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A piano player played and sang in the background during a bright morning conversation with Ethel 'Joyce' Curry, the Van Zandt County native, who has resided here in San Marcos for the past 15 years.

Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) cast her 70,000th consecutive vote in the Texas Senate Wednesday, marking an unparalleled statewide and nationwide record.

Texas-based Scarborough Lane Development and Partners Real Estate announced Thursday a series of changes for what it is now calling the former SMART Terminal, the subject of widespread discussion and community concerns.

Every four years the Boy Scouts offer members the opportunity to attend Scouting Jamborees. Thee are mega-scouting events in far-away places where attendees learn more about themselves, other scouts/scouting, and the world. Prior to COVID-19, the National and International Scouting Jamborees alternated on two year cycles, but during this recovery year, both Jamborees are this summer. The BSA Scouting National Jamboree will be held at the “Summit Bechtel” Scout Reservation in West Virginia. Local First Class Scout Zachry Rice will get the experience of a lifetime by attending from July 19-28. Having earned his way through Scout popcorn sales last year, Zach said he is excited. Fellow Life Scout Taliesin LeDoux will travel to South Korea to attend the International Scouting Jamboree, joining 45,000 scouts from around the world His father, local Scoutmaster Spencer LeDoux, will also attend this year’s International Jamboree. It will be his 5th International Jamboree since he joined Scouting in San Marcos in 1989.

The Kyle Police Department arrested and charged two people with various drug charges after fentanyl and other narcotics were found in a residence in the presence of two young children, police said.

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The city of San Marcos has selected Christian Smith to serve as the manager of Economic and Business Development.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-something single gay man. My parents are older and have a strained marriage. They no longer have a relationship but stay together. I live with them because of money issues, and they sometimes need assistance. I do not have the ability to bring friends or dates over, and I feel as if my mental health is being affected because of this, among other things.

A Texas state district judge on Wednesday sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for shooting to death a man protesting police brutality. Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon the former U.S. Army sergeant for the crime.

The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce and the local community have reason to celebrate as all four school bond proposals were passed in the recent election.

The campuses of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District were placed on lockout Wednesday, according to district officials.

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