Lawn mower racers from the Lone Star Mower Racing Association tear around a dirt track at the Mudbug and Music Festival on Saturday, April 18 at Lake Madison Park in Madisonville.

NORTH ZULCH — North Zulch Independent School District trustees voted unanimously Monday to waive penalties tied to an overlooked mobile home following similar action by county commissioners in March.

Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to form a sub-regional planning authority with neighboring counties and keep watch over potential large-scale energy projects in Madison County. The resolution April 14 created the East-Central Texas Intergovernmental Planning and Infrastructure Commission (ECIPIC) in an attempt to hold solar farms, battery storage systems or data centers coming to the area accountable, officials said.

A 44-year-old woman from Spring and a 16-year-old male passenger died Monday, April 20, in a crash on Interstate 45 southbound near Madisonville. Department of Public Safety Sgt.

Festivalgoers dig into plates of crawfish under the pavilion at Lake Madison Park during the fifth annual Mudbug and Music Festival on Saturday, April 18. The free event featured live music, lawn mower races, a car show, food trucks and a Kid Zone.

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, April 12, through Sunday, April 19. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Madison County Commissioners Court accepted the resignation of Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Jon Stevens and appointed his replacement in the same meeting Tuesday, April 14. Stevens submitted his resignation April 1.

Police took more than $700,000 worth of narcotics off Madisonville streets over the past sixteen months, according to a recent municipal update. Chief Herbert Gilbert laid out the numbers for City Council members April 13, showing roughly 244 grams seized.

MIDWAY — The Midway Board of Aldermen approved a dozen new construction codes and restructured the city’s grant fund accounts during a meeting Monday, April 13. Ordinance 2026-07 adopts the full 2024 International Code Council suite, covering building, residential, fire, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy conservation, property maintenance, swimming pool and spa, zoning and private sewage disposal standards, along with the 2023 National Electrical Code.

Special to the Meteor DALLAS — Two North Zulch Independent School District students won state offices and three competitors advanced to the national competition at the Texas FCCLA Leadership Conference April 8-11. Harper Richie was elected state president of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.