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The Juneteenth Foundation, Inc., is launching its 29th annual BBQ Cookoff Fundraiser and 3rd annual Fish Fry Fundraiser this month.

Two recent meetings of the Hays County Commissioners Court have generated concerns regarding the status of operations in many county offices.

The Texas Department of Transportation at time of press was set to hold a virtual and in-person public meeting to “present and discuss proposed improvements” to FM 2720, where it runs from State Highway 2 to State Highway 142, crossing both Hays and Caldwell counties.

Although the numbers are temporarily decreasing as growth moderates and uncertainty rises, there remain about 9.6 million job openings across the country. Employers of all types and sizes are affected by labor shortages, with major challenges in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and health care and social assistance. We presently need 1.6 million health care and social assistance workers and 1.3 million accommodation and food services employees.

Hays County officials transferred responsibilities for payroll from the County Treasurer’s Office to the Budget Office, as the result of a unanimous vote during the last regular meeting of the Hays County Commissioners Court.

With the summer movie season back to a somewhat type of normal after the ending of the pandemic, members of the Mermaid Society got their tails on and headed to the premiere of Disney’s live version of “The Little Mermaid,” on Thursday, May 25. San Marcos is the Mermaid Capital of the United States. For those looking for other film moments this summer, the San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department will host its free “Movies in Your Park” every Tuesday throughout the summer. The movie usually begins at approximately 8:45 p.m., with pre-movie activities beginning at 7:30 p.m. Movie locations do vary so check the department online to confirm. As of now, these are the times and films for this summer: June 27, Surf's Up, Rio Vista Pool; July 11, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Plaza Park; July 18, The Lego Batman Movie, Plaza Park; July 25; Lightyear, Bobcat Stadium; Aug. 1, DC League of Super Pets, Plaza Park; Aug. 8, Top Gun: Maverick, San Marcos Regional Airport; and Aug.11, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Dunbar Park.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed Fort Worth lawyer and former Secretary of State John Scott as interim Texas attorney general, temporarily replacing Ken Paxton, who was suspended as attorney general pending the outcome of an impeachment trial in the state Senate.

End of School Champs

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced that for this month’s survey, Texas business executives were asked supplemental questions on wages, prices and costs. The results for these questions are from the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey, the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey and the Texas Retail Outlook Survey.

Tremendous Spring Tour

Dear Abby

The Bobcats were hungry following a rough last day at the Sun Belt Conference Championships which saw Texas State fall from a top five spot all the way down to 8th place.