The tax revenue that would be generated by changing Mason County from a “dry county” to a “wet county” is substantial. That’s why there is a petition circulating to make Mason County a “wet county” with legalized alcohol sales. Much of the economic development happening all across the Texas Hill Country is directly related to tourism and food and wine culture, and alcohol sales are a big part of that.
Studies show that counties that go from “dry” to “wet” not only incr ...
In recognition of Memorial Day, the Hill Country Cattlewomen held a contest for $100 beef gift cards to honor those who have served. The HCCW received many great stories of deserving individuals and families who have or are currently serving along with their delicious beef recipes. While all the recipes we received were delicious, the winning one may be remembered fondly, or not so fondly, by many veterans as S.O.S.
2020 Senior Football Accomplishments
#2 Conner Leifeste - 2nd team All District OLB - Varsity 1 Year
* 21 Tackles - 3 TAckle For Loss - 1 Fumble Recovery
#5 Whitt Bierschwale - 1st Team All District Defensive Back - Varsity 2 years
* As QB - 4 of 6 62 Yards
* As WR - 6 Rec for 45 Yards and 1 TD.
* DB - 13 Tackles - 1 INT - 1 Forced Fumble - 1 Recovered Fumble
#11 Tad Kirby - 1st All District WR and DB - THSCA Academic All State - Varsity 2 Years.
* 35 Tackles - 1 INT - 1 Pass ...
Come celebrate social distancing with your friends at the 11th annual Melvin Burns Scholarship Golf Tournament on June 13th and 14th at the Comanche Creek Golf Course.
It is a 2-day, 2-man, low ball tournament (Saturday/Sunday). And, a 1-day, 3-man scramble tournament on Saturday. Entry fee for the 2-day is $100 per person.
Mason County M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library will have our first program in a series of virtual shows for kids this week. Summer Reading at the library will officially begin on July 6, but we will have virtual shows and activity packets available for the month of June. Since we are not able to have a program in the library at this time, we are bringing the programing to you at home!
Congratulations to our Mason Puncher athletes that were selected as FCA ALL STARS. Klay Klaerner & Slone Stultz - Football - Coach Michael McLeod. Kyle Montoya - Basketball - Coach John Keller. Conner Leifeste - Baseball - Coach Immel. Coach Denis Cano -Mason FCA Huddle Leader. Thank you to our FCA Area Rep, Kurt Newton, for brining these ALL STARS their FCA Awards.
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches--
All-State--McKenzie Cano
All-Region--McKenzie Cano, Tristin Keller, & Lauren Olson
Texas Girls Coaches Association--
All-State--McKenzie Cano, Tristin Keller, & Lauren Olson
TGCA All-Star Game--McKenzie Cano, 7pm, July 7 @ Arlington Lamar HS.
San Angelo Standard Times All West Texas Team--
Super Team--Offensive MVP McKenzie Cano
Super Team--Newcomer of the Year Lauren Olson
Super Team--Tristin Keller
2A All West Texas Team--McKenzi ...
1) ROBOCALL CHECK SCAMS: The scammer will call pretending to be the IRS and ask for your personal financial information. They will claim they need this to deposit the stimulus check into your account and will also ask for a fee to deposit said check. In reality, they want your information so that they can pretend to be you, claim the check for themselves.
The very first Mason High School Graduation on the Square is in the books! Thanks to the pandemic, everything is different these days, and high school graduations are no exception. The MISD administration made the difficult decision to depart from the traditional ceremony at the Puncherdome and hold a Socially Distant Graduation Parade instead.
BRYAN, TX - Texas students remain a priority to Capital Farm Credit’s commitment to youth in agriculture. The tradition to award 100 scholarships to students across Texas continues in 2020.
The following High School Seniors were awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Capital Farm Credit’s Central Texas area offices; Kyler Bordner of Cherokee, Bethany Crenwelge of Fredericksburg, Juna Glasscock of Llano, Blake Greaves of Coleman, Jacob Jenschke of Fredericksburg, Kelton Marek of Harper, Shyan ...
