The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, December 24, through Monday, January 1. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Calls for Service: 67 Traffic Stops: 82 Arrests: 4 The following calls/incidents/arrests listed are only calls the Sheriff’s Office believes are of interest to the public. The listed calls do not reflect the entire workload that our Deputies respond to and/or initiate each day.

Members of the Madisonville Junior High School National Junior Honor Society donated to the local volunteer animal shelter Rufus Refuge on Thursday, Dec 21.

Sgt. Brittney Mahler of the Madisonville CISD Police Department participating in the 12 days of Christmas celebration at Madisonville Elementary School.

Madison County hunters

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Heart of Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross proudly presented Garrett Rider with an American Red Cross Lifesaving Award — Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action. The incident occurred on Jan. 3, 2023, when Garrett and his sister Kyndall were on the road.

In their final meeting of the year, held on Wednesday, Dec. 27, the Madison County Commissioners Court addressed three agenda items and paid the county bills.

Starting the new year, the Madisonville Police Department was dispatched to 204 South May St. on a robbery in progress at the VIP Smoke shop on Monday, Jan. 1, at 10:50 p.m.

Editor’s Note: Opinions in this column are not representative of the views of The Madisonville Meteor. Remember the days when Jack Hunter was frequently seen around Madisonville? Back when he was the County Agent for Madison County? These days Hunter primarily spends his time in Normangee since he is President of Normangee State Bank. But Hunter may once again be a familiar face around his hometown, according to Joel Shaw , CEO of Normangee State Bank.

On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the Timpson Bears won the Class 2A Division 1 State Championship with Madisonville Native Austin Ashley by their side. Ashley graduated from Madisonville High School in 2015 and was involved in all sports, especially football.