Adar Healthcare & Wellness Center is currently holding a school supplies drive and officially began collecting all supplies July 16. The drive itself will be held at Adar Healthcare, located at 600 Bacon Street in Madisonville, on Aug. 18. They will be accepting items for donation through Aug. 16. The event I hosted by the facility’s activities director in an effort to give away school supplies to those in need.

Judge Hal Ridley of the 278th District Court is seeking out one more term on the bench for Madison, Walker and Leon counties. The 68-year-old announced his candidacy for a third term in 2022 last month, but stated he will not eye a fourth term, which would have to be his last according to state law.

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.