hristmas and other winter holidays bring out the desire to fill our homes with greenery and decorative flowers. With a little extra care and forethought, many of these wonderful plants can continue to thrive long after December becomes just a distant memory. Choosing a living Christmas tree is a gre...

ive dozen Europeans from the slums of New York City set foot in Texas on Dec. 12, 1833 on their way to a promised paradise on the Rio Grande. John Charles Beales was an English expatriate, who moved to Mexico in 1804. A physician by profession, he was a late entrant in the race for Texas real estate...

Esperanza Sanchez and Robert Carreon married on Nov. 9, 2017. The couple decided to make their relationship, which began in the 1970s, official when Sanchez found out she had a terminal kidney disease. The wedding was made possible by the CTMC hospice team and a program called “Dream a Little Dream....

Sights and Sounds of Christmas Come out to San Marcos for the second weekend of the local favorite Dec. 6-9. This annual event features carnival rides, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local school performances and more. Festivities continue nightly from 5-11 p.m. at San Marcos Plaza Park. Buda...

ountain City residents with an email address are invited to complete the 2017 Christmas Light and Display Recognition Ballot at https://tinyurl.com/lmc2017decor this weekend. The voting will take place Friday at dark through 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10. Visitors to our house commented on how nice the...

A 30-plus percent rise in the number of Hays CISD students enrolled in dual credit courses occurred between the 2015-2016 school years, officials said. However, several trustees believe adding more grade point weight to dual credit courses could not only boost students’ grade point averages (GPA), b...

The Hays High speech and debate team traded turkey and stuffing for accolades and awards over the holiday break as they competed at the John Paul Stephens High TFA tournament. Several members earned high placings at the event across a variety of competitions. Top finishers at the JP Stephens TFA tou...

Lehman Lobo Theater recently traveled to Grapevine for the International Thespian Society Conference for Texas Thespians, which is an annual statewide meet. They had several students competing in various events that were held. One group earned high enough points to qualify for the National Thespian ...

The 2017 All Service Air Rifle Championships were held in San Antonio over the Thanksgiving break. Thirty-five of the top sporter class marksmanship teams vied for the honor of being the top team in the state of Texas. Not only did the Rebel Red team and Rebel Blue team take first and second place, ...

(Inset) Willa Smith of San Marcos poses for a photo with Santa after giving him her Christmas list. Willa and her brother Wesley visited the courthouse with their grandmother, Linda Stoker, to enjoy the holiday festivities.  (photo by Timothy Stuckey) Above: Children eagerly line up inside the Hays ...