Last week, Texans from ever corner of the state celebrated our Independence Day. Let us never forget that momentous day on March 2, 1836, when 59 Texas delegates met at Washington-on-the-Brazos and declared our independence from the tyrannical government of Mexico. With the final battle of the Texas Revolution occurring at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, the Republic of Texas was born. Texas remained a sovereign state until 1846 at which time it was annexed and became the 28th state admitted to the Union. That same vision of freedom and pride for which our ancestors fought so fiercely continues to this day. Each one of us bears a responsibility to preserve and share our legacy as we work to build an even brighter Texas for our children and future generations of Texans. God bless Texas!

No doubt about it. Our town has some up-and-coming rough and tumbling talent. Madisonville youngsters Darren Grimm and Brody Pipes competed last weekend in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo competitions and showed the Houston folks what kind of kiddos we raise here in Madisonville.

FaBrice Kabona had no shortage of responses when asked why he wanted to work in Madisonville. The new City Manager, who comes to town after serving as a Deputy City Manager in Lancaster for eight years, is excited to get back to his small-town roots.

Madison County sees high voter turnout numbers March 1 while Texas holds primaries for state and local positions..

The Madisonville Baseball Program is working together to collect non-perishable food items to benefit the Son Shine Center here in Madisonville. Staff and students can drop off can goods to my room #305 here at high school. You can also contact Coach Borgfeld @ aborgfeld@madisonvillecisd.org to arrange drop off or pick up. Food will be collected from March 2ng through April 11th. The Mustangs will also have a drop off box at all home baseball games throughout this time.

The Madisonville track team competed in and hosted their first events of the new season at Mustang Stadium last week. The men’s varsity squad finished fourth with 103 total points while the women’s varsity team finished third with 119.33 points. The JV men’s squad was fourth with 78 points while the JV women’s squad was second with 63 points. The results can be viewed in full at Track-Mate On-Line Results. (Pictured: Kayla Dickey, Chantell Davis and Grayson Bennett)