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Jane Moore

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The same quality and expertise of Central Texas Medical Center’s (CTMC) full-service clinical laboratory services are also available on an outpatient basis.

CTMC Lab Express – which allows a quick and simple process for patient blood draws, urine samples and cultures – is now open for business in San Marcos. It is located in the Vista Office Plaza at 1340 Wonder World Drive, Bldg. 2. The outpatient lab service is designed to serve the needs of patients and physicians on and around the CTMC campus.

 

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By Dalton Sweat
Editor

 

A more than 18-hour manhunt for a murder suspect ended Thursday when he turned himself in to authorities.

Louis Antonio Ramos, 27, of Driftwood, had been surrounded by law enforcement in an area off Mt. Sharp Road in Wimberley. He was wanted for the shooting death of 47-year-old Johnny Lee Saxon who is also from Driftwood.

Police have arrested Ramos Jr. on a warrant for the murder of Saxon.

 

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By Dalton Sweat
Editor

 

The recent rains have been a welcome change after years of drought, but even though the grass seems greener, there is still a long way left to go.

It seems that, just a short time ago when a few drops of rain fell, the joke was “What is this wet stuff falling from the sky,” as if we had all forgotten what rain was. It hadn’t rained in what seemed like months in the height of the drought through 2011 and 2012.

“People feel like we are starting to get back to normal, but talk to the people around the reservoirs across the state and they don’t feel back to normal,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve Smart said.

 

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National media stories abound on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier swapped in a prisoner exchange for five Taliban commanders last week, and the circumstances surrounding his initial capture.

The investigation is continuing into whether Bergdahl deserted his post or was captured, and as to whether six to eight soldiers on subsequent missions lost their lives directly or indirectly while also searching for Bergdahl on those missions. New information comes out daily from the military as the investigations continue.

 

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Today we are going to discuss a topic that a lot of men have been hearing about on television, testosterone deficiency or low T. The formal name for low T is hypoadrogenism, which is a common problem among aging men and often goes unrecognized and/or under diagnosed. In men declining testosterone is associated with normal aging. Some chronic conditions may be associated with low T levels as well as genetic predisposition. Some men can remain without symptoms and others may experience symptoms that vary in intensity from erectile dysfunction, loss of libido and infertility to more physical symptoms such as increase or decrease in fat mass, low bone density, weakness and balding along with fatigue or depression just to cover a few.

The city of Wimberley approved a new method for the Wimberley Independent School District to provide adequate water supply for fire prevention on two new buildings currently under construction.

WISD is building a new field house for the football stadium and a new administration building at the old Annex. 

The two buildings would not be able to get enough water to fire hydrants in order to meet the city’s requirements for fire protection due to the size and capability of the water lines. There simply wasn’t enough available water. 

 

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Complied by Anita Miller
Daily Record Staff

 

The following individuals were indicted by the Hays County Grand Jury during their second meeting in May:

• Danielle Alcala, 21, of 255 Schmeltzer, San Antonio: Theft of a firearm/elderly, third degree felony, occurred Nov. 30, 2013.

• Tyler Benjamin Athey, 21, of 160 Dandy, Buda: Possession of cocaine, less than one gram, state jail felony, occurred April 7.

 

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The extension of Centerpoint Road from Hunter Road to Ranch Road 12 — an artery that would serve the planned La Cima development west of San Marcos — topped the list of projects Hays County Commissioners will submit for possible funding through the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO).

 

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