CHAMBER RIBBON CUTTING Treviño-Smith Funeral Home & Crematory Thursday, January 22, 2025. 12 p.m.

Silphium laciniatum, compass plant, is a North American native found in prairies and open fields. There are other species in the Silphium genus also called compass plant.

TX Burger in Madisonville will host a fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 16 to help provide beds for local children in need.

Operation Safe Shield will host a fundraising benefit on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattleman’s Pavilion to provide bullet-resistant windows for local law enforcement patrol vehicles.

Due to an editing error, the party breakdown cited in last week’s item about the 2025 legislative session was incorrect. There will be 88 Republicans and 62 Democrats in the Texas House, rather than 87-63 as we reported.

richard.sirman@madisonvillemeteor.com The spirit of last month’s 290-wreath donation to Madisonville Cemetery lives on through a new partnership with Wreaths Across America (WAA), and now the Madisonville Cemetery Association wants to expand the program’s reach. Cemetery officials aim to provide wreaths not just for Madisonville Cemetery, but for veterans’ graves across Madison County, including Willowhole Cemetery, Wealthy Cemetery and the Ten Mile Cemetery near Midway.