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AUSTIN, Texas - I-35 will be seeing overnight lane closures and maintenance throughout several areas of central Texas beginning tonight, Sunday, March 19. Beginning tonight at 9 p.m., Williamson County drivers can expect northbound I-35 in Round Rock to be reduced to one lane nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. between SH 45 and US 79.

A proposition to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in San Marcos passed in November with more than 82% of votes, but the local police department says it won't adopt a formal policy. Prop A stops the city’s police officers from arresting or issuing citations to people for possessing 4 ounces...

Flowers in fiery sunset shades of coral, peach, yellow and blush are an absolute dream and the perfect choice for a modern outdoor summer wedding. Today we're bringing you heaps of gorgeous summer wedding inspiration in a stunning color palette of warm tones with pale blue details at the spectacular Windemere Farm in San Marcos, Texas.

Pollo Campero, the Guatemalan-born fast-casual restaurant, is set to open its first restaurant in Kyle, Texas. Great news for fans of Guatemalan food with popular fast-casual restaurant Pollo Campero continuing its expansion in Texas.

The potential expansion of a planned and much rethought industrial park with heavy industrial zoning that will affect parts of Caldwell and Hays counties has many citizens asking questions of the newest developer to throw its hat into the land use ring. To meet a pubic information requirement set earlier by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of San Marcos, the first of two open houses sponsored by project developer Scarborough Lane was held Wednesday, March 15 in Martindale. The commission is set to meet in March to consider a specific request by Franklin Mountain San Marcos I.L.P, for 'a...

KYLE, Texas - The City of Kyle Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an Easter Egg-Stravaganza. The free family-friendly event includes several Easter Egg Hunts, food, drinks, music, face-painting, games, appearances by the Easter Bunny, and more. The event is set for Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Gregg-Clarke Park in Kyle.

, Another solid pitching performance from the San Marcos pitchers clinched the series win over Schertz Clemens in a 5-1 victory. The Rattlers used only two pitchers in the game with Reagan Chomel getting the start and Albert Santos closing out the game. Chomel finished his start going 3.1 innings and allowing just three hits, one run, three walks and throwing two strikeouts. Santos closed out the game for San Marcos coming in for relief in the fourth inning finishing the game by allowing just five hits, zero runs, one walk and throwing six strikeouts. The Rattlers took advantage of both a walk and...

, According to the Brazilian artist Romero Britto, “Art is too important not to share.” Taking this message to heart, Jacqueline Overby and Courtney Peterson of MotherShip Studios will present its inaugural city-wide San Marcos Studio Tour, launching with a kick-off event on Friday, March 31. The weekend-long event, organized by Overby and Peterson, is a free, self-guided tour featuring over 50 artists all across San Marcos, Martindale and surrounding areas. Additionally, MotherShip Studios will hold a group exhibition featuring one artwork from all participants at MotherShip’s newly- completed warehouse gallery, located at 20027 San Marcos Hwy 80, Bay 5. The studio...

TROY, Ala. – Kennedi Gaton's two-run home run in the fourth inning and seven strong innings from Leanna Johnson paced Troy in a 2-2 tie with No. 25 Texas State in the Sun Belt series finale Sunday at the Troy Softball Complex. The Trojans won the series after sweeping Saturday's doubleheader.

The San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sewing Guild meets weekly to sew child-sized and adult lap quilts to donate to those in need and has done so for years. For example, the guild gives these handmade quilts to families at the border, to Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes, to children in foster care, to children in Head Start and to others. This month, guild members said they are adding a new local organization, the Open Arms Wrap Around Closet, a new non-profit organization of the local University Church of Christ. Open Arms is collecting donations and sorting, organizing and arranging these for...

LifeLongLearning San Marcos and Cheatham Street Warehouse have partnered to present line dancing lessons with instructor Billy Grimsley on March 21 and 28 from 5 - 6 p.m. Classes will take place in the historic Cheatham Street Warehouse, and instructor Billy Grimsley promises to ease participants into the process, so even if you don’t have any experience with dancing, this will be a good place to start. Grimsley is a licensed member of Broadcast Music Inc./American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. This license allows Grimsley to play musical works in venues such as Cheatham Street. “He is a joyous, knowledgeable and...

