Council denies duplex permit on West South Street
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A plan to build duplexes on two vacant lots at 205 W. South St. in Madisonville is dead after City Council denied a conditional use permit Monday, March 9.
Mustang musicians claim UIL Sweepstakes
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Madisonville High School Mustang Band director Stephanie Schmidt holds the University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes trophy as band members gather around Wednesday, March 4, after the UIL concert and sight-reading evaluation in Bastrop. The Mustangs secured the Sweepstakes award for earning a Division 1 rating in both fields of competition.
MCISD board approves fall break
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For the first time, Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District students will get a fall break. Trustees approved a 20262027 school calendar Monday, March 9 that adds a five-day break in October built around Columbus Day.
County to sell old school property
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Madison County Commissioners Court voted March 10 to declare two parcels of the former elementary school property surplus and sell them through a licensed real estate broker. The property includes a vacant 5.3-acre parcel on West Park Street and a 6.7acre tract on 300 School St.
BETTY WINGFIELD WEST
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1953 — 2026 Betty Wingfield West, wife of Carroll Heath West, was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend whose warmth, laughter, and generosity touched everyone she met. She cherished her family, her famous pies, and the joy of crafting, shopping, and talking to anyone and everyone.
ALTON FORD HOOPER
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1934 — 2026 Alton Ford Hooper, born on August 26, 1934, passed away on March 1, 2026, at the age of 91 years, 6 months. He was a long-time resident of Madison County for more than eighty years.
DONNA SUE (SNIDER) HALL
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1950 — 2026 Donna Sue (Snider) Hall, 75 years, 2 months and 4 days, of Normangee, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2026 at her home. Graveside services were scheduled for 1 p.m.
Madison County primary results are in
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Madison County voters decided four contested Republican primary races Tuesday, with two incumbents winning reelection, one losing his seat and a new justice of the peace chosen for an open bench.
Thomas Collard defeated incumbent Precinct 2 Commissioner Carl Wiseman with 295 votes to Wiseman’s 226, taking 56.62 percent of ballots cast. The results are unofficial.
County Clerk Adrian Lawson won reelection over challenger Chairety Pellegrin with 962 votes to Pellegrin’s 737, or 56.62 percent.
1,225 cast early ballots in Madison County
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Madison County voters turned out 1,225 strong during early voting ahead of Tuesday’s joint primary election.
The courthouse pulled in 1,083 of those over 10 days. North Zulch Volunteer Fire Department, open only the last five days, added 142. Poll workers also processed five provisional ballots at the courthouse.
The last day hit hardest. On Friday, Feb. 27, 226 people voted at the courthouse and another 34 showed up in North Zulch.
Staged crash shakes North Zulch students
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NORTH ZULCH — A white Honda passenger car traveling westbound on an FM road crossed into the eastbound lane about 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
