By Lauren Jurgemeyer Blog Content Contributor Boo! It’s October, meaning it’s the spooky season. It is that time of year filled with pumpkin spice, jack-o’-lanterns and ghosts. Though the existence of ghosts is highly debated there have been claims of … Continue reading Spooky San Marcos
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto Blog Content Contributor This past week was Suicide Awareness week. Sadly, suicide is the second most common cause of death among college students. College, especially freshman year, is a huge transition for people, being without their families and … Continue reading Maintaining Your Mental Health in San Marcos
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Web Content Manager Third Thursday is back! For those that don’t know what it is, it’s a live music event held by Kiva the third Thursday of each month. This month the event will be held … Continue reading Third Thursday at Kiva is Back
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor & Staff Editor As one Facebook reviewer describes, Moon Dunes is “straight space yogurt.” While their music seems almost perfectly defined by this galactic comparison, this chill-wave quartet of San Marcos 20-somethings is even … Continue reading Band of the Week: Moon Dunes
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor It’s back to school season and we will be dedicating all our time to studying. Most students that have been here for a year or two are familiar with places that are off … Continue reading Back To School: Places to Study
By Camelia Juarez Cyj6@txstate.edu News Director San Marcos police are investigating a man found dead with a gunshot wound to the chest Tuesday morning at Park North Condos. Police were called when someone said a person was laying in the … Continue reading Man found shot dead at apartment complex
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor College seems like it’s all fun and games until you find yourself wondering what meal you’re going to make with a box of rice, ramen soups, cereal, or eggs and the answer is … Continue reading Cheap Eats
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor Ever since I’ve moved to San Marcos, from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), finding authentic mexican food has been difficult for me. I’ve tried many chain tex-mex and family owned restaurants in the … Continue reading San Maximum: Santi’s Tacos
By Camelia Juarez News Director Cyj6@txstate.edu A fire at Iconic Village apartments has left at least 200 people displaced and six people in the hospital in unknown conditions. The first call about the fire was made at 4:27 a.m. and … Continue reading Fire at Iconic Village leaves 200 displaced and six in hospital
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor Lounging around by the pool on a hot summer day is where you can find most Americans celebrating Independence Day. You can also find others grilling in their backyard before heading out to … Continue reading Fourth of July Festivities For You
By Camelia Juarez News Director San Marcos police have indicted 20 suspects for stealing heavy equipment, vehicles and other property and sold those items for cash or drugs. The crime ring stole more than $765,000 worth of equipment, according to … Continue reading San Marcos Crime Ring Steals Thousands in Equipment
By Eric McKeefer Local Music Journalist Although many Texas State students have left to go home, and San Marcos sometimes feels empty, here at KTSW we are as busy as ever bringing you new and exciting updates from the world … Continue reading Local Listings for Summer 2018
By Camelia Juarez News Director SAN MARCOS–Police arrested a driver after he jumped the curb and struck down a man at the intersection of Riverside at the west IH-35 access and fled the scene Friday evening. The driver has been … Continue reading Suspect Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director Another year came around and another edition of the “World’s Toughest Canoe Race” was taken down. The winning canoe, respectively called “Desolation Row,” took home their fourth No. 1 finish in the 262-mile marathon in … Continue reading Tackling the Texas Water Safari
By Kaitlyn Benacquisto Assistant News Director The San Marcos Police Department is hosting church safety seminars May through June. According to an email from San Marcos Communications Specialist Trey Hatt, the seminar addresses concerns of violence and safety for faith-based … Continue reading SMPD Hosts Church Safety Seminars
By Camelia Juarez News Director Cyj6@txstate.edu Three years ago on Memorial Day weekend, 13 fatalities and hundreds of homes were destroyed in a record breaking flood in Wimberley and San Marcos, and now Hays County Commissioners Court proclaims Flood Awareness … Continue reading Flood Awareness Week Proclaimed Three Years After Wimberley Flooding
By Joe Grist Web Content Contributor Record Store Day was Saturday the 21st, and due to some technical difficulties on our end we couldn’t celebrate with you! However, it’s never too late to celebrate records (especially if you’re a college … Continue reading Bad To The Bone: How Bad Ingredients Became a San Marcos Staple
By Luke Baker News Reporter @luckyobserver Long-debated San Marcos City Development Code SMTX passed April 17 in a 6-1 vote by San Marcos City Council. The plan is nearly four years in the making and many drafts of the code … Continue reading Code SMTX Passes
By Rikki Yanez Blog Content Contributor Come hang out and listen to some awesome tunes on Saturday April 21, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with KTSW 89.9 for Forest Fuzz. This concert series for tree conservation will be held … Continue reading Buzz Mill Presents: Forest Fuzz
By Emilee Biles Host San Munchies is the segment where I bring you the best of the best of local eateries in San Marcos. I’ll be hitting up different places in search of the best tea, pizza, ice cream and … Continue reading San Munchies : Pizza
