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Native plants, xeriscaping update look of older Belvin home

The Sunflower Bank of San Marcos routinely offers to give a portion of its business proceeds to the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, through a company initiative that bank officials said rewards customers while at the same time provides a monetary bonus to many of the district's high achieving students.

Michael Preston, Ed.D., is the new associate vice president for Student Success at Texas State University.

For the first time and with the weather cooperating– even though it was chillier than normal, the San Marcos Police Department filled its parking lot with a bevy of vehicles and volunteers offering treats for Tuesday's Halloween Trunk Or Treat celebration. Organizers said they hope to do this again next year. Photos by city of San Marcos

With goals set to the future, The Meadows Foundation just celebrated its 75th year of providing grants to non-profit organizations across Texas.

DEAR ABBY: I’m 24 and not where I want to be in life. I have goals and dreams I would like to accomplish. However, my family is super family-oriented. I work for my dad in a family business. He always talks business with me.

The Edwards Aquifer Authority on Thursday declared a decrease to Stage 3 Critical Period Management permit reductions for counties under the purview of the Edwards Aquifer Authority–including Atascosa, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, and Medina counties within the San Antonio Pool as of Wednesday, Nov 1.

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Since 1966, Pedernales Electric Cooperative has participated in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour program. This year, PEC stated it looks forward to selecting 10 high school students to attend the trip of a lifetime in Washington, D.C. where they will join more than 1,500 students from electric cooperatives across the country. PEC Youth Tour delegates will visit historical sites, meet their representatives and create lifelong friendships.

The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the Central Texas Dispute Resolution Center with a ribbon-cutting event. The CTDRC provides affordable alternative dispute resolution services for over 500,000 citizens of Hays, Caldwell, Comal and Guadalupe counties. Since 2009, the center has taken a preventative approach to resolving conflict in our area. They seek to use training and community education to resolve conflict before it becomes a judicial or legal case. The Central Texas DRC does mediate cases ordered through the courts, as well as those cases referred by an attorney and initiated by a party in conflict. Pictured are Hays County Commissioner-Precinct 1 Debbie Ingalsbe, CTDRC board members Patty Shafer, Margie Villalpando, Brenda Jardin Holter, Walt Krudop and Walter Wright, Staff members are Bailey Rozas, Randolph Goodman, Martha Joyce, Dana Williams, Oles Family, Henry, Marian, David and Wendy Feigl. Chamber staff are President/CEO Page Michel and Tiffany Quibodeaux, with chamber ambassadors Russell Wittekiend, Jesse Ramos, Dakota Hamilton, Sheila Beck, Daniel Dever, Tiffany Harris and Leo Pozzobon. Photo by Gary Job Corps

The Bobcats will once again go to make history as Texas State hosts Georgia Southern in hopes of earning the first six-win season and qualify for a bowl game.