Matt Johnson was administered the oath of office as Chief Justice of the 10th Court of Appeals by Justice Steve Smith in Waco on Wednesday. Johnson has served on the court for the past 4 years as a justice and previously served 14 years as judge of McLennan County’s 54th District Court.

The local library is the place where the pages of history relax on the shelves of their new homes, and librarian Veronica Landmann has been dutifully tending to the needs of the books, the seniors, and the youth for over 25 years. In a recent interview with The Meteor, she spoke of the challenges and the rewards a life of serving the county has brought her in over two decades of service.

The Madison County Commissioners Court approved a $133,163.55 contract with Sydaptic Inc. to modernize the county jail’s security control system during their Dec. 23 meeting, following weeks of deliberation and contract revisions.

Madison County commissioners approved service contracts and heard departmental updates in their final meeting of 2024 on Monday, Dec. 23.

Madison County residents and officials reported multiple sightings of large unidentified drones on Saturday, Dec. 21, raising concerns about their origin and purpose in the typically quiet Texas community.

According to Texas Policy Research, when the 89th Texas Legislature convenes January 14, it will include three new State Senators and 32 new State Representatives, one of which will be District 12 State Representative- Elect Trey Wharton.