SUMMER READING PROGRAM HOSTS BIRTHDAY BASH
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM HOSTS BIRTHDAY BASH
Ready Set Charge
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Zane Fite (left) charges towards Colton Wilson during a drill on Monday, July 21, at the Madisonville Youth Football and Cheer Conditioning Camp.
Madison County proposes 50-cent tax rate
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Madison County Commissioners proposed a 50-cent tax rate for 2025 and postponed a decision on a public defender agreement during their Tuesday, July 22, meeting. “This is not the tax rate that is being adopted.
North Zulch VFD rebuilds after chief resigns
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Six firefighters who resigned from the North Zulch Volunteer Fire Department on July 7 have returned to duty after Tony Clay resigned as fire chief last week. Chuck Wiedecker, the former assistant chief, now serves as interim chief until elections in December 2025.
Bollin gets life sentence
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Larry Bollin will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a coworker at a Bryan cabinet factory in 2021, a jury decided Monday, July 21, after less than two hours of deliberation. The 31-year-old Iola man received the maximum sentence and a $10,000 fine for murdering Timothy Smith, 40, at Kent Moore Cabinets on April 8, 2021.
Texas’ Top 10 fugitive arrested in Madison County
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A man on the Texas’ Top 10 Most Wanted list was arrested Monday in North Zulch after law enforcement tracked him to Madison County. Brandon Dewayne Gilbert, 35, had been wanted since December 2024 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing bodily harm, according to the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office.
CHAMBER WELCOMES STANDLEY REAL ESTATE CO
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Madison County Chamber of Commerce members, Standley Real Estate Co. staff, family members, and friends celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, July 17, at the company's new office at 120 S. Elm St., Suite 104.
MIDWAY VFD SHARPENS SKILLS
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Midway Volunteer Fire Department members conducted residential firefighting drills Saturday, July 19, at an abandoned house in Midway. The department also sent 10 firefighters to the TEEX Municipal Vendor Show at Texas A&M on Sunday, July 20, while two members continued their training at the fire school.
