Each February on the last Saturday of the month, Fort Boggy State Park and the Friends of Fort Boggy State Park put on their Annual Kid Fish clinic and tournament. In 2024 it will be on Saturday, February 24 and volunteers are always needed.

In the Sept. 20 edition of The Meteor “Madison County Commissioners Approve FY 2024 Budget” we reported commissioners deliberated on and approved the Madison County Appraisal District Budget for FY 2024. The budget was actually disapproved. According to Madison County Judge Clark Osborne, the reason behind the commissioner’s decision was based on cost of living adjustment; the increase for the appraisal district employees was 7%, while the county employees are at 2.5%.

Early voting begins Oct. 23 and the Navasota Examiner will publish the 14 proposed Constitutional amendments over the next seven weeks.

I must admit, I bristled upon hearing the paper was doing a feature on local first responders titles, “Hometown Heroes.” While I found it thoughtful that the community was interested in getting to know their local emergency personnel, I still found that the use of the word, “hero” troubled me.