Hill Country CattleWomen donate to VFD’s

The 13 volunteer fire departments that responded to the Mason Courthouse fire on February 4, 2021, have each been given a $100 BEEF gift certificate to use as they deem appropriate.

Hill Country Naturalist

Most of us learned about our nutritional food pyramid in school, where we were advised to eat lots of the bottom layer (grains, cereals), slightly less fruits and vegetables, much less meat and fish and only a little of the top of the pyramid, sweets.

Final part of “Unsung Heroes” story. . . certainly not the least of our County superheroes and those we want to honor

In this final part of the “unsung heroes” series, Wes Alexander, EMS District Chief, Hamilton Hospital, for San Saba County’s based EMS system, sat down with me to share how the week of Storm Uri affected his team and the EMS unit. Wes answered my structured interview questions in detail.

City Council holds regular meeting Tuesday, March 9th

The San Saba City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 9th, in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Ken Jordan called the Council to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone. Alderman Marcus Amthor gave the invocation and led everyone in the pledges to the American flag and the Texas flag.

Coyote Pride

One year ago, the Coronavirus COVID-19 brought the United States into clear focus of the reality of a pandemic problem.

Your Texas Agriculture Minute

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts tests of common commodities to determine to what extent that food may expose a consumer to pesticides. It’s called the Pesticide Data Program. There’s some really good news from the program’s most recent findings.