Llano residents began receiving letters from their insurance companies in late September notifying them that Corner Drug would no longer be an in-network pharmacy beginning October 10. However, a last-minute court ruling has temporarily blocked the change, allowing the local pharmacy to continue serving affected customers. Corner Drug first publicly acknowledged the issue in an October 2 Facebook post, confirming that a pharmacy benefit manager administering prescription coverage ...... read more

The Blanco football team did not let the weather interfere with their focus on defeating the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs 56-12 for a district win Friday, October 2. Rain had threatened all week forcing the junior varsity and middle school games on Thursday to be cancelled due to the threat of flooding.... read more

The Gem of the Hills will host the 2nd annual Own Your Own Universe “Songbuddies” music workshop and free concert this weekend. The workshop is led by award-winning musicians Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines and offers verbal and non-verbal individuals with special needs an opportunity to write, sing, play instruments, and participate in the joyful act of making music.... read more

The Mason High School football team is a perfect 5-0 so far this season. But the Punchers have another number they're more interested in – 16. That would be the number of consecutive district crowns if the Punchers can win it again in 2026. To do that means beating some opponents the Punchers typically don't face in district play.... read more

The Mason High School football team, along with other members of District 7-2A Division I, enjoyed a bye last week. But that didn't mean it was a week of doing nothing. Mason Independent School District had a teachers workday September 28 and head coach Wade Griffin gave the players a three-day weekend.... read more

On October 1, student entrepreneurs took the stage at Mason's historic Odeon Theater to present their ideas, answer questions and learn from business and community leaders. Mason County Judge Shannon Worrell welcomed the audience, and emcee Justin McKenzie of The Building Texas Show guided the evening. The judges' rubric focused on the customer problem, the proposed solution, evidence of a market, the business model and a practical next step. The program also featured a d ...... read more