Madison County News

The Texas Mushroom Festival Queen's Contest drew beautiful contestants from across Madison County.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor Madisonville held its first life chain this past Sunday, with an estimated 40 people attending.

There are four faces of old Lobanillo, which straddles East Texas' oldest highway less than 20 miles from the Texas-Louisiana border.

According to Madison County Judge Art Henson, a special fund drive was held in Brazos Valley for United Way to help with unmet needs of Brazos Valley citizens who were affected by Hurricane Ike.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor Madisonville volunteer firefighters were called to two fires in quick succession late Tuesday, Sept.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor Madison County is cleaning up and getting things back to normal after Hurricane Ike made the county a disaster area last week.

Coordinator Sue Taylor discusses logistics with a Sheriff's Department deputy as volunteers Sharon Jones and Edith Smith wait for a shipment of MREs to arrive at the Gause Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday.

According to Madison County Judge Art Henson, FEMA will have a mobile unit in Bedias Thursday and Friday, Sept.

For the second day in a row, outage-weary residents in Madison County got to enjoy delicious, hot meals Thursday from some pretty special strangers.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor [Note: Although conditions have changed since press time Tuesday, Sept.

This is a special update from Mid South Synergy. For three days we have been able to maintain power service to most of Brazos, Grimes, Walker and Madison counties through back feeds from the ERCOT grid.

Rusty Maddox clears brush and branches from a friendA*s home on Washington Street in Navasota on Sunday.

Madison County residents are being asked to conserve water over until power is restored.

Published Friday, September 12, 2008 7:23 PM 3 BV counties urge residents to seek shelter Emergency management officials in Madison, Grimes and Leon counties were focusing their efforts inward Friday, as ...

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor At its Aug. 28 meeting, Mid-East Texas Groundwater Conservation District adopted a new set of rules to govern water wells in its three-county district.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor Two enterprising Madisonville families have bought Walker's Pharmacy from long-time owner Ken Martin and plan to keep the neighborhood soda fountain shop tradition alive.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor After all the planning and drills for emergencies, Madison County finally got the chance to apply the lessons to real life as Hurricane Gustav rolled toward Louisiana, sending ...

A body has been found in the search for a missing Madison County man. Authorities just don't know if it's Gene Coleman.

Brazos Valley Services is expected to complete an asphalt overlay on a stretch of Deacon Drive between Thursday and Monday.

Roxanne McKnight with The Meteor If local movers and shakers make a concerted effort to have Madisonville declared a historic city, its economy could develop a new income stream according to a San Antonio woman ...