After a four-year hiatus due to the fire, the courthouse lawn will once again be the site for Round-up activities in 2025, Mason’s County Commissioners approved Monday, March 24. Chamber of Commerce director Heather Harrell and Chamber President Raci Hernandez made the decision to again use the lawn for vendors and activities for the annual event, which had been held on the Courthouse lawn every year before the fire in 2021. The Chamber also offered Mason County a courtesy membership to the Chamber of Commerce, which the Court accepted.
Commissioners approved April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. Representatives from the Mason’s Child Welfare Board and Bluebonnet CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Jennifer Moneyhon, Terri Reardon, and Lisa Goehmann, presented the proclamation to the Court. The group also announced their annual hamburger fundraiser and Easter egg hunt on Palm Sunday, April 13. Goehmann, Executive Director of Bluebonnet CASA, said their organization serves the five counties that make up the 452nd judicial district and has had 90 cases in the past year. CASA is a national volunteer movement “to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children involved in the court system, and to facilitate placement of these children in safe, loving and permanent homes as quickly as possible,” according to its website. The entire CASA organization served 18,208 children in 2024, Goehmann said.
As was announced at the previous Commissioner’s Court, longtime County Clerk Pam Beam will retire June 30. Beam has served as Clerk for 18 years, and worked for the County for the 10 years previous to being elected County Clerk. She started her career as a part time employee back when her parents worked for the County as live-in jailers, she said. On Monday, commissioners approved a notice to appoint advertising for a person to fill the unexpired term. Ads for the position will run in the Mason News March 26 and April 9, and applications will be due April 17. The Court will interview for the Clerk position on April 28, said County Judge Sheree Hardin.
