The Madisonville High School Lady Mustangs varsity softball team lost both of its games over the last two weeks, falling to Rusk 10-1 on Tuesday, April 14 and to Bridge City 9-1 on Wednesday, April 22 to drop to 14-17 on the season.

The Madisonville High School Mustangs varsity baseball team won three of four games over the last two weeks, capped by a 20-6 rout of Bellville on Saturday, April 25 to improve to 16-13 on the season. Gavin Kovar set the tone for the stretch.

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, April 19, through Sunday, April 26. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

State officials began sending out the first notices to families awarded education vouchers last week, the Houston Chronicle reported. In the initial round, 42,644 qualified, mostly students with special needs who are considered the highest priority.

A local newspaper is a gift that is often not appreciated. Within its pages we learn about the goings on in the community in which we live and the people we care about. There is a warmth one experiences when reading a local paper, nostalgia, and even a bit of romanticism. The articles within tend to be heartfelt and colorful, written by authors known and invested in their audience; like a neighbor speaking to another over a cup of coffee.

MIDWAY — A Texas Revolution soldiers camp will rise under the trees at Antioch Church of Christ Saturday, less than a mile from the Trinity River crossing where the Runaway Scrape choked to a halt 190 years ago.

Madisonville FFA will send nine teams to the state Career Development Events contest after advancing from the Area IX meet. The chapter entered 15 teams in the area competition, facing programs that ranged from Class 1A through 6A.

Atmos Energy crews and contractors will perform a natural gas safety survey in Madisonville from April 28 to May 4. Crews will use mobile leak detection units to measure and map methane plumes in the area.