1947 – 2025 Ellen (Evans) Jenkines, 78 years, 2 months, and 10 days of Madisonville, TX, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in Bryan, TX. Her life will be celebrated at 2 p.m.

North Zulch Independent School District trustees are considering a teacher accreditation program that could turn classroom aides into certified educators at no cost to them.

Alex Mooney, an 11th grade North Zulch FFA member, places a wreath on a veteran's grave in Madisonville Cemetery Dec. 13 for Wreaths Across America.

The trial of a former Madison County deputy continued Dec. 11 with testimony from federal agents, state investigators and forensic analysts outlining a decadeslong investigation into an alleged sexual assault.

A pair of stolen vehicles turned up in Madison County Thursday, Dec. 11, where officials said neither belonged.

Madisonville leaders last week weighed bumping the city’s elections back half a year before moving forward with local litigation and a renewed tax collection contract. The city may move general elections from May to November to better accommodate the community.

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A woman flagged down a Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputy after finding a barred owl stuck in her vehicle’s grille last week — it was alive, and a collaborative community effort helped keep it that way. Cpl.

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