Festive Floats and the Mighty Mustang Marching Band brought the community together to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season while families gathered to enjoy the joyful procession for the annual Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 2, in downtown Madisonville. METEOR PHOTO BY METEOR STAFF

Madisonville Girl Scout Troop no. 9504 collected cookies for local fire departments in November. The girls delivered cookies to North Zulch Fire Department, Madisonville Fire Department and Midway Fire Department.

Editor’s Note: “Opinions in this column are not representative of the views of The Madisonville Meteor.” Hats off to Madisonville Girl Scout Troop No. 9504! Emma Bearden, Cadence Brown, Emily Fetty, Mallet McClure, and siblings Matthew Brown and Abby Brown rang that Salvation Army Bell last Monday before Walmart. That’s just the beginning of the good deeds this Girl Scout Troop and leaders Samantha Fletcher and Tiffany McClure are doing during Christmas.

Participants in the Annual Christmas Parade hosted by the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, held on Saturday, Dec. 2, display their festive spirit. Normangee State Bank, Kelly Riders/Montgomery County Riders, and Daniel Neely Trucking Company earned the top three spots, while the Mighty Mustang Band, serving as the Grand Marshal, led the procession through Madison County. 

Deputy Gomez attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a silver Nissan for expired registration on State Highway 21 near Interstate 45 going south on Sunday, Dec. 3.

Sales tax is crucial in fueling the City of Madisonville’s financial engine, comprising 8.25% of receipts from local transactions. The tax is assessed by local businesses with the State of Texas handling collection, of the total sales tax collected, 2% is remitted to the City, accounted for in the general fund.

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), unveiled a groundbreaking partnership.