Madisonville, TX - The highly anticipated Blues Brews & BBQ event is back for another sizzling year of smoked flavors, live music, and community fun. The event will occur from Friday, October 27 through Saturday, October 28, at Lake Madison Park, located at 1215 E. Collard Madisonville, Tx 77864.

BEDIAS – Bedias Civic Club is hosting their second annual Angel Tree event, to provide Christmas gifts to children. Applications for assistance for children age 16 and under must be turned in by Oct.

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

Dear Editor, Hero - Part 3 When I think of a hero, the first name to come to mind is Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa. She was not a warrior in the traditional sense, but certainly one who waged war against the suffering of her fellow creatures. She worked with the poor and downtrodden, primarily of India. Her entire life was spent in service to Jesus Christ and humanity. One of my favorite stories stems from her work with lepers. Leprosy is not only a disease of the flesh, but also of the soul. You are cut off from all other people. Imagine the revulsion of seeing someone covered in ulcerous sores and lesions, not to mention the odors emitted by this malady. Yet, these are the people that Mother Teresa chose to work among, the suffering, the rejected. In this particular story she was changing the dressings on a leper’s wounds. As she was removing the old bandages, the man began weeping uncontrollably. Thinking she might have been causing him pain, she abruptly stopped and asked why he was crying. The man slowly raised his head and looked into her eyes as the tears ran down his face. He replied, “It has been many years since someone has touched me.” Mother Teresa was a hero.