Representatives from Kramer Autoplex Madisonville stand with Madisonville Police Chief Herbert Gilbert after sharing a meal with Gilbert and his team on Friday, April 24. 

Henry Carl Churchwell, Jr, 87 years, 8 months and 3 days old, of Bryan, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2026. Born on August 17, 1938, in Navasota, Texas, he was the son of Henry Churchwell, Sr.

In 1829, Ransom Allphin (1812-1854) and his parents moved from Illinois to Montgomery County, Texas, and that property later became part of Madison County. Alphin acquired his property in an 1835 Mexican land grant. He and a brother-in-law fought in several battles under Sam Houston’s leadership and against the Mexican government to set up the Republic of Texas. The Texas Comptrollers Military Service Record No. 626 certified that Ransom served as a member of Captain William Ware’s Company in the Texian army from March 12 to June 12, 1836.

Madison County Commissioners last week postponed dividing an almost 7-acre Eastridge Subdivision plat after neighbors spoke out against the proposed 20-foot flag lot. Jack Dale and Jackie Jarrett asked the court April 14 to split Lot 12 on Eastridge Lane into two residential tracts.

A 61-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison last week after a Madison County jury found him guilty of sexually abusing a child over several years. Glenn Taylor was convicted April 15 of continuous sexual abuse of a child.

Lawn mower racers from the Lone Star Mower Racing Association tear around a dirt track at the Mudbug and Music Festival on Saturday, April 18 at Lake Madison Park in Madisonville.

NORTH ZULCH — North Zulch Independent School District trustees voted unanimously Monday to waive penalties tied to an overlooked mobile home following similar action by county commissioners in March.

Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to form a sub-regional planning authority with neighboring counties and keep watch over potential large-scale energy projects in Madison County. The resolution April 14 created the East-Central Texas Intergovernmental Planning and Infrastructure Commission (ECIPIC) in an attempt to hold solar farms, battery storage systems or data centers coming to the area accountable, officials said.

A 44-year-old woman from Spring and a 16-year-old male passenger died Monday, April 20, in a crash on Interstate 45 southbound near Madisonville. Department of Public Safety Sgt.

Festivalgoers dig into plates of crawfish under the pavilion at Lake Madison Park during the fifth annual Mudbug and Music Festival on Saturday, April 18. The free event featured live music, lawn mower races, a car show, food trucks and a Kid Zone.