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Screwworm returns to Texas

12 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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Madisonville 4-H to host From Farm to Fork cooking camp

2 weeks ago By Special To The Meteor

Madisonville 4-H will host a From Farm to Fork summer cooking camp in two sessions in June at the Madisonville First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 300 S. Elm St.

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Madisonville VFD plans 3rd annual golf tournament

2 weeks ago By Special To The Meteor

Fannin Oaks Golf Course and Event Center will be the site Saturday, June 6 of the 3rd annual Fire in the Hole Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the Madisonville Volunteer Fire Department. Registration opens at 7:15 a.m.

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Mustangs make history as four medal in states

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

AUSTIN — Madisonville High School sent both its boys and girls 4x100 and 4x200 relays to the UIL Class 4A State Track and Field Championships last week for the first time in school history, and all four came home with medals.

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Council sets 72-hour RV residential limit

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

City Council adopted rules May 11 setting limits on how long recreational vehicles can stay in residential areas, though one official warned the change could worsen Madisonville’s code enforcement workload. The ordinance allows recreational vehicles in SF1, SF2, MH and MF zoning districts for 72 hours within a seven- day period.

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NZISD weighs bus replacement options, rules out retrofitting

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

NORTH ZULCH — North Zulch Independent School District may replace some of its aging bus fleet with new models under a state seat belt mandate. Trustees discussed replacing buses at a special meeting May 18 but took no action.

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COMMUNITY COLLECTS THOUSANDS FOR MADISONVILLE SENIORS

3 weeks ago By News Staff

Madisonville Meteor Growth and Development Executive Ana Cosino-Mize (right) presents the local paper’s scholarship to Madisonville High School senior Audrie Busa at the MHS Senior Scholarship Ceremony May 5. Local community scholarships at this year’s ceremony totaled $168,700.

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Suspect in jail after woman shot in leg

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

Madisonville police arrested a man on a first-degree felony charge after a woman was shot at a West Collard Street home early Thursday, reports said. According to the Madisonville Police Department, officers were dispatched to the residence just before 1 a.m.

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Council moves city elections to November

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

City Council voted last week to push Madisonville’s general elections back to November, a change officials said could help raise voter turnout and cut costs. The council approved May 11 shifting the general election for council members from the May uniform election date to the November uniform election date in odd-numbered years.

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Brush pile burn escapes containment at Willowhole Cemetery

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

NORTH ZULCH — A controlled brush pile burn on the back acreage of Willowhole Cemetery slipped containment Tuesday and burned about 1.5 acres before North Zulch Volunteer Fire Department crews put it out.

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Fourth of July funding up to $10K for 250th

3 weeks ago By Richard Sirman

Madison County commissioners May 12 approved $15,000 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funding for two upcoming summer events. Madisonville received $10,000 for its second Fourth of July Celebration at Lake Madison Park, double the $5,000 originally requested.

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