November 2021

North Zulch ISD held their Homecoming festivities over the weekend, which include a bonfire and pep rally, parade and two basketball games. On Saturday, students Jonathan Medina and Shaelynn Keith were crowned the school’s Homecoming King and Queen for 2021. COURTESY PHOTO

North Zulch Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) has kicked the school year off with an exciting start to help promote all family, career, and community activities to provide the ultimate leadership experience for all students.

Madisonville CISD’s Mustang Band held their 5th Annual Market Day at the Truman Kimbro Convention Center on the Square in Madisonville Saturday. The event included vendors inside the Kimbro as well as live music outside, a silent auction, a hamburger grill and an opportunity to meet Santa. CAMPBELL ATKINS

‘Blues Brews & BBQ’, a fundraiser benefiting Madison County Crimestoppers, was held at the American Legion Post 84 grounds in Madisonville Friday and Saturday. Attendees were treated to BBQ categories such as chicken, ribs and brisket as well as margaritas and Bloody Marys to wash it all down.

It’s time for Thanksgiving, a day to visit the relatives and stuff ourselves with turkey and dressing, not to mention those wonderful homemade pies. Did you know turkey day began in 1863? Yep.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s the only time of the year I get to make my Nanny’s famous dressing and serve it up alongside my family’s cheese grits, cherry salad, and homemade pumpkin pie. More importantly, Thanksgiving affords us the opportunity to gather with loved ones and give thanks for our countless blessings. As you’re passing the turkey and cranberry sauce around the table this Thanksgiving, I hope you and your family will take time to share with each other what you’re most grateful for this holiday season. Let us always remember that Thanksgiving should not be just a day, but a way of life.

Part one of a two part series from Madisonville Museum It appears to me that Madison County doesn’t have as many Batsons living here as once was the case, but our cemeteries prove there WERE many here. Findagrave reveals 164 Batson graves in our county, or 218 if we search with Batson as a maiden name, scattered through Madisonville Cemetery and Batson, Ten Mile, Willowhole, George, Mount Tabor, High Prairie, Rock Prairie, Plainview, Sand Prairie, Midway, Randolph and Allphin cemeteries.

Zettye (McWhorter) Ferguson, 81 of Madisonville, TX; passed away on Friday; November 19, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday; November 21, 2021 at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville, TX with the burial following at Mount Tabor Cemetery in Madisonville, TX. Bro. Dean Ferguson officiated. A visitation was held prior to the service beginning at 1 p.m.