Fire Fighter of the Year is Terry Davis On Monday Dec. 11, the Madisonville Volunteer Fire Department held their annual Christmas party where they announced the Fire Fighter of the Year and the First Responder of the Year.

On Monday, Dec. 11, the Son-shine Outreach Center, along with the Houston Food Bank, with help from the Son-shine volunteers, gave away food to 240 families, including chicken, milk, yams and grapes.

During the Annual KBTX Food for Families Food Drive Wednesday, Dec. 6, Madisonville’s Son-shine Outreach gained 10,000 pounds of food and raised $3,805. MidSouth volunteers helped throughout the day; some other volunteers included students from North Zulch ISD and Girl Scouts. 

Pictures of the Pre-K portion of the North Zulch Christmas program.

During the recent City Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, the council voted to deny a requested variance to place a manufactured home on the property at 108 W Washington, a zoning designation of Urban Single-Family Residential District (SF-2).

To foster internal growth within the department, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office is preparing to send off two jailers, Joe Velli and Kenneth Haynes, into the TEEX police academy. “I’ve been working with the department for seven months...

Former Deputy, now K9 Patrol Corporal Frank McIntyre of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, in a recent release, thanked God, Sheriff Bobby Adams and Chief Deputy Klingle, and the entire command staff at the Sheriff’s Office for the current promotion to K9 Patrol Corporal. “I’d also like to thank my supervisors, colleagues, family and the community for Sgt’s ongoing support...

The FC Mustangs youth soccer club secured a state championship in the South Texas Youth Soccer Association to close the year. With an enrollment of 70 children, the club has experienced significant growth while competing against top clubs across the state.

Editor’s Note: “Opinions in this column are not representative of the views of The Madisonville Meteor.” It’s hard to believe, but you have ten days or less to complete your Christmas shopping. Well, that’s most of us.