Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) transitioned the Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) to a virtual format this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The youth development event has been planting the seeds for the next generation of leaders for more than 50 years, growing into a much-anticipated summer conference for incoming high school juniors and seniors.
“We were saddened to hear there wouldn’t be a face-to-face experience this year for our kids, but the virtual event allowed students to still e ...
(Editor's Note: In light of the recent concerns about the increases in valuation of agricultural property, we've asked the Chief Appraiser to explain the situation. In the interest of fairness, we've also asked for a response from some of those who participated in the recent valuation protests.)
Appraisal season has been a rough year for MCAD and many other CADs across the state.
This year we faced many challenges.
Even with the summer heat of the past couple of weeks, and the pleasant “cool” of this week, there are a number of things that are making progress at the City. At Monday’s City Council meeting the Contract was approved for the construction of the Water Treatment plant and the assorted facilities included in that project and it was approved to issue the Certificates of Obligation that will provide the funding for the construction of the new Landfill and the replacement of the Smith St Li ...
Jarrett Worrell of Mason recently attended the Jr National Hereford Expo in Kansas City, Missouri. Jarrett had a really good week.
He was chosen as the Grand Champion Showman in the Junior Division. he competed against 120 other contestants for this honor. Jarrett was also awarded the Prospect Award. This award is chosen by a panel of judges that evaluated an application and written essay.
The public water system of the City of Mason has reached a Critical, Level 2 condition recently, one of our wells is down for maintenance and the City Administrator John Palacio has implemented additional water conservation measures. While we do not fear immediate water shortages, we feel it is necessary to move beyond voluntary measures to protect the water levels for everyone. As the hot summer winds continue to blow and the dry conditions only worsen, the City of Mason will now begin e ...
This past March, it was clear that, due to the pandemic, the Mason library was about to be indefinitely closed.
Local patron Ann Cornelison is a great fan of the Inspector Gamache mystery series written by Canadian author Louise Penny. She decided that re-reading all fifteen novels might be a good way to pass some of her stay-at-home time.
WHAT: Public Food Distribution
WHEN: Saturday, August 1st, 10:30AM-12:30pm
WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 224 Broad St, Mason
*NO ID OR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND THE EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC REGARDLESS OF INCOME LEVEL *
The Concho Valley Regional Food Bank, Mason County Food Bank, and community
‘volunteers will host an Open Food Distribution on Saturday, August 1st, lO:30am -
12:30 pm at First United Methodist Church parking lot, 224 Broad Street, Mason.
The food ...
Last week, the Mason County Chamber of Commerce welcomed its newest member, Leifeste Law, with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. Leifeste Law is owned by Whitney Leifeste who is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas for 25 years. Her practice covers a broad range of legal services, including family law, estate planning, probate, real estate, contract law, business transactions, and general litigation.
During a lengthy regular meeting on Monday, the Mason County Commissioners' Court dealt with several issues that will affect their operations going into the 2021 year.
The assembly voted to move ahead with application for a $701,000 grant from the USDA to assist with non-construction related costs of the pending courthouse restoration.
In another action, noting that the City of Mason had agreed at their meeting last week to negotiate a lease on the Richard P.
The Community Thrift Store continues to thrive even with the challenging retail environment and our requirement to wear face masks in the store. We are currently full of merchandise and there has been a regular stream of customers that have kept us busy, and thus we are looking for a part-time employee and extra volunteers to help keep up.
