Prime Outlet Mall recently won an award for its partnership with the City of San Marcos as an innovative marketing achievement. The current city budget allocates $307,000 to Prime Outlet for marketing.

River City Bar and Grill were the recent recipients of a ribbon cutting from the Sam Marcos Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. The establishment is located at 4205 South Interstate-35.

The new Chick-fil-A in San Marcos will officially open on Thursday, but the company claims that many will camp-out for the year’s worth of Chick-fil-A given to the first 100 customers.

Maurices, a new women’s fashion store, was recently treated to a ribbon cutting ceremony by the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.

In the spirit of the holidays, Tanger Outlet Center gave Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) a healthy donation to improve the health of patients.

Conley Car Wash, 1200 Thorpe Lane, will celebrate the grand opening of the Conley Express Lube Center adjacent to the car wash Saturday. Ten percent of all proceeds will go to the San Marcos Education Foundation (SMEF).

On Sept 25, representatives from the Target store in San Marcos donated a large supply of books to the Crockett Elementary School library. The donation was a part of Target’s community service and literacy support programs.

The 2009 H-E-B Help End Hunger campaign raised $5,000 locally this year thanks to the donations of H-E-B shoppers.

Tanger Outlet Centers has partnered with Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) in the ongoing fight against breast cancer. From Sept. 21 through Oct. 20, Tanger will sell its Tanger Pink Style savings card that gives shoppers a 25 percent discount on a single item at participating stores.

Walgreens officials and Kyle community leaders gathered on Sept. 10 to celebrate and cut the red ribbon on the Walgreens in Kyle.