With the City of Mason actively working to provide a new Landfill for the current and future needs of our community, Mason Bank has become a full partner in the project by providing the funding that can make this happen. On August 12 the final steps were taken and Mason Bank purchased the entire bond issue of Certificates of Obligation from the City providing $1,800,000 to pay for all of the construction costs for this new project.
Hill Country Memorial has been recognized as one of the “best maternity hospitals in the U.S.,” according to Becker’s Hospital Review, receiving Five-Star Ratings for its birthing and delivery care.
HCM was one of only eight in Texas on Newsweek’s annual list of best maternity hospitals, that includes 231 hospitals across 36 states.
Perry Donop Jr. knows the details of his family history in Texas going back to the 1800s, from the
time his forebears made the journey from Germany to Texas in 1845. It was a journey fraught
with peril, with several family members dying of cholera on the trip, and the ship foundering in a
horrific storm off the Texas coast.
We are still offering curbside services, but keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as our website for information on our closures and openings. You can always call the library too if you have any questions about our services (325)347-5446. If you haven’t already, there’s no better time to fill out the 2020 Census.
The cooler weather this week is a welcome relief, even if it does get up to 100 degrees for a bit before the week is over. It means the air conditioners will not have to work as hard as the previous couple of weeks, and the watering of our grass and landscape will be a bit more effective.
Twelve deserving students from the Texas Hill Country were awarded a total of $19,000 in scholarships by the Hill Country Cattle Women. These students are currently Juniors or Seniors attending Texas Universities. One graduating High School Senior also received a scholarship to a Texas Trade School.
Gillespie county claims three proud recipients, including the top award winner, Daylon Nebgen from Fredericksburg, The two additional recipients from Gillespie county were Kaylyn Marie Burrow, a ...
The days are hot, but the Community Thrift Store is cool and the merchandise is always a bargain. We continue to receive loads of donations on the first couple of days each week, and while we continue to require masks while shopping in the Store we are open and seeing many of our favorite customers.
AUSTIN – The U.S. Census Bureau’s Central Texas team will launch its STOP THE KNOCK campaign during the week of August 2-9. The campaign is designed to encourage residents to respond to the Census now to lessen the possibility of a Census employee knocking on their door later in the month of August.
Last week the Emergency Management Team met again and with the new confirmed information that just came out, the statement of local Covid-19 cases was updated and has since been further updated. I am aware that there was concern within the community and on Facebook regarding the timeliness of these reports, but although the rumor mill has provided a good bit of conjecture on this issue, the local government group is expected to report verifiable and factual information and that sometimes limi ...
Books-to-Go! Our front doors may be closed, but you can still “order-up” some great reads! Pick a “menu” number from below and we will prepare a bag for you filled with some surprise books!
1. The Regular:
2 Mysteries and 1 Non-fiction sandwiched between 2 Literary Fictions
2. The Southwestern:
3 Western Fictions sandwiched between 2 Texana
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