By Preethi Mangadu Web Content Contributor Over twenty reports of tornadoes were received from Central Texas after a severe weather outbreak emerged on Monday, March 21, 2022. Many counties and cities were affected, including Austin, Round Rock, and College Station areas. On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, Gov. Greg Abbott declared a severe weather disaster declaration for 16 counties across Texas. In a press conference, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said […]
By Justice Graves Senior News Reporter SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Times have been tough for everyone going through COVID-19. No one feels the situation as closely and as intimately as the people on the front line. Healthcare employees work night and day in the hospitals taking care of others while risking their health. COVID-19 has been a stressful and trying time for healthcare workers like Emergency Medical Technician Marissa Cyphers, who […]
By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas -- As of March 16, San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson signed an Order to Prohibit any public or private community gathering of more than 50 people within the city of San Marcos. The order goes into effect at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17 and will lift on Monday, May 11, 2020. A community gathering does not include spaces where 50 […]
By Piper BlakeAssistant Web Content Manager March 14, 2020-7:55 p.m. Information has been updated since President Donald Trump’s address. SAN MARCOS, Texas— Today, President Donald Trump held a press conference, on the actions being taken by his administration to lessen the effects of COVID-19, in which he declared the outbreak a national emergency. Trump said, “To unleash the full power of the federal government in this effort, today I am officially declaring a national emergency." […]
By Ally BolenderAssistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Although there are no reported cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hays County, the local health department encourages the community to take precautions and follow guidelines in order to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19. The Hays County Health Department urges residents to remain alert, not anxious. The department provided instructions to contain and prevent the spread of the Coronavirus […]
By Ally Bolender Assistant Web Content Manager March 13, 2020-10:26 p.m. SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Texas State University, Texas State University President Denise Trauth and Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided statements and updates regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Office of the Governor sent out a release requiring that all state agencies cancel non-essential travel and all international travel. All state agency-related conferences are postponed until further notice. In addition, Abbott encourages minimal […]
April 17, 2015. The show was sold-out. I was almost in the front row, but the crowd was dense. It was dark and grey outside; it had just stopped raining, but it looked nowhere near finished. This would not be a concern, except A) this was an outdoor show and B) there were over 100 people at this show. Nonetheless, I was excited. I was about to see Sleater-Kinney, a […]
Interviewer: Emily Reas Interviewees: Amy C. Elliot & Mike Scholtz Wicker Kittens Interview Three...two...one. Go! And the race is on in at the St. Paul Winter Carnival in Minnesota where some of the fastest puzzlers come to compete. It was here that director Amy C. Elliot filmed the fast hands of four teams in particular and to capture this quirky, yet competitive sport. After premiering at this past SXSW, I […]
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