Hill Country residents will have another opportunity this month to weigh in on the expansion of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host a public meeting in Llano on Wednesday, June 17, as part of ongoing efforts to develop a Public Use Plan for newly acquired lands surrounding the popular state park. The meeting is scheduled from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.... read more

Less than two weeks after Texas confirmed its first New World screwworm detection in 60 years, state and federal officials have identified additional infestations in South Texas and the Hill Country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to five. The latest confirmed cases include a calf in La Salle County, a second calf in Zavala County found approximately 5.6 miles from the state's initial detection site, and a goat in Gillespie County — the first confirme ...... read more

The Mason Independent School District boys basketball program has a new head coach. Seth Slover will take over a Punchers team that finished as the District 29-2A runner-up and won a bi-district title. Slover spent the last two years as the boys basketball head coach at Era High School, about 30 miles from Denton, and at Snyder.... read more

The Mason High School linemen won the Hardin Simmons University State Lineman Qualifier Challenge recently to punch their tickets to the state meet. The Punchers scored 76 points, while runner-up De Leon earned 60 and rival San Saba scored 10 to finish seventh. The Mason team includes Derric Burch, Hudson Contrucci, Jackson Contrucci, Cass Dutton, Anden King, Omar Landeros, Koen Soto and Patrick VanDelist. This is the second summer the linemen have competed in th ...... read more

The Mason High School celebrated another year for the record books by awarding four members of the class of 2026 with the athletic department's highest honors. Ainsley Burns and Corbin Martinez were named the Athletes of the Year and Hannah McFarland and Jaxson Reichenau were named the Academic Athletes of the Year.... read more

Mason County is closer to having an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) as well as an outdoor emergency warning system, following measures approved Wednesday by the Mason Commissioners Court. The court approved the acceptance of the HMP reimbursable grant award of $102,875 along with the terms and conditions of the grant.... read more