JAIL LOG
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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.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS
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The following individuals were indicted on April 7, 2021 on felony charges by a Madison County Grand Jury. The indictments are listed below: • Jennifer Roll: Possession of Controlled Substance (Metham phetamine) • Justin Taylor: Possession of Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine) • Cassie Daywitt: Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle • Ostin Ruiz: Possession of Controlled Substance (Cocaine) & Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility • Michael Blevins: Possession of Controlled Substance (Ketamine).
GALA NETTLES
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This is a busy busy week so better take an extra dose of those vitamins. First, if you like oysters, Thursday is your special day.
Community rallies around Tovar
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Local Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer Juan Tovar was shot Thursday while pursuing the suspect of Thursday’s mass shooting in Bryan earlier that day and, according to the most recent update from the DPS, remains in serious but stable condition at St. Joseph Health Hospital.
The community gathered
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The community gathered in overwhelming force to support local DPS Trooper Juan Tovar (left), who was shot in the eye while pursuing the mass shooter who killed one and injured several others at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan Thursday. Local law enforcement and community members showed their support during a prayer vigil outside the Madison County Courthouse Sunday (right). Hundreds of people attended the event.
Candidates gather at the Kimbro
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Kevin Counsil (Madison County Republican Party Chair) and Gary Lindsey (Madison County Democrat Party Chair) hosted a candidate forum prior to early voting for the upcoming May 1 election at the Truman Kimbro Center in Madisonville Tuesday.
MCISD raises employee stipends
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The Madisonville CISD board approved a resolution that would increase pay stipends for employees working certain extracurricular activities, including driving busses to events, at their monthly meeting for April Monday.
FDA, CDC suggests pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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The vaccine clinic scheduled for Tuesday at Madisonville CISD was canceled due to the CDC and FDA recommending a pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. The pause came as a result of an investigation involving six cases of dangerous blood clots out of the over 6.8 million doses administered thus far in the United States.
