1924 — 2026 Myrtle Elizabeth 'Beth' Blagrave, a longtime Madison County resident, was born on August 26, 1924, in North Zulch, Texas and passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 20, 2026. She lived 101 ½ years rooted in faith, family and helpfulness to others.

1974 — 2026 Gilberto Galindo Leal, 52 años y 13 días de Madisonville, falleció el martes, 17 de febrero de 2026, 4 p.m. en Conroe.

A routine traffic stop in Madisonville last month turned into a felony drug bust after a suspect ditched contraband in the middle of a foot chase, police said. According to the Madisonville Police Department, an officer attempted to stop a blue Dodge Ram 1500 Feb.

Madisonville Police Department Capt. Richard Morris is retiring after 20 years in Texas law enforcement, closing a career that took him from crime scenes on the Gulf Coast to running daily operations in Madison County.

City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission members met with Texas Department of Transportation officials March 2 to review Madisonville’s master thoroughfare plan. Part of the city’s comprehensive plan, Kaitlyn Higgins with Public Management Inc.

The littlest readers at the Madison County Library traded their books for aprons and dove into the world of pancakes. They read If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff and Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle, learned that “P” is for pancake, named the tools and ingredients, and followed the steps to make their own. Every bite was worth the effort. For more information about Storytime, call 936-348-6118.

Thursday, Feb. 12 | Madison County Fairgrounds | 27 Schools | 235 Students COURTESY PHOTOS Students from 27 schools across Texas compete in the 49th annual Bedias Creek Soil and Water Conservation District Land, Homesite and Rangeland Contest on Thursday, Feb.

Madison County Judge Clark Osborne warned area residents last month of a potential scam disguised as a message from local officials. Osborne said Feb.

Kelcey Young brought donuts and coffee as the community came with ideas for the new Madisonville leader’s first Coffee with the City Manager gathering last week at City Hall. Residents, business owners and city staff filled seats around the table Feb.

'Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.' Mark Twain Twain conjectured that society judges each of us based upon our appearance. As it turns out, this superficial judgment has been going on for a very long time, in fact, pretty much since the beginning.