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.

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. 

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.