SWEET MAGNOLIA DONATES TO HEART AND HANDS

Madison County 4-H members Jillian Hardy, Katherine Newton and Jackson Zanolini participated in Advocacy Academy sessions at the Texas State Capitol in Austin.

Kimber Regini displays her fifth-place ribbon in heading competition at the 2025 Texas 4-H State Horse Show held July 20-26. Regini also competed in ranch sorting while Madison McClure represented Madison County 4-H in breakaway roping.

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, July. 20.

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The 2013 FC Mustangs soccer team has earned a spot in the USYS National League Frontier Conference, becoming one of only four Texas teams selected for the prestigious league. “It was a big surprise, but that’s the goal we had planned for those kids,” Coach Luis Martinez said.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. These numbers were accurate at press time.

MINGLE WITH KLINGLE “I pay your salary.” (a bit of satire folks) I cannot but shake my head and chuckle when I hear someone exclaim, “I pay your salary.” This statement is most prevalent when someone wants to express their dismay with law enforcement or demand personal attention. I have found that in the former case, most of these people are just generally unhappy and are under the illusion that public servants are among those that MUST listen to their disgruntled opinions.

SIT AND FIT

The City of Madisonville and Sweet Magnolia Learning Center will host a Back to School Bash on Aug. 9 from 10 a.m.