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Central Texas Theatre Academy celebrated their first anniversary over the weekend. The celebration included a bounce house, face painting station, games and multiple of children’s favorite princesses and superheroes. Pictured at right is Madelyn Hernandez with the ever-popular Elsa from Disney’s Frozen. Far right is Bennie Hernandez with Batman cheering on a good throw in the bean bag toss. For more information on the Central Texas Theatre Academy, visit centextheatre.org.

Former Hays County Assistant District Attorney and former Hays County Bar Association President, Charmine Wilde recently announced her candidacy for the 207th Judicial District.

The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects throughout LCRA’s wholesale power, water and transmission service territory.

More than 20 new state laws went into effect as Texans rang in the New Year, with another half-dozen to go on the books on Jan. 18, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Those laws include a ban on transgender athletes competing on sports teams that reflect their gender identity, and penalties for illegally restraining dogs.

The weatherman says the La Nina weather pattern is responsible for our unusually warm start to December. As you read this column we have passed the shortest day of the year, Winter Solstice, and now the days are getting longer.

The fourth wave of COVID-19 has come quickly with cases rising from a few dozen a day in Hays County a few weeks ago to more than 300 a day in the latter part of last week.

With a new year comes a new beginning for 47 U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) recently rescued from war torn Afghanistan. It’s thanks in part to a San Marcos company — Berry Aviation — who partnered with a group of military and special operations veterans known as Project DYNAMO. The two have been working behind the scenes to help rescue those stranded since the Aug. 31 evacuation of U.S. troops.

The race for Texas House of Representatives District 73 continues on, as former New Braunfels Mayor Barron Casteel garners favor with residents and officials alike.

Keep Wimberley Beautiful awarded Buck Baccus the Keep Wimberley Beautiful Award for his work around the revitalization of the Lumberyard.