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SMTX Vagina Monologues is thrilled to announce its annual performance on Feb. 17, at the Wildflower Country Inn and Event Center. This empowering event serves as a fundraiser for the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center.

MLK March sees hundreds of locals in attendance

The city of San Marcos partnered with Capital Area Rural Transportation Systems (CARTS) to offer riders free Wi-Fi on all SMTX The Bus fixed routes.

Every one of the music shows on KZSM 104.1 and KZSM.org holds a unique love story about the host’s relationship with the music. On “Big Up Reggae” (Sundays 3-4 p.m.), Lady K (Katherine Nelson) features everything from classic roots reggae to rocksteady, island reggae, rock reggae, dub reggae, and more. Along with recorded music, she sometimes interviews performers who play live in our storefront studio.

Texas State University (TXST) will host a TEDx event with the theme of “resolve” on Saturday, Feb. 24.

In 1988 Jesse Mojica, came to Gary Job Corps from working with various electrical contractors in the Central and West Texas Area. Mojica has had the responsibility for maintaining over 100 buildings on the 775 acre campus, dormitories for over 900 students, classrooms, and office buildings, dining facility, and recreation areas supporting the over 500 staff. Additionally. Mojica who is an ordained Catholic deacon (2000) for the Diocese of Austin, conducts services once or twice a month and administers the communion capital sacrament to the Catholic offenders attending his services at the Kyle Correctional Center. He received the Governor’s 2015 Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Award. Pictured at the Main Gate is Mojica with his daughter Susanne Ritter, Business Engagement Liaison and Apprenticeship Coordinator, a family tradition, she has been working at Gary Job Corps for 25 years. Receiving a token of appreciation from the Center Director Angela Rackley Meadows, she expressed her sincere thanks for all the sacrifices that Mojica has made of the years for coming in on weekends, nights, and holidays during adverse weather doing what needed to be done for the welfare of the staff and the students.

Rotary Creates Hope

As the Super Bowl looms, many in the city are also planning ahead for the Fall 2024 football season in San Marcos. As excitement builds on the field, it becomes a powerful force in the local economy. Texas State University's home football games aren't just about touchdowns and cheers — they're about economic touchdowns for local businesses, both big and small.

The San Marcos Public Library is the home of a dream come true for the local bookworm that is looking to strengthen their knowledge reserves. Lifelong Learning Director Marianne Reese is currently spearheading a community lecture series that involves six unique topics on six consecutive Fridays at the San Marcos Public Library.

Splash Coworking founder and president of the Downtown Association of San Marcos Carina Boston Pinales was selected as a Fellow in the first Economic Recovery Corps Program.

Dear Abby

The Wimberley Valley Watershed Association and the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association are gearing up for a February 9 community meeting concerning water issues in the Wimberly Valley. The discussion is expected to include the dispute between the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District and Aqua Texas, the company that provides water to customers in Wimberley, Woodcreek and other communities in Hays County.