside the classroom, heading into the community as externs for many area businesses, agencies and organizations.

City holds a grand opening of station

Ranch marks 50th anniversary of brothel’s closure with new edition

Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins recently announced that a Hays County jury found Caden Farese guilty of possession of a controlled substance – fentanyl, a state jail felony. That jury subsequently sentenced him to 18 months in state jail.

La Sociedad Mutualista Cuauhtémoc unveils marker

Across Hays County, the summer does not stop local officials from keeping track of health conditions that might present an ongoing threat.

Dear Abby

On a bright Saturday morning earlier this summer, stretched across a blocked-off street in front of the historic Hays County Courthouse, flowers abounded and a string of portable cabanas showcased vendors who were offering anything from hand-crocheted hats to poems crafted on a vintage typewriter by a man who only goes by the name, Derrick.