Attend from home or come in person. Be inspired by two very special music videos, and a live lessons and carols service. Through the magic of technology, you can enjoy and participate in this Christmas service while remaining at home. Or, you can head on over to the Grants Methodist Church on First Street. The program starts at 11:00 am on Sunday, December 19.

Feliz Navidad! This artwork by Falicity Frank displays the magic of the Christmas-holiday season. It includes: red and green (Christmas colors) hot air fiesta balloons, including one in the foreground left; lit candles at the bottom of a Christmas Tree; the New Mexico red and yellow symbol of the state at the top of the tree; the Albuquerque city skyline backdrop; another gorgeous Christmas Tree to the right; and, of all things, a cute green alien, presumably from Mars. (He or she might make a nice pet - maybe for someone from Roswell). Wow, quite a holiday scene. There are also seasonal decorative pottery pieces set throughout this backspace and a string of lights adorning across the Christmas landscape in this picturesque piece of holiday art. Let's not forget a basket of chile peppers to the left and, way up in the sky to the right, clouds, another planet, flying saucers, and a small star's brilliance to the upper right. Falicity has quite an imagination and created a beautiful scene to give us even more holiday cheer.

MATTHEW YBARRA, NAVASOTA EXAMINER Madisonville’s Wayne Roundtree drives to the basket during the team’s 41-31 victory over Giddings at the Mike Dacus Classic in Navasota Thursday. Roundtree helped lead the Mustangs to a perfect weekend in Navasota as they continue to turn heads with a 13-0 record entering Tuesday’s action..

Pathway of Light crew members pose together during the weekend’s event at Madisonville First Baptist Church. COURTESY PHOTOS Cameron Thrower played the role of Jesus Christ on the cross during the Pathway of Light..

Pathway of Light crew members pose together during the weekend’s event at Madisonville First Baptist Church. COURTESY PHOTOS Cameron Thrower played the role of Jesus Christ on the cross during the Pathway of Light..

Still got shopping to do? Better take a big dose of patience before hitting the stores and forget about being home by a certain hour. It’s rough out there! Here’ what’s going on ‘round our town.

Lieutenant Colonel André Dean (U.S. Army Retired), from the Elwood Community and Madisonville High School Class of 1979, paid his filing fee and submitted his conservative Republican candidacy for Madison County Judge Monday.