JAIL LOG
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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.
Bedias News: Still waiting for ballistics
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please, please reconsider... do this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor, do this for your community...
Emergency SNAP benefits again extended
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is again extending emergency food benefits this month, with more than $307 million in emergency allocations expected to help more than 1.5 million Texas households.
Michael Cooper Meet and Greet
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Madison County’s NAACP chapter invites the community to attend a meet and greet event for Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Michael Cooper at the Senior Citizens Center Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The Center is located at 900 Amos Street in Madisonville. COURTESY PHOTO
‘ROUND TOWN
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Liz Ward McGinty, Chamber Coordinator for our Madison County Chamber of Commerce, is a smart lady, and a classy one, I might add. Liz gave a little Facebook philosophy this week, posting the quote: “Sit with winners. The conversation will be different.”
MCISD receives strong audit
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The Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District (MCISD) heard their 2021 independent audit report from Robert Belt of Belt Harris Pechacek LLP during their monthly meeting for January Monday.
TEACHER SORORITY TURNS 40
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The Madisonville chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, a woman’s educational sorority whose purpose is to empower women educators to advance inclusion, educational excellence, altruism and world understanding, celebrated their 40th anniversary at Faith Baptist Church this last Monday. JONATHAN DEELEY
FSA announces county committee election results
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Crockett, TX — Houston/Leon/Madison County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that Zakary Benge of Ratcliff was elected to represent his local administrative area (LAA) 3 during the recent county committee election.
Abbott holds briefing on state COVID response
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AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott received a briefing from state medical and emergency response experts on the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state's ongoing response to the virus last week.
Dec. Grand Jury indictments released
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Criminal District Attorney Brian Risinger reports that on Friday, December 17, 2021, the Grand Jury met to review 72 cases present for their consideration. The Grand Jury returned 69 true bills or indictments.
