The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Madisonville City Council convened for their regular council meeting on Monday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

A Huntsville man lost his life in a two-vehicle collision June 6 at Texas 75 and Texas 67 Spur, according to the Department of Public Safety. Darren Johnson, the 35-year-old driver of a 1999 Honda Accord, was pronounced dead at the scene by Madison County Justice of the Peace Steven Cole, troopers said.

You cannot really tell the real nature of a dog when he is sleeping. Over the years I have walked up to many yard fences or knocked on many doors and I have learned to look very carefully to see if there is a dog there. There may be and he may be sleeping very peacefully but you go in the yard and halfway to the front door the dog awakens and that sleeping dog becomes a roaring, snarling lion and it is getting harder for me to run like a speeding train or leap over yard fences. The size and appearance can also be deceiving because I know several innocent looking little dogs and they will bite the dog out of you. I also know some very big dogs that are gentle as lambs. Thinking about dogs reminds me of something in the Bible. It is not the outward appearance or the size of a person that determines who or what they are; it is what is on the inside. They may seem nice and peaceful from a distance but get close to them and you will really find out who they are. When we receive Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior we get a new nature, (Gal 5:22-24). If we will yield and submit to the control of that new nature we will become more Christ like, (Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 4:30-32).