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The City of Mason will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26th and November 27th for the Thanksgiving Holidays. Trash trucks will run and pick up as scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (November 23, 24, and 25). Thursday trash pickup, November 26th, will be on Tuesday, November 24th. Friday trash pickup, November 27th, will be on Wednesday, November 25th. Landfill operations will resume Saturday, November 28th from 8:00 to 12:00 noon and trash pickup will resume on regular sc ...
New roof, gutter system will help protect 19th-century mansion
MASON, Texas – The Seaquist House Foundation will repair and replace the roof and gutter system on the historic Seaquist House, a unique 19th-century Hill Country landmark, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Mason. The grant, along with $63,650 in matching funds, will help improve the physical integrity of the house and move the foundation closer to being able to open the house to the public.
The concerns of Mason County farmers and ranchers were well represented this month as Farm Bureau members from across the state discussed Farm Bureau policy. Will Frey of Mason was among those elected to serve on the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Resolutions Committee, which examines policy resolutions submitted by county Farm Bureaus (CFB) for consideration at TFB’s Annual Meeting in December. “The Resolutions Committee plays a vital role in addressing the concerns of Farm Bureau members f ...
Mason, Texas, November 17, 2020 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director in Mason County, Ben Rush, today announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2020. According to Rush, “Mason County recently met qualifying drought ratings that ‘trigger’ eligibility for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program on native and improve p ...
During the regular meeting of the Mason County Commissioners' Court on November 9, Judge Jerry Bearden informed county officials that 2020 will end in a big way for all officials. Though Mason County knew that the Historic Courthouse Preservation Grant that they had received would require moving out of the courthouse while the work was being done, the architects had indicated that the need to move would probably require moving in late winter or early spring.
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Trees
It is the best of trees; it is the worst of trees. Texans have long had a love–hate relationship with Honey Mesquite. In the right form, in the right place, mesquites can be among the most beautiful and useful of trees. They can also be some of the most annoying and troublesome woody vegetation on Texas ranches. Honey Mesquite has a very deep taproot that may extend 100 feet or more below the surface, down to the water table.
Thank you to everyone who came to the Mason Study Club’s Chili Off the Square, and a big thank you to all of the Study Club members whose hard work made the fundraiser a success! Your support of our library is greatly appreciated! Our next Book Club selection is Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.
This is a busy time of year, even in a year like 2020. We seem to be running to a doctor appointment every few days. Pray for rain, we really need some. The Art United Methodist Church will observe Hanging of the Greens next Sunday, November 22. A light breakfast will be served at 9:30.
The City of Mason will be holding a County Wide Tire Clean-Up scheduled to begin on Monday, November 16th, 2020, and will continue until we fill up the trailers. The cost per tires will be $2 per tire. We are not accepting tractor tires, or tires from businesses. Tires can be dropped off during the hours of 7 .a.m – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday at the City of Mason Recycling Center at 510 N.
The City of Mason will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26th and November 27th for the Thanksgiving Holidays. Trash trucks will run and pick up as scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (November 23, 24, and 25). Thursday trash pickup, November 26th, will be on Tuesday, November 24th. Friday trash pickup, November 27th, will be on Wednesday, November 25th. Landfill operations will resume Saturday, November 28th from 8:00 to 12:00 noon and trash pickup will resume on regular sc ...

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