The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

TSTA survey indicates a record 70 percent of teachers on the verge of quitting as educator morale sinks; political attacks, pandemic, years of state neglect to blame A record 70 percent of teacher-members surveyed by the Texas State Teachers Association said they were seriously considering leaving the profession as they ended a difficult school year last spring. The number was the highest ever recorded in the teacher moonlighting and morale survey, which has been tracking Texas teachers’ concerns for more than 40 years, and it was a significant jump from the 53 percent who expressed similar feelings the last time the survey was conducted in 2018.

By Richard Sirman richard.sirman@madisonvillemeteor.com Adam Carter, who has been biding his time in the jail of Madison County since 2020, got sentenced on Friday, August 5, 2022, on seven counts. The counts include the time given and the fines for each crime.

By Richard Sirman richard.sirman@madisonvillemeteor.com Madison County hosted a town hall meeting at the Truman Kimbro Convention Center organized by Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign for his ‘A Drive For Texas’ event, which includes a 49-day drive of over 5,000 miles, 70 events, and visiting 65 and more counties and communities. The event took place on Saturday, August 6, and was attended by over 222 attendees who came out to hear what Beto had to say.