February 2021

CAMPBELL ATKINS Armando ‘Chopp’ Juarez committed to continue his football career at the collegiate level with Sterling College in Kansas this week. Madisonville High School will celebrate his next step with a signing ceremony in the competition gym March 8 at 3 p.m..

Donned in icicles, a horse forages for hay at KNS Farms in Madisonville. PHOTO BY KRISTINA SAUCEDO A cow stands stoically in the frigid temperatures Monday at Diamond T Ranch in Midway, Texas.

Sherri Lewing was taken into custody Feb. 10 while her 16-year-old daughter, who she unlawfully removed from a North Zulch foster home earlier that week along with two other minors, was located safely by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties and urged residents to stay alert to changing weather conditions. The Texas Division of Emergency Management deployed resources from various state agencies to prepare roadways, assist motorists, remove downed trees and perform search-and-rescue operations if necessary.

Pitcher Kasey Williamson is feeling healthy after dealing with an elbow ailment during the fall. The Madisonville High School graduate said he began the University of Texas at Tyler baseball season recovering from an elbow strain.