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The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help meet the needs of Madison County residents through its local outreach efforts. The organization's 2024 Red Kettle Campaign ran from the Friday after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve.

Midway 4-H members pack and distribute food boxes during the club's holiday food giveaway Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22 in Midway. Hendrix Broussard, Prairie View A&M's program specialist for 4-H, and his sons Benjamin and Alexander helped with the effort.

The Madison County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 6, with the theme 'A Nutcracker Christmas on Main Street.' Participants must line up at Lake Madison Park no later than 4:30 p.m.

A Monterey Mushrooms manager has received the Brazos Valley Impact Award for her work developing youth employment programs across seven counties. Elena Fortaneli, People and Culture Manager at Monterey Mushrooms, accepted the award from the Brazos Valley Council of Governments Workforce Board.

For a few more days, Madison County Museum is displaying a photo titled “Inductees for World War I (September 19, 1917)”. It includes 49 men of which 15 are named, standing in front of a door to our previous courthouse. They are lined up in 5 rows, but the rows aren’t distinct. If you know more about any of them, please leave a message on the Museum phone (936.348.5230). (Below I don’t keep saying “World War I.)

Madison County Farm Bureau Board President Kevin Counsil (left) presents a donation check to SonShine Center's Lisa Wamsley at the organization's facility. The Farm Bureau makes annual contributions to the center, which provides assistance to Madison County residents in need.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court ruling that threw out the state’s new congressional map, allowing the new districts to stay in place, at least for now.

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety will increase traffic enforcement during the Thanksgiving holiday as millions of Texans take to the roads. Texas Highway Patrol troopers will patrol highways from Wednesday, Nov.