A Texas man is being held in the McLennan County Jail in lieu of hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonds after being accused of setting two fires last week in Mason, one of which left the historic county courthouse a shell of its former glory.
Nicholas Jarret Miller, 41, was arrested after a police pursuit through several Hill Country counties.
Late in the evening of February 4, 2021, the historic Mason County Courthouse caught on fire. Emergency responders from Mason and surrounding communities responded to the blaze. By 1:00 A.M., February 5, firefighters had the fire mostly contained and were only attending to a few hot spots left in the structure.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a nighttime fire on Thursday left Mason County’s historic courthouse in ruins.
Built in 1909, the courthouse was more than 100 years old.
“It’s like losing a member of the family,” said Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden on Friday. “We’re so proud of our courthouse and it’s gone.”
Bearden, who also is the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator, told the News on Friday that he considers the fire to be suspicious ...
The Star S Ranch in Mason County hosted 6 Mason High School students this past Saturday, giving these young boys the opportunity to hunt whitetail deer on the ranch. This is the third time that the ranch has hosted students from Mason.
It gives them the opportunity to participate in a hunt and to really enjoy seeing whitetail deer and the many exotic breeds of animals that live on the ranch.
After an absence of about 32 years, Mayor Whitney Leifeste has returned to her hometown to lead and inspire a new chapter of Mason’s future. Deeply invested in Mason by virtue of her ancestors; the Mayor embraces her good fortune to be back with a philosophical outlook.
When asked what inspired her to run for Mayor of Mason; Ms.
The phones keep ringing and the email alerts keep pinging in the county judge’s office, as folks are trying to hunt down doses of COVID-19 vaccines that are scarce in rural areas like Mason County.
“Our COVID-19 active case numbers have been steadily dropping, and we now average 24-27 active cases,” said Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden.
The Mason High School varsity football team had great news announced last week as senior standout quarterback Matthew Kerr was named to the Padilla Poll Coaches 2020 All-State Team for Class 2A-1.
As a first-team all-state offensive selection at the quarterback position, Kerr was an outstanding player at the helm of the Punchers’ offense throughout the season.
Despite Kerr dealing with some injury issues early in the season while the Punchers played quite a challenging non-district sche ...
The Mason High School girls varsity basketball team was in action the past week as the Cowgirls picked up two more lopsided victories at home over Junction High School and Roscoe Highland High School.
Mason Cowgirls 82, Junction Lady Eagles 22
In what was the Cowgirls’ highest scoring output of the 2020-21 season so far, Mason returned home for a District 29-2A matchup on Tuesday, Jan.
Two local women who have lived 195 years between them have come full circle, from being inseparable sisters in childhood, roommates in college and now even better friends as they huddle together over the domino table in their Mason home.
“We talk about old times,” said Doris Grote, a Mason County native.
Our dependence on local resources has gained traction in the last year and the cliché, “it takes a village” is more applicable today than ever before. Locally, a young family has embraced the power of collective community sustainability with the opening of the aptly named T. Bo’s, so- named for the couple’s young son’s Truitt and Bodhi.
Brett and Courtney Nix are focused on creating a strong locally-sourced mercantile.
