Festival attendees enjoyed crawfish at the Mudbug & Music Festival Saturday, May 10, at Lake Madison Park in Madisonville. The City of Madisonville hosted festival-goers peeled and ate the crawdads while enjoying live music and other activities throughout the day.
Martha Lois McWhorter Springfield was born in Bryan, Texas on July 7, 1938, to William Monroe McWhorter and Erma Aline Bullock McWhorter. Martha grew up with six brothers and sisters: Lillie, Paula, Sonny, Clifton, Clyde and Peggy. Playing in the Steep Hollow area of Bryan, Martha would rather be outside running, riding horses and exploring than be in a classroom. Martha’s formal education ended in 1954 with a 10th grade education, but this didn’t stop her from being a successful mother, business owner and volunteer.
Residents of Madison County including those attending the House of Hope program joined thousands across the nation Thursday, May 1 for National Day of Prayer with services at Noon at the Madison County Courthouse.
Airman Ava Grooms (left), daughter of Veronica Landmann and the late Don Grooms, has completed Phase 2 of Tech School in Surgical Services at Nellis A.F.B. in Las Vegas. She will now be stationed at her First Duty Station at Eglin A.F.B. in Florida. Airman Grooms graduated from Basic Training at Lackland A.F.B. in December and completed Phase I of Tech School at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio in March.
Attendees of the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association Steak Dinner enjoy conversations on Saturday, May 3. The event also held live music and fundraising activities to provide scholarships for local youth.
