No doubt about it. Our town has some up-and-coming rough and tumbling talent. Madisonville youngsters Darren Grimm and Brody Pipes competed last weekend in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo competitions and showed the Houston folks what kind of kiddos we raise here in Madisonville.

FaBrice Kabona had no shortage of responses when asked why he wanted to work in Madisonville. The new City Manager, who comes to town after serving as a Deputy City Manager in Lancaster for eight years, is excited to get back to his small-town roots.

Madison County sees high voter turnout numbers March 1 while Texas holds primaries for state and local positions..

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service awarded 81 recipients grants to conduct prescribed burns this year. For the 2022 fiscal year, the agency has approved $522,950 in grant funds to private landowners in Texas with a goal to treat 18,250 acres.

Congratulations to Nancy Cahill! At the recent American Quarter Horse Association Convention held in Las Vegas Nancy received the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award, an award presented to an individual who demonstrated “an ethic of kindness and benevolence in providing opportunities for young people to be involved with the American Quarter Horse.”

The remains of local 27-year-old Megan Martinez were discovered by officials last week and two individuals were arrested on multiple charges in connection with her death. Martinez had been missing since Feb. 5.

Over 80 women attended Madisonville’s First Baptist Church’s Women’s Retreat Saturday with many area churches represented. Leah Holder Green, who serves in a full-time Christian Ministry as a Bible Study Curriculum Developer at Second Baptist Church in Houston Texas, was this year’s guest speaker. She is now pursuing a Master of Arts in Christian Education Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Mrs. Green’s message focused on Colossians 2:6-7, about being deeply rooted in Christ and “how what we believe determines how we act.” The music for this year’s event was by Wendy Hunt with the assistance of her husband, Warren Hunt, the Minister of Music at Madisonville First Baptist Church. Betty Coleman provided this year’s meal. COURTESY PHOTO