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Police, volunteers offer Holiday House Watch

San Marcos residents who plan on traveling for the holidays may use the Holiday/Community House Watch program offered by the San Marcos Police Department and the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association.

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Missing man found dead in San Marcos River

A Lockhart man who went missing on Dec. 5 suffered a fatal heart attack and was found the next day in the San Marcos River, police say.

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SMCISD trustees hire new assistant super for $112,000

San Marcos CISD’s $69 million budget will be overseen by a new assistant superintendent for business and support services — Jason Gossett.

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Bartee Haile: “I’ll drink all the oil in West Texas!”

This Week in Texas History: A column by BARTEE HAILE A determined wildcatter brought in the very first oil well in West Texas on Oct. 21, 1917. The startling discovery began a frenzied boom that went bust in no time flat. The region around Ranger, a sleepy community 100 miles west of Fort Worth, did [...]

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San Marcos Academy senior is NHRP scholar

San Marcos Academy senior Tiara Hansen has been selected as a 2011-12 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.

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San Marcos High School announces 2011 scholar recipients

Eighteen students at San Marcos High School have earned advanced placement Scholar Awards — including three as AP Scholars with Honor and one AP Scholar with Distinction — in recognition of their exceptional achievement in the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program.

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SMCISD invites parents for Thursday presentation on gifted/talented process

Parents interested in learning about the San Marcos CISD Gifted/Talented Education Program are invited to attend a meeting Oct. 13 from 6-7 P.M. at the Lamar Annex Training Room, 500 W. Hutchison.

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Winners of 5-K walk/run cemetery benefit announced

Friends of the San Marcos Cemetery announced the winners of its eighth annual “From Here To Eternity” 5-K Walk/Run held last Saturday.

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‘Art and eco fest’ slated for Saturday

Downtown San Marcos will be the site of a free community event to feature music, art and food vendors, and an opportunity to participate in the city’s master planning process.

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Bartee Haile: Barbed wire in the cause of West Texas range war

This Week in Texas History: A column by BARTEE HAILE Gov. John Ireland did a political about-face on Oct. 10, 1883 and called the state legislature back into special session to deal with the fence-cutting crisis that had turned western Texas into a war zone. When barbed wire was introduced in the Lone Star State [...]

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