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Capt. Paul Pena

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Paul Peña's mother Cecilia Peña (second from left) was on hand for the dedication of Paul Peña Drive in the TRACE subdivision along with dozens of family and friends. Pictured are Mayor Jane Hughson, Cecilia, Hays County Veteran Services Officer Jude Prather and Councilmember Matthew Mendoza.
Daily Record photo by Dalton Sweat

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Paul Peña Drive was dedicated at the corner with Jane Long Drive.
Daily Record photo by Dalton Sweat

Road dedicated in honor of Captain Peña

The word hero is tossed around in society - sometimes a bit flippantly. And then in others, even such a hallowed term doesn’t seem like enough. When it comes to Captain Paul Peña, a San Marcos Baptists Academy graduate who gave his life in the line of duty fighting for the United States of America, even the word hero doesn’t seem to be enough.

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Noveon Magnetics Inc. held its grand opening ribbon cutting. Pictured are San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Tommy Curtis, Noveon CEO Scott Dunn and Chamber President and CEO Page Michel.
Photo by Lance Winter

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Noveon Magnetics Inc., a San Marcos based rare earth magnets manufacturer, celebrated its opening with a huge gathering on Friday.
Photo by Lance Winter

Ribbon cutting for rare earth magnet company Noveon

Noveon Magnetics Inc., a San Marcos based rare earth magnets manufacturer, celebrated its opening with a huge gathering on Friday.

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Top, San Marcos High School students stand for recognition during their graduation Friday. Below, left, the parents of valedictorian Ashton Bailey celebrate. Bottom, left, Ashton Bailey addresses classmates. See graduation special sections C & D inside this newspaper.
Daily Record photos by Barbara Audet

Walking across the stage

Meet the San Marcos High School Class of 2023.

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Photo from Metro Creative

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Answers to Go

Q.I read your column on May A. celebrations earlier this month. It included information about Memorial Day. How is Memorial Day different from Veteran’s Day? What is the history of Memorial Day?

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Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos is proud to present the 2023 Ofelia Vasquez Philo Memorial Scholarship to the following San Marcos Highs School seniors: Micaela Rodriguez, Layla Tellez, Natalie Leal, Elias Montelongo, Miguel Hernandez and Yadira Castro.
Photo submitted by Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos

Centro awards scholarships

Centro awards scholarships

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In a much anticipated chess match in February, 1996, the world champion Garry Kasparov faced IBM’s Deep Blue, the most advanced chess-playing machine. Kasparov lost the first game but went on to win the match in Philadelphia, 4-2. It was humanity’s proudest moment in competition pitting man vs. machine.

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