May 12, 2021 Issue

Mason’s two newly-elected city commissioners had barely been sworn in on Monday evening when they made the first of many consequential votes of their tenures: whether or not to approve a conditional use permit for a package store in town. The location of the future “Steve’s” package store, at 811 Fort McKavitt Street, became controversial because of its proximity to a historic Catholic church. After hearing ten people speak during a public hearing that preceded the regular meeting ...

The first and second quarters of the Texas 2021 weather season have proven to be a challenge for residents, livestock, insurance claims adjusters and repair providers. The demand for home and auto repairs in Texas has stretched recovery resources for months. As a postscript to the devastating challenges in the wake of this year’s ice storm which included power and water outages; Texans statewide have experienced an uptick in tornado activity and back-to-back hailstorms. The storm of May 9 ...

The newly created organization, Friends of the Mason County Courthouse, took their final steps toward the establishment of a single, focused fundraising source to help in the restoration and rebuilding of the beloved symbol of Mason County. Their application to the IRS for non-profit, 501 (c)(3) status, is now pending. During their latest meeting on April 28, the three founding members (Bobbie McMillan, Brandon Willis and Connie Stockbridge), approved the addition to the board of Curtis Don ...

The newly created organization, Friends of the Mason County Courthouse, took their final steps toward the establishment of a single, focused fundraising source to help in the restoration and rebuilding of the beloved symbol of Mason County. Their application to the IRS for non-profit, 501 (c)(3) status, is now pending. During their latest meeting on April 28, the three founding members (Bobbie McMillan, Brandon Willis and Connie Stockbridge), approved the addition to the board of Curtis Don ...

Mary Jane Hey of San Angelo, Texas entered eternal life on May 5, 2021, after a brief illness in a San Antonio hospital. Born May 5, 1958, she was the daughter of Wilson Smith Hey, Jr. (Mickey) and Lois Virginia Lee Hall Hey. Mary Jane grew up on the family ranch in Mountain Home, commonly known as “the Divide.” She attended The Divide School through eighth grade where she was taught by her grandmother, Helen Hall. She graduated from Tivy High School and went on to receive a Bachelor ...

Sarah Faye Bode Hornsby, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, of Junction, Texas passed from this life on April 23, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 71. Sarah was born September 3, 1949 to Robert George and Doris Faye (Watson) Bode in Brady, Texas. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Ray Hornsby, in Segovia on December 29, 1979.

Sarah Faye Bode Hornsby, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, of Junction, Texas passed from this life on April 23, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 71. Sarah was born September 3, 1949 to Robert George and Doris Faye (Watson) Bode in Brady, Texas. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Ray Hornsby, in Segovia on December 29, 1979.

On May 4th the Mason Lions Club met at Nachos for their weekly meeting. Our attendance increased to a record number since the flu recedes into the past. Come to the meetings so that you can learn interesting information and have an opportunity to serve your community. Any ladies or gentlemen who are interested in joining the Mason Lions Club and serving the Mason community need only ask any Mason Lion!

Lichens are composite organisms made up of a fungus and usually a green alga, or sometimes a cyanobacterium. Many different species of fungi and different species of algae may combine into a number of different shapes and colors of lichens. They can be found in rainforests, on the arctic tundra, and in deserts.

Join us at 10:30 this Friday for Storytime and some gardening in Camp Discovery! Children ages 2-6 are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. New to the Library: DVDS Atlantic Crossing Hemingway Judas and the Black Messiah The Little Things The Mallorca Files, Series 1 The Virtuoso Fiction: (all quotes from publishers’ summaries) 21st Birthday by James Patterson (F PAT Wom.21) “When young wife and mother Tara Burke goes missing with her baby girl, all eyes are ...