The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, May 3, through Sunday, May 10. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District trustees on Monday adopted final policy language to match the board’s April vote moving school board elections from May to November. The update to local board policy BBB takes effect with the November 2027 election cycle and passed without opposition.

MADISONVILLE SIDEWALK CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION BBQ COOK‑OFF RESULTS

Cook teams clown around with cardboard guitars, pour drinks and serenade the crowd while judges score entries and runners deliver boxes of BBQ to the judging table at the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association BBQ Cook-Off.

Scotty’s House provided $62,000 in services to 31 Madison County children last year, representatives told Madison County Commissioners on Tuesday. Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Scarpace and Director of Development Alison Prince presented to the court May 12 on the Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center’s work, its funding model and its push for continued county support in fiscal year 2027.

Madison County Commissioners signed a one-year listing agreement May 12 with Homeland Properties Inc. to sell the old elementary campus.

A North Zulch teenager critically injured in a farm accident last month is showing signs of recovery at a Temple hospital. Chloe Wise was injured April 22 while working on a tractor tire on FM 978 in northwest Madison County, reports said.

Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District athletic facilities hosted 61 outside events this school year, generating more than $81,000 in rental revenue alone, Athletic Director Rusty Nail told trustees Monday. Nail, invited to speak at the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association conference in June, said the approach has helped cover budget gaps without cutting student programs.

NORTH ZULCH — Community members will gather in Houston May 13 to honor a North Zulch High School senior placed on life support following a single-vehicle crash last week. Chloe McLain, 17, was traveling south on FM 247 near Harper Lane about 4:11 p.m.

1937 — 2026 Gloria June Heath, 89, of Madisonville, Texas, was born January 23, 1937, in Galena Park, Texas, to Joe Bailey and Willie Faye “Parker” Harrington and passed away May 5, 2026. She married the love of her life, Charles E.