Mason High School rising senior Tate Griffin will compete in the annual Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Game Friday, July 17, as part of the organization's summer clinics. Players will be introduced at 7:00 p.m. at the Arlington Independent School District's Workman Complex with the first pitch to follow. Griffin will play for the Classes 1A-4A Blue Team under the direction of head coach Julie Murry of Bullard High School and assisted by Donald Gray of S ...... read more

The Mason 10-and-under youth softball team's season came to an end at the Texas Diamond Youth Baseball and Softball State Championship Series July 3 in Longview. The Cowgirls played Atlanta and Rusk. Head coach Tina Jordan, who has been coaching this bunch for the last couple of years, noted this is the first year this group of Cowgirls advanced to the state tournament after winning the regional crown. They are the first Mason youth softball team to play at the s ...... read more

Mason's County Commissioners voted Monday to accept a grant advance payment of $100,000 to install flood warning sirens in Mason. The grant, from the Texas Water Development Board, was established by Texas Senate Bill 3 and offered to counties deemed in need of a flood warning system. Emergency Management Coordinator Al Herrington said the number of sirens required for Mason is less than first anticipated; currently, he expects four sirens will be needed.... read more

Llano County Commissioners reinstated the county's burn ban Monday after hearing from local fire officials that recent rainfall has done little to reduce the threat posed by abundant dry vegetation. During the regular meeting of the Llano County Commissioners Court, Llano Volunteer Fire Department Chief David Gilliland told commissioners his department had responded to 11 fires since the court's previous meeting.... read more

Llano Regional Hospital could receive more than $538,000 in additional local support following actions taken Monday by the Llano County Commissioners Court and the Llano Economic Development Corporation (LEDC). The Commissioners Court approved a request allowing the Llano Hospital Authority Board to access up to $375,000 in previously budgeted hospital support funds.... read more

Horseshoe Bay residents Ellen and Rod Miller are celebrating a memorable milestone for their grandson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Joshua Murphy, who recently sailed aboard the Coast Guard's iconic training ship, USCGC Eagle, during the historic Sail 250 celebration in New York Harbor. Murphy, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2029, was among the cadets serving aboard the Eagle as it participated in the July 4 Sail 250 Parade of Ships, one of the signature eve ...... read more