Early voting for the May 1 election concluded Tuesday and polls will be open for the general election from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday at Madisonville City Hall, North Zulch ISD, the City of Midway, and Bedias Community Center.

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers investigated Sunday a two-vehicle crash on SH 75 near Madisonville. The preliminary crash investigation indicates at approximately 3:50 p.m., a 2019 GMC box truck was traveling south bound on IH-45 service road.

Early voting for the May 1 election began Monday (April 19) and will be available through Friday and again on Monday (April 26) and Tuesday (April 27). Early voting locations include Madisonville CISD (until 4 p.m.), City Hall (from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday and from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on the 26th and 27th) or North Zulch ISD. On election day, May 1, you may vote at North Zulch ISD, City Hall, the City of Midway and Bedias Community Center from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. For school board, citizens can only vote for one candidate at each position. For city council, citizens may vote for up to three candidates and no more. If you select more than three, no selection will be counted.

Six candidates are vying for three open spots on the Madisonville City Council. Longtime staples Lois Brown and Russell Bailey have decided not to seek reelection, leaving a pair of open seats for the hopeful candidates along with another currently held by incumbent Chris McGilbra, who is hoping to retain his spot. Running alongside McGilbra are Auburn Rose, Randy Walker, Brandon Hutsen, Melissa Hinojosa and Terri Brown Davis.

Two positions on the Madisonville CISD School Board are being contested in the May 1 election, early voting for which is already underway. Position 2, currently held by Jason Cleere, is being contested by Etta Spivey while Position 4, held by Dale Hurst, is being contested by Lance Byrd.