Attend from home or come in person. Be inspired by two very special music videos, and a live lessons and carols service. Through the magic of technology, you can enjoy and participate in this Christmas service while remaining at home. Or, you can head on over to the Grants Methodist Church on First Street. The program starts at 11:00 am on Sunday, December 19.

Feliz Navidad! This artwork by Falicity Frank displays the magic of the Christmas-holiday season. It includes: red and green (Christmas colors) hot air fiesta balloons, including one in the foreground left; lit candles at the bottom of a Christmas Tree; the New Mexico red and yellow symbol of the state at the top of the tree; the Albuquerque city skyline backdrop; another gorgeous Christmas Tree to the right; and, of all things, a cute green alien, presumably from Mars. (He or she might make a nice pet - maybe for someone from Roswell). Wow, quite a holiday scene. There are also seasonal decorative pottery pieces set throughout this backspace and a string of lights adorning across the Christmas landscape in this picturesque piece of holiday art. Let's not forget a basket of chile peppers to the left and, way up in the sky to the right, clouds, another planet, flying saucers, and a small star's brilliance to the upper right. Falicity has quite an imagination and created a beautiful scene to give us even more holiday cheer.

MATTHEW YBARRA, NAVASOTA EXAMINER Madisonville’s Wayne Roundtree drives to the basket during the team’s 41-31 victory over Giddings at the Mike Dacus Classic in Navasota Thursday. Roundtree helped lead the Mustangs to a perfect weekend in Navasota as they continue to turn heads with a 13-0 record entering Tuesday’s action..

Steven Mark Santos, 68 years old, of Spring, TX; went home to be with his Jesus that he loved with all his heart; on December 8, 2021 in Baton Rouge, LA surrounded by his family, after an automobile accident. Graveside services were scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday; December 12, 2021 at Bedias Baptist Cemetery in Bedias, TX with Joey Gentempo officiating. The visitation was scheduled for Saturday; December 11, 2021 from 3-5 p.m. at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville, TX.

The Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District (MCISD) School Board held their monthly meeting for December Monday and heard the district’s yearly transportation report from a representative from Durham School Services.

Pathway of Light crew members pose together during the weekend’s event at Madisonville First Baptist Church. COURTESY PHOTOS Cameron Thrower played the role of Jesus Christ on the cross during the Pathway of Light..

H a v e you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please, please reconsider... do this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor, do this for your community...

Still got shopping to do? Better take a big dose of patience before hitting the stores and forget about being home by a certain hour. It’s rough out there! Here’ what’s going on ‘round our town.