On Saturday, January 28th, treasured Texan Jaston Williams will unite with the Odeon Preservation Association (OPA) and our community to help ensure the doors of the Odeon Theater in Mason, Texas remain open beyond the end of next year (2013). The famous writer and actor of TUNA CHRISTMAS and GREATER TUNA will devote his entire day on Saturday to help ‘SAVE THE ODEON’.

Congratulations to the Mason County 4-H Livestock Judging team for winning the District 7, Senior Livestock Judging Contest. The contest was held December 8th in San Angelo. Pictured from left to right is coach Gary Jennings, team members Gabe Jennings, Chama Martin, Sierra Martin, Price Ruffin, and coach Troy Ruffin.

The 2011-2012 Football Banquet will be held at the Fort Mason Park Community building on the 26th of January, starting at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.Dinner will be served and tickets can be purchased for $10.00 from Victoria Duarte at Mason I.S.D. middle school, the Mason National Bank or The Commercial Bank.

We are all getting ready for the Annual Mason County Chamber of Commerce Civic Awards Banquet!! Thank you all for your wonderful nominations and contribution to our event. It is not too late to nominate, that deadline is Monday January 30th so that we can get the nominations into the newspaper by February 1st.

Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball, touring in support of her Grammy-nominated Alligator Records CD, ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS, will make a stop in Mason to help ‘SAVE THE ODEON’. The Odeon Preservation Association (OPA) presents Marcia Ball Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:00PM at the Odeon Theater in Mason. Ball’s groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music ...