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Registration continues for the 7th Annual Kid Fish! Make plans to attend Fort Boggy State Park’s 7th Annual Kid Fish, Saturday, Feb. 24. The Annual Kid Fish is for children ages 5-12. Children must be 5 years of age by Sept. 1, 2023.

The charity organization Texas Outdoor Heroes took Madisonville resident and Marine Veteran Jacob McWhorter, to the Weeks Ranch in South Texas, to hunt deer and other animals.

Officers from the Madison County Sheriff's Office, Madisonville CISD Police, and Madisonville Police Department share smiles with students at Madisonville Intermediate School during Law Enforcement Appreciation Day festivities.

The March 5 Republican Primary will see many incumbents for Madison County and new entrants for County Commissioner Precinct 1 and County Constable Precinct 1. Bobby Adams is the incumbent for the Sheriff’s office and the only one on the ballot, the same as the County Tax Assessor-Collector Karen Lane.

Madison County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2, which addressed financial grants under SB22 for rural law enforcement and the rural prosecutor’s office and approved salary increases for the sheriff’s office.

A hostage situation in Bedias involving two young children ended peacefully Saturday afternoon, Jan. 6.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 8, FM 978 will be closed at Mustang Creek to allow for the removal of existing culverts and the construction of two bridges.

In a conversation on Thursday, Jan. 4, Garrett Riddler reminisced about the day he saved his sister from a choking hazard on Tuesday, Jan.

“Opinions in this column are not representative of the views of The Madisonville Meteor.” The flu has infiltrated Madisonville and it’s highly contagious according to those in the medical field. The winds are bringing all kinds of allergies as they sweep through our county.

On Interstate 45, heading north in Madison County, an 18-wheeler blocked the road on Monday, Jan. 8, after it flipped onto its side in the middle of the highway.