Here in the Hill Country folks know Grammy Award-winner Johnny Nicholas owns the little white-painted wooden restaurant and music venue, inconveniently located just 11 miles north of Fredericksburg on HWY 87. And, on any given night you may catch him at his Hill Top Cafe bangin’ the keys along with some of his notable friends.
StoneLeaf Companies was successful in its application to build a senior apartment community in the City of Mason! The application was submitted to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) in March of 2016 and the governing agency awarded the project to StoneLeaf Development, LLC on July 28, 2016.
This last Saturday, the Mighty Mason Puncher Band attended the Vista Ridge Marching Festival in Cedar Park. They came away with 1st place in the 3A division as well as awards for best music and best auxiliary.
“We went to this contest so early because this is the same stadium that we will be performing at for our UIL contest this year.
The Mason Punchers will start district play next Friday, October 14th. Last Friday, they ended their non-conference schedule when they welcomed the Ballinger Bearcats to town.
The Punchers were in great form for this matchup; and, at the end of the night, they walked away with a 62-14 victory.
The night began with Mason scoring midway through the first quarter on a 29-yard rushing play by Emanuel Martinez.
After recessing their meeting of September 19, the Mason City Commission resumed their meeting on Tuesday evening, September 20, picking up where they had left off the previous night.
There had been an unsuccessful motion to approve the engineering-related portion of the budget; but, the motion failed for lack of a second.
The 2016 Roundup Queens Court has done it again! Hot is the word that comes to mind for the Harper Frontier Days. Willow Creek Cafe owners Jody and Angela Eckert sponsored the event and pulled the float, all the while taking wonderful care of the girls. The judging was a nail biter for sure, but the girls were relieved when the judges pulled up at the last second to award them the Sweepstakes Award, a blue ribbon, and a hundred dollars to take home to the Mason Chamber of Commerce. ...
On Friday, TxDOT decided they were finished with the new bridge over Comanche Creek and turned it over to the City. There is still some amount of “clean up” of the site and the vegetation that we will be taking care of (we anticipated a couple of more weeks before it was opened).
It is now open to traffic, and I have gone over it a couple of times and it has yet to collapse!!
Also, in relation to that project, on Thursday this week the Broad Street bri ...
The Punchers traveled up to Hawley last Friday to meet up with the 4-0 Bearcats. At the end of the night, Hawley had added a loss to their record, and the Punchers showed that they are moving forward and improving every week.
Early in the first quarter, Haddon Hudson put the first score on the board with a 9-yard run.
September 18-24 is National Child Passenger Safety Week
Every parent wants the best for their child’s future, and one of the best ways to make sure your child will have a bright future is to be sure that you are correctly using the right car seat for your child and that the seat is correctly installed in your vehicle every time.
On Saturday Sept 24th, many of the Mason County Fall Market vendors will be participating in the Ole Yeller Day festivities. Come out for a preview of what will be available each Saturday at the Fall Market.
This Saturday you will find grass fed beef, lamb, pork and chicken from ML Farms; flavored salts, vinaigrettes, bath salts, body creams and more from Grammies Goodies; framed photos and baked goods from Kathy Lackey; Streeter Longhorn grass fed beef and baked goods ...
