One of Madisonville’s newer residents, Todd J. Rowe, aka T.J., recently talked about why he is here and his work. He first stated, “I’m Italian. I’ve been cooking my whole life. When I was 15, I was cooking professionally at a pizza parlor. When I was 21, I studied at a culinary school in Colorado. Recently I worked in West Hollywood, California, as well as a head chef in Austin for two years before my parents approached me about assuming the same here in Madisonville. I’m just good at cooking; it comes naturally.”

As the heat climbs to double digits here in Texas, an Iowa friend messaged me that all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are closed temporarily due to “heavy flooding, rockslides s and extremely hazardous conditions.”

In the early hours of Friday, June 10, the Madison County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Walker County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Normangee Police Department, and the Madisonville Police Department, executed a search warrant on a residence in Madisonville.

Juneteenth has been a festive occasion in Texas for well over 150 years, and this year will be no different here. Madisonville Fun A group of local young people got together to plan this year’s Juneteenth activities here in town.

Rebuilding Warriors, a non-profit organization in Madisonville which provides service dogs to veterans, awarded K9 “Mando” to United States Army Staff Sergeant Charles Bischoff during their annual fundraiser held Sunday, June 5.

Last Thursday, April 2, was graduation day for the W.B. Bizzell Academy, in Navasota. But Bedias resident, Anthony Williams, was only able to attend in sprit. We must continue to support our neighbors and continue to press for the diligent prosecution of those responsible for Anthony’s killing, last October, in Bedias.