Marion News

When a man goes out into the world, he takes with him the things he learned at home, and that's how it was for Armando Ramirez, who grew up in Marion, and left three decades ago to serve his country.

Guadalupe County residents served by Schertz EMS will be offered the opportunity to save money when the ambulance comes under a membership plan approved by county commissioners Tuesday.

The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District and Marion ISD both earned a 'superior achievement' financial rating from the Texas Education Agency's School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, or FIRST auditing system.

When the Guadalupe County Firefighters Association started a certification training program for volunteer firefighters at its training field in McQueeney, a young Marion firefighter named Joseph Rodriguez was one of the students.

Wild horses shouldn't keep you away from The Country Church Arena in Marion on Oct.

Imagine this shopping list: * 2,500 pounds of sausage. * 1,000 pounds of potato salad.

A baton has been passed at the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office. This week, Carlos Esparza, a veteran officer with experience in just about every aspect of police work, has decided it is time to hang up his badge and his gun.

A local school district and an educational program recently received a financial boost.

Four more area school districts made decisions Friday on how to appropriately treat the president's address to the nation's students.

A speech to schoolchildren by the President Barack Obama slated for Tuesday has produced so much vitriol that Comal Independent School District will not air it.

When students and teachers once again fill the halls of Marion High School next week, one familiar face will be missed.

Customers ask Leona Penshorn when the new store they've built will be open. The answer is: Monday.

A 23-year-old Marion man was killed Saturday night in a single-car rollover near Cibolo.

Her neighbors say they never knew the bike was hazardous. MARION, Texas a ' It was a freak accident -- a bike's metal handlebars went four inches into a little girl's stomach.

Robert Scott, commissioner of education for the Texas Education Agency, gave the keynote address Thursday at the 'Salute Area Teachers of the Year' luncheon at Seekatz Opera House in downtown New Braunfels.

Dora Morales Martinez was born in Marion, Texas. on Feb. 27, 1914. She died in Seguin, Texas.

This is the second in a series on Texas Tough Jobs that are appearing in Sunday editions.

Motorists turn onto FM 78 from FM 465 in Marion, where a newly installled traffic signal now controls the flow of traffic.

It's a sign of the times. The Marion Police Department has had to buy new traffic ticket books for an offense you couldn't commit in that city - until today.

Marion residents can expect to see more improvements made to their water infrastructure, as the city continues to upgrade its system thanks to funding from a federal grant.