St. Joe’s CS temporarily closes monoclonal antibody infusion center
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St. Joseph Health is temporarily closing the monoclonal antibody infusion center located at St.
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.
DPS encourages safe driving for holiday
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AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging everyone to end 2021 safely as they head out on the road for the holidays. The Texas Highway Patrol will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaigns beginning Dec. 23, looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or committing other traffic violations.
GALA NETTLES
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I read about a great idea last week and want to share it with you first thing. Have you thought about giving yourself a Christmas gift? Most likely you’ve bought gifts, gotten them wrapped and the menu or the trip to Grandma’s house for Christmas day is planned.
Armenta visits County GOP meeting
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Ben Armenta, a candidate for Texas Land Commissioner, attended the Madison County Republican Party’s monthly meeting in the Courthouse Annex Community Room Thursday. “My campaign is one where i feel like I need to meet Texans across the entire state,” said Armenta, who resides in the Katy area.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
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‘Keep Madison County Beautiful’ awarded the winners of the 2021 Christmas lights contest this week with victors coming from individual towns. The top six houses in Madisonville (no particular order) were awarded to Colby and Kayla Wells, Joey and Shannon Frederick, Armando and Cynthia Juarez, Juan Torres, Mary and Don Gilbert and Emilio Estrada. From North Zulch, top prizes went to Ricky and Brandy Palasota (First Place), Scott and Carrie Kilpatric (Second) and Dennis and Linda Altum (Third). Midway’s top prizes were awarded to Sarah Donaho (First), Betty Ann Neal (Second), Marie Driver (Third) with an Honorable Mention given to Diane Barrington. KAY WELCH
Stangs split non-district matchups
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The Madisonville men’s basketball team split a pair of non-district matchups over the week with their first loss of the season at Hudson Dec. 15 and a home win over Bellville Friday. The Mustangs hosted Aggieland Homeschool at MHS Tuesday and will compete in their final tournament of the season following the Christmas break.
Tips for COVID-safe holiday gatherings
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Don’t let COVID ruin Christmas. As families plan holiday gatherings, physicians from the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA) COVID-19 Task Force have four recommendations to avoid spreading the COVID-19 omicron or delta variant to loved ones.
Locals share Christmas memories
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With hopes of helping us get the Christmas spirit this year, I asked some folks to share their favorite Christmas memories. Shewana Winn: I grew up in the Connor community, and my parents always took us kids to Bryan to Manor East Mall to see Santa at Christmas.
Pathway of Light
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Pathway of Light crew members pose together during the weekend’s event at Madisonville First Baptist Church. COURTESY PHOTOS Cameron Thrower played the role of Jesus Christ on the cross during the Pathway of Light..
