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Screwworm returns to Texas

16 hours ago By News Staff

A rural pest wiped out in the United States 60 years ago has returned to Texas, but local officials say Madison County livestock are not in immediate danger.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the first New World screwworm case June 3 in a calf near La Pryor in Zavala County. Five more cases followed by June 9 — two additional calves in Zavala County, two calves in La Salle County, a goat in Gillespie County and a dog in Lea County, New Mexico.

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MADISON COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO RETURNS TO THE ARENA

2 months ago By News Staff

MADISON COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO RETURNS TO THE ARENA.

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E-Read Texas returns with new app

2 months ago By Richard Sirman

Madison County readers can once again borrow free e-books and audiobooks after the state launched a new platform to replace the service lost in December. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission selected CloudLibrary as the new app for E-Read Texas, the digital lending program that went dark when book distributor Baker & Taylor collapsed and shut down its Boundless app Dec.

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NZISD hears Entergy pitch for backup generators on campus

2 months ago By Richard Sirman

NORTH ZULCH -- North Zulch Independent School District board members heard a proposal from Entergy to install backup generators on campus during their Thursday, March 12 meeting, but took no action on the item.

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Midway VFD calls topped 150 last year, department eyes new station

2 months ago By Richard Sirman

MIDWAY -- The Midway Volunteer Fire Department ran 154 calls last year. The year before that it was 102.

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County to sell old school property

3 months ago By Richard Sirman

Madison County Commissioners Court voted March 10 to declare two parcels of the former elementary school property surplus and sell them through a licensed real estate broker. The property includes a vacant 5.3-acre parcel on West Park Street and a 6.7acre tract on 300 School St.

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MCISD board approves fall break

3 months ago By Richard Sirman

For the first time, Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District students will get a fall break. Trustees approved a 20262027 school calendar Monday, March 9 that adds a five-day break in October built around Columbus Day.

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Mustang musicians claim UIL Sweepstakes

3 months ago By News Staff

Madisonville High School Mustang Band director Stephanie Schmidt holds the University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes trophy as band members gather around Wednesday, March 4, after the UIL concert and sight-reading evaluation in Bastrop. The Mustangs secured the Sweepstakes award for earning a Division 1 rating in both fields of competition.

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Council denies duplex permit on West South Street

3 months ago By Richard Sirman

A plan to build duplexes on two vacant lots at 205 W. South St. in Madisonville is dead after City Council denied a conditional use permit Monday, March 9.

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Collard wins Precinct 2 primary, Counsil takes JP race

3 months ago By Richard Sirman

Madison County voters decided four contested Republican races in the March 3 primary election, with the winners set to face Democratic nominees on the general election ballot in November. Thomas Collard defeated incumbent Precinct 2 Commissioner Carl Wiseman with 295 of the total 521 votes cast, about 57%, according to unofficial results.

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JAIL LOG

3 months ago By News Staff

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, March 1, through Sunday, March 8. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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