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.

Madisonville’s Brady Railsback (left) and Joel Zavala (right) won the boys doubles championship at the UIL 4A Region III Tennis Tournament on Saturday, April 18, and advance to the UIL State Tennis Tournament. Pictured with them are Coach Lyons and Coach Sedlacek.

Athletes from across UIL 4A Area 17 and 18 competed in field and track events at Madisonville High School during the area meet on Thursday, April 16. Top finishers from the meet advance to the UIL Region III-4A Meet.

Madisonville High School track and field athletes won seven area championships and set three school records at the UIL 4A-Area 17 & 18 Meet on Thursday, April 16. The Madisonville boys finished second in the team standings with 79 points.

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, April 12, through Sunday, April 19. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Madison County Commissioners Court accepted the resignation of Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Jon Stevens and appointed his replacement in the same meeting Tuesday, April 14. Stevens submitted his resignation April 1.