December 2022

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging everyone to end 2022 safely as they travel and spend time with family and friends this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaign beginning Dec. 23 and will be out on the roads looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or committing other traffic violations.

The following area students received degrees during the 2022 Fall semester at Sam Houston State University. Madisonville, TX Emily Alvarado, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business Oskar Garcia, Bachelor of Science, Construction Management Christopher Gilbert, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing Armando Juarez, Bachelor of Arts, Spanish Gabrielle Juniel, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Breanna Provost, Master of Arts, Higher Education Admin Austin Tinsley, Master of Business Admin, Business Administration North Zulch, TX Logan Andrews, Bachelor of Science, Construction Management Andrea Mcwhorter, Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences, Cum Laude William Taylor, Bachelor of Business Admin, General Business.

It’s reported that on Wednesday, February 15, the Dollar General located at 405 East Main Street in Madisonville Texas, right next to the Brookshire brothers will be closing its doors for the foreseeable future.

Dear Madison County Residents, I really appreciate the continued support from our community and the great participation in the meeting I held a few of weeks ago. I was happy to get as much information as I did and enjoyed providing some information on our plans and vision for the future. Since the meeting was so productive, I do intend to hold more. I have been constantly reminded that our county is full of well-intentioned good folks who truly care about one another. One of the big ideas that is taking shape from the meeting is “road communities” which will include designated contact people for communication. The purpose behind this would be to identify one or more people on each road to help me coordinate, schedule, and communicate with their neighbors. They would also set up meetings with the primary road users to discuss upcoming projects and get more detailed input on the problems needing to be addressed. To date I have 8 volunteers set up to begin work in this area. If you would like information on the contact person for your area, please call my office.

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.