Our beautiful, fragile Hill Country gives our community its unique character. KZSM.org proudly announces two new shows dedicated to celebrating and preserving the environment—“ Mothering Earth,” Tuesdays at 11 a.m., followed by “Wonderful World,” at 11:30. “Mothering Earth” is hosted by Dr. Salwa Khan, an educator and media professional. Her website, mothering-earth.com, describes her “everlasting love affair with our planet, and all the amazing plants and animals that inhabit it.” The broadcast began in 2015 and is heard on Wimberley Valley Radio and a range of podcast platforms, “bringing listeners informative programs on a broad range of environmental and sustainable living...

The City of San Marcos is looking to fill vacancies on City boards and commissions with volunteers from the community. Citizens should fill out volunteer interest applications online by Monday, March 27 to be considered for appointment. The application is available on the Boards and Commission page of the City’s website: http://sanmarcostx.gov/boardsandcommissions. Paper copies are available at the City Clerk’s Office, 630 E. Hopkins.

Kevin Katz will be the guest of the San Marcos Rotary Club on Wednesday, March 22, where he will offer those interested in RVs— enthusiasts and wanabees, a glimpse into some of his personal adventures on the road. Katz, a Rotarian himself, will speak about how he and his wife, Melissa, first got involved in the Airstream community after acquiring a 1965 trailer. He will discuss his COVID-era project to completely restored a 1949 Curtis Wright travel trailer. His other hobby over the years is building hot rods. Katz said he has been a Rotarian for over 40 years, with most of those years in Galveston. He is a retired optometrist and moved to San Marcos in 2016 to be close to family. The Rotary meets at the Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 105 Bintu Drive. Visitors are welcome to attend meetings.

It was a rough night for San Marcos as the Lady Rattlers fell to the Cibolo Steele Knights in a 9-0 defeat. An aspect that didn’t help head coach Cathy Stroughton’s squad was the small errors that came at the wrong time. “We just made some untimely mental mistakes,” Stroughton said. “We had some defensive mistakes that extended innings and mental mistakes not classified as errors but also helped extend the game as well. We opened the door and they (Steele) were aggressive.” There was a different aspect for the Lady Rattlers coming to their showdown with the Knights that was noticeable compared...

Due to the prediction of bad weather conditions this weekend in Lockhart, KidFish has been postponed from its originally scheduled date of Saturday, March 18, and moved to Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at Lockhart City Park. There is no pre-registration required. For more information, call 512-398-6452.

Fazoli's was located at 927 Hwy. 80, San Marcos. (Zara Flores/Community Impact) Italian chain Fazoli's closed its San Marcos location at 927 Hwy. 80 sometime in March, though it is unclear what date the restaurant closed. A note was posted on the front door of Fazoli's. "We would like to...

NACOGDOCHES – Texas State made 14 three-pointers and scored 53 points in the second half, but Stephen F. Austin backed up its 16-point halftime lead with a 63 percent shooting performance in the final 20 minutes to eliminate the Bobcats from the WNIT with an 8979 decision in the tournament’s first round on Thursday at the Johnson Coliseum. The Bobcats (23-10) had nine of their 14 three-pointers in the fourth quarter, including five by Kennedy Taylor, but the Ladyjacks (277) could not be slowed down on the offensive end. Both teams attempted 60+ field goals in the game and shot over...

The City of San Marcos invites the public to participate in an open house to review and provide input on the proposed San Marcos Regional Airport Zoning Ordinance. On Monday, March 27, the City will host a San Marcos Airport Zoning Public Meeting and Open House at the San Marcos Regional Airport, 4400 Airport Highway 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 pm. At this come-and-go event, community members will have an opportunity to view the plans for the zoning ordinance and provide input for decision making. “The city seeks to make the San Marcos Regional Airport a premier gateway to the central...

, Q.I just moved to San Marcos from New Hampshire. Since this is Women’s History Month, I would like to learn more about the history of women in San Marcos. A. The library has quite a bit of information about San Marcos women, found both online at the library’s website sanmarcostx. gov/library and from files available by request from the library’s Texas History Room. Who was the town’s first businesswoman? In 1998, when “The Free Press” first began assembling its county sesquicentennial edition, “Celebrate San Marcos 150!” (three years before its publication in 2001) they struggled with the answer to this question....