Howdy, Folks. We’ve been so wrapped up with the budget over the last couple of months, our last Commissioners Court meeting was a real treat. On Friday, the Commissioners Court was honored to hear this year’s presentation by the MCISD FFA Ag Issues team. If you haven’t seen these teams discuss issues before, you need to.

One of the beauties about a small town? Meet someone on the Square these days, someone you may not even know, and they’ll flash a big smile and say, “Arent’ we enjoying this fall weather?” Yep, we are. Here’s what’s going on ‘round our town.

At the Midway Marching Preview at Midway ISD Panther Stadium in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, October 1, The Mighty Mustang band performed very well, according to Christy Whitten, the English Department Chair of Madisonville High School. At the event, the Mustang Band placed 5th in their class but 15th overall; according to Whitten, “The band continues to improve at every competition and looks forward to competing at AT&T Stadium this week..

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said Friday he opposes a push by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to end tenure for new professors at the state’s public universities and to revoke it for faculty who teach critical race theory, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

The Bedias Civic Club offers 1st Thursday potlucks, and 2nd Tuesday movies at the civic center. Please go to, www.facebook.com/BediasCivicClubAssoc, for more information.