Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden has issued an Executive Order for a 7 day burn ban. The Order is in effect from 8:00 a.m. January 17th to 8:00 p.m. January 23rd.
The use of combustible materials in an outdoor environment by any person is prohibited. Combustible materials include, but are not limited to the use of all outdoor burning, all aerial fireworks (those with fins, parachutes, etc.), and other activities that could result in a fire.
In accordance with the local government code, a ...
Three Mason High School students - juniors Taylor Hardin, Sydney Hardin, and Abbey Wallace - competed at the UIL State Congressional Debate Meet on January 11-12 in Austin. And, indeed, they did more than compete: Taylor brought home Mason’s first State Championship in the event, while Sydney placed second to earn the silver medal.
UIL Congress is an event comprised of two days of debate, with students proposing their own legislation and following parliamentary procedure to debate on the ...
When Marcy Dunn of Kerrville got a call from her cousin in Mason, Deann Gregg, that the courthouse was burning, she turned on her television, watched it, and cried. Three days later she called County Judge Jerry Bearden to ask if she could please have some pecan wood from the trees that would be removed from the courthouse square.
Not only is Dunn a “wood turner,” and a member of the Hill Country Wood Turners of Kerrville; her family planted the trees around the courthouse here 111 year ...
Mason County Commissioners dealt with a laundry list of items in their last regular meeting of 2021 and County Judge Jerry Bearden addressed the concerns of a local citizen concerning the implications of the county accepting funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) during 2021.
Cindy Jones asked that the commissioners consider the wording of the ARPA fund contract to limit any required compliance of future executive orders that may come from future “unknown presidents.” Jones expr ...
Whether you consider 2021 to be a year to remember or one to forget, no one can deny that the destruction of the county’s historic courthouse, the winter storm that left the county in a deep freeze, and COVID-19 combined to create an historic year for Mason County.
Jerry Bearden will have served as the county judge for nineteen years at the end of this year.
“This has been the most memorable of all those years, between the burning down of the courthouse and the ‘Big Freeze,’ when ...
The 2022 Mason County Livestock Show & Expo (MCLSE) is just a few short weeks away– Jan. 5-7 at the Fort Mason Park. We hope you can join us and help show your support for the youth of Mason County! The stock show will feature cattle, swine, sheep and goats as well as the Food and Nutrition Show, Eldon Kothmann Memorial Ag Mechanics Show, and Fastest Torch Contest.
In addition to showing livestock in the outdoor ring, the shows will be livestreamed on Facebook Live.
The Mason Jr. High Robotics has qualified six teams to compete in Area 15 Competition. There are three teams competing in the arena event. This requires students to have a 30-second programmed robot that will complete tasks set ahead of competition time. The teams will have to work with other teams to achieve the maximum score.
Mason High School girls varsity cross country had two standout runners recently recognized. Junior Kinsley Jordan and sophomore Kamryn Loeffler were selected as Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state selections for the 2021 season.
The duo of Jordan and Loeffler had superb seasons for Cowgirls cross country, which should shine again in 2022 as all of the girls on the team were underclassmen.
At the Class 2A Region IV Championship Meet held on the campus of Texas A&M University at Corpu ...
With 2021 ending soon, the Mason County News decided to take a look back at 2021 in the City of Mason and a peek toward planned city projects for 2022.
Looking back at some 2021 highlights
“Some of these projects began before 2021, but progress on the HMO (Hydrous Manganese Oxide filtration) system is one of the highlights of this year,” said City Administrator, John Palacio, on Tuesday.
Fentapills. Have you ever heard of these? They are the millions of fake prescription pills that have flooded the market since about 2014. Drug dealers are business people, and they follow the money. As long as there is a demand for Xanax, Oxycodone, Percocet and the like, they will find the easiest, most profitable way to supply them.
