The Madisonville Track program is holding the 1st Annual Mustang Speed School camp at Mustang Stadium this week for grade school athletes. The camp, which encompasses grades third through eighth, began Monday and will conclude Wednesday evening. Pictured is MHS head track coach Brad Taylor working with athletes on drills Monday. COURTESY PHOTO

The Willowhole Cemetery Association (WCA) held their annual meeting and fundraiser the first weekend of May. The donation fundraiser consisted of a BBQ lunch of brisket, sausage, chicken, potato salad, beans, tea and desserts. The meal was provided, as always, by local residents. This year’s fundraiser brought in $17,620 and served over 250 people, where last year’s fundraiser brought in $14,000. The Association was founded before 1920, when its bylaws were first written, and ranks among one of the oldest, active, and best maintained cemeteries. The first building on site was the Willowhole Schoolhouse. Records indicate the Free Will Baptist Church relinquished its interest in the site at some point between 1925 and 1929. Since then, the upkeep of the cemetery and it’s associated buildings has been undertaken by the WCA. A new chapel was erected in 1969 and is available for funeral services as well as the WCA meetings. The cemetery itself marks the remains of many area residents and a few travelers. There are numerous veterans buried in the cemetery, including some who fought in the Civil War. COURTESY PHOTO

It all started last week after the escape of the TDCJ inmate. I’m sure you know about that by now.

The search is still on for Gonzalo Lopez, the 46-yearold inmate who was serving a life sentence for capital murder and attempted capital murder when he assaulted a correctional officer on a transport bus and ultimately fled from the vehicle Thursday.

Arthur Monroe Henson, hailed local business founder, community leader and former Madison County Judge, passed away peacefully at his home May 9. He was 93.