The fire at the Mason County Courthouse last month will add millions of dollars to the price tag of the renovation project that already had been in the works, but the county has formed a 7-person committee that will manage donations and fundraising to help offset the increased cost. “The committee is separate from the county, but is made up of Mason County residents,” said Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden. The members of the newly-founded “Friends of the Courthouse” committee are: ...