The Madisonville football team concluded their 2021 season with a loss to top-ranked China Spring in the Bi-District round after qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in four years. A number of Mustangs turned in impressive statistical campaigns that helped the team make history.

AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Featured Fugitive Charles Lee Tillman Jr., of Missouri City, is back in custody following his arrest on Nov. 9. Members of the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, including Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents, arrested Tillman at a house in Killeen. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in his arrest.

As the Temple College volleyball season progressed, Grace Williamson grew more comfortable. The freshman out of Madisonville High School played in 31 of the team's 36 matches.

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.

Madisonville Youth Football Flag, Bantam and Senior Division teams all advanced to their league’s Super Bowl, which will take place Saturday in Groesbeck. The Flag team won their matchup 18-6 while Bantam won 14-6 and the Senior team won 22-6. COURTESY PHOTO

The accolades keep coming for the Madisonville tennis team after their run to the Regional Quarterfinals this fall season, the deepest run in the young program’s history. This time, the honor went to Catherine Sedlacek, the architect of the MHS tennis team’s rise since its inception.

Wayne Roundtree, Makayla Ford (both pictured from last season) and the men’s and women’s basketball squads at Madisonville are underway with their 2021-22 seasons. The Lady Mustangs won seven of eight to start the year entering Tuesday’s action while the Mustangs were a perfect 2-0. (See News for more) CAMPBELL ATKINS