Midway Volunteer Fire Department members conducted residential firefighting drills Saturday, July 19, at an abandoned house in Midway. The department also sent 10 firefighters to the TEEX Municipal Vendor Show at Texas A&M on Sunday, July 20, while two members continued their training at the fire school.
The Midway Summer Reading program students learned about fire safety from Smokey Bear, Texas A&M Forest Service personnel and Midway volunteer firefight ers on Friday, July 18 at Midway City Hall and the Fire Department. The children toured the station and learned about firefighting equipment during the event.
Madisonville High School, class of 2020, graduate Madilynn Caperton, won the Texas Girls Coaches Association 1A–4A Sub–Varsity Coach of the Year Award for 2024-2025. She was a standout track athlete for MHS. Coach Caperton is the girl’s junior varsity track coach for Navasota High School in Navasota. She was presented the award at the TGCA Summer Clinic in Arlington July 14. She is pictured with Lady Rattler head girl’s track coach Jersey Gates.
The Madisonville Youth Football and Cheer program started its Football Condi tioning Camp on Monday, July 21. Young boys took to the practice field behind Madisonville Junior High to run drills with coaches during the first day of the camp. Regular practice for the season starts on Monday, July 28.
