June 2022

Free hot dogs and snow cones were available on South State Street in Madisonville Friday, June 24. Donations were accepted at the fundraiser by the children offering the treats and on behalf of “You Are.”

The Bedias Civic Club is becoming quite active again with 1st Thursday potlucks, a Fourth of July celebration (Monday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) and now, 2nd Tuesday movies at the civic center. Please go to, www.facebook.com/ BediasCivicClubAssoc, for more information.

Larry Thomas Mason; 74 of North Zulch, TX; passed away on Sunday; May 29, 2022 in The Woodlands, TX. A private family burial will be held in Park Cemetery in Madisonville, TX.

Curtis Ray Williams was born September 4, 1964 in Madisonville, Texas to the late Jessie & Genice Williams. He passed from this life June 17, 2022.

Anthony “Tony” Joseph Leago; 76 years, 4 months, 26 days; of Midway TX; passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Houston, TX. The celebration of Tony’s life is scheduled for 10 A.M. on Monday, June 27, 2022 at The First Baptist Church in Madisonville, TX. The visitation is scheduled to begin at 9 AM and the burial will be held at The Midway City Cemetery in Midway, TX. Dr. Burton Purvis will officiate.

The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Joe Paschal, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, Corpus Christi, and Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension forage specialist, Overton, said dry weather, high temperatures and reduced inputs like fertilizer have inhibited warm-season grass production across much of Texas.