Mason County Farm Bureau joins Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) to assist those in need of food, as well as those who provide that food, in an effort to keep local businesses alive in these unprecedented times.
Mason County Farm Bureau President Will Frey said, “the Farm Bureau Feeding Texas Co-op Contribution Program, established by TFB, aims to pair food banks and other food-relief entities with local businesses.”
County Farm Bureaus across the state are working with local entities to he ...
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 ...
Adding the recent protests and riots for racial equality to the confusion of the Covid-19 epidemic and the economic uncertainty, seems to be more issues than the news or most any one of us can comprehend. I am just very pleased that we live in our fairly quiet corner of the Hill Country where the economy seems to be picking up with every visitor walking around the square, and the Covid virus has not infected any of our neighbors in more than two weeks and we pray that might be the case for mu ...
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 ...
The Commercial Bank honors Kim Jackson, current Vice President/Internal Audit and Compliance, on her retirement after twenty-seven years serving the community of Mason at The Commercial Bank. Bank President Michael Cope said,” Kim’s outstanding career at The Commercial Bank is what community banking is all about. Her longtime commitment to TCB customers is the real difference in banking with your home-town community bank.
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.
Numbers, Graphs, Interactive Maps for Covid-19
There is news. There are opinions. But what are the numbers? Mason readers might find the following easy-to-understand interactive websites interesting. To make the most of this article, get online and explore the links below.
COVID-19 GLOBAL DATA -- https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
The interactive map is a window into the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in countries around the globe.
Last Wednesday’s Storm:
What an amazing city we live in. It was incredible to see how the community responded to their neighbor’s needs and assisted them in recovering from the storm damage to their property as a result of last Wednesday’s storm. During the storm I was with 3 of my Christian friends when Lesa received a call from her daughter Arett Gentry that the roof had blown off her’s and Dave’s business, including the Hoffman Insurance side of the building.
