Madisonville FFA earns ribbons at Fort Worth Stock Show
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FORT WORTH — Madisonville FFA students brought home six blue ribbons, one red ribbon and a third place finish from the Fort Worth Stock Show Sunday, Jan. 18.
Midway greenlights engineering contract, ballot machine
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MIDWAY — City Council signed off on an engineering services contract and took steps toward bringing the city’s May election into state compliance before addressing infrastructure concerns Monday evening. Council members Jan.
Battery project near schools raises safety questions
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A battery storage facility being built in Madison County has sparked concerns among some residents citing potentially toxic fires and a lack of transparency. The SOSA Energy Center rises two miles from North Zulch Independent School District and is expected to hold 150 megawatts of power when completed in the second quarter of 2027.
MCISD sees clean bill of financial health
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Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District received a clean financial audit report Monday, with auditors showing strong fund balances and no significant findings. Trustees heard the 2024-25 fiscal year findings during their Jan.
County holds line on deputy pay
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Commissioners reject waste bid and approve credit program Madison County commissioners rejected a proposed waste collection contract and approved a credit card program before fielding discussions on deputy pay, elections and more during their meeting Jan. 13.
Young learners back local law enforcement
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Madisonville Intermediate School third graders join county officers and deputies Jan. 8 for a Local Law Enforcement Appreciation Day lunch. Students made signs thanking members of the Madison County Sheriff's Office, Madisonville Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden and Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District Police Department for their service.
JAIL LOG
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The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail on Sunday, January 4. through Sunday, January 11.
Dam repairs to follow city manager appointment
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Repairs to a flood control structure at the Madisonville Lake dam are on hold as officials wait for the city to fill its vacant administrative seat. Officials with the Bedias Creek Soil and Water Conservation District said progress with riprap repairs on the Site 1 facility at Town Branch will move forward once Madisonville’s new city manager is in place.
Local sounds alarm on suicide crisis
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Madison County advocate Gordon Plumlee said he knows the weight of suicide — he carries it every day and wants to keep people alive. Plumlee, who experienced the trauma of losing a parent to suicide as a child, now serves Madison County as its veterans service officer, a Madisonville Fire Department member and a crisis chaplain.
E-book service goes dark, rural readers feel the loss
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Thousands of free digital titles disappeared overnight for Madison County readers last month after a statewide provider pulled the plug on its e-book service. The disruption followed the collapse of Baker & Taylor, a 197-year-old distributor that ran the Boundless app, a digital lending platform that powered the E-Read Texas program.
