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A N1 VOLUME 125 • NO. 42 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 1 SECTION • 14 PAGES • $1 Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1894 Thank a Veteran and a Serviceman Every Day If you’re tired of eating food that’s poor quality and not worth the price, it’s time to try Legends. ~ Ashley Hull, Owner 936-348-3927 texaslegends.net 115 South Madison St. • On the square • Madisonville County gets nearly $1M discount on road projects By Roy R. Reynolds way . Texas counties normally Leago gave the rough esti- The planned widening of publisher@madisonville pay for 10% of right-of-way ac- mate of the county saving al- Highway 21 from the Nava- meteor.com quisition costs, but the TTC re- most a million dollars for the sota River to just Trinity St . is duced Madison County’s share two big projects slated in com- a priority project for the Texas Madison County will save for all fiscal year 2020 projects ing months . Department of Transportation . nearly $1 million on the widen- by 61%, leaving the county with The county has already seen The construction is slated to ing of State Highway 21 and the a 3 .9% effective rate . the benefit in action, as com- begin in 2021 . planned southern loop around “Our cost share (to the proj- missioners approved Tuesday TxDOT also has plans to the city, thanks to a declaration ects) dropped dramatically . to distribute the funds for a build a loop around the south ‘Round Town by the Texas Transportation Really, really dramatically,” right-of-way acquisition for a side of the city – from FM 1452, Committee that the county County Judge Tony Leago told bridge replacement on SH 21 circling around to rejoin 21 Gala Nettles qualifies under the agency’s commissioners . at the Trinity River, where the 400-500 yards past Buc-Ee’s -- Economically Disadvantaged The declaration was an- county abuts Houston County . but that project will not begin ttention all of you Ag- County Program . nounced Tuesday at the Mad- Instead of the $5,462 Mad- until after completion of the gies from the Class The declaration reduces the ison County Commissioners’ ison County would have paid Highway 21 project, or around A of ’74 and all of you county’s financial responsibility Court, meeting on a rare Tues- under the old structure, it ful- 2025 . Air Force servicemen and in acquiring property along the day because of the Columbus filled it’s financial share for women: If you were an Aggie projects, also known as right-of- Day holiday . around $2,100 . SEE PAGE in the 1970s, you may have COUNTY 11 known Lester Travis Pepin . If you were in the Air Force during the late 1970s, or at some point during the fol- NZISD to lowing two decades, you may have served under Lt . Col . Lester Travis Pepin . purchase new The Lt . Col , . who now resides in College Station . computers During his 26 years of ser- vice he served in the Penta- By Campbell Atkins gon, had two tours of duty campbell.atkins@ in Germany and one in Italy madisonvillemeteor.com and twice returned to Texas A&M University, where he The North Zulch ISD school also served as the ROTC in- board passed a resolution for the structor . purchase of 30 new computers There is much more you for their elementary lab during need to know about this their monthly board meeting for hero, and I share that with October on Thursday . you at the end of my column . The board heard a presenta- First, though, here’s what is tion from technology director going on ‘round town . Todd Armstrong during last It’s the big 5-0 for the month’s meeting, in which he MHS Class of 1969! To cel- advocated for purchasing new ebrate the class will hold its technology for the lab at afford- 50th reunion from around able prices . METEOR PHOTO BY SCOTT W. COLEMAN 4 p m. to 9 p m. Saturday at “We have two themes this Texas A&M tight end Jalen Wydermyer celebrates after scoring a touchdown on Saturday at the MHS High school cafe- year,” said Armstrong during Kyle Field in College Station. Wyndermyer would ultimately field two touchdown passes from teria . They would love to see the September meeting . “The quarterback Kellen Mond in a 47-28 Aggies loss to the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. all of you! first is new and improved, and Then don’t forget, the class there are some improvements of 1979 is also holding its re- we can make here that do not union Saturday at Oak Ridge cost much but will really raise Country Club . They though our standards . The second is road trip plan to gather from 7 p m. old and improved . All of the just a short drive down sh 21offers big-time college football until 11 p m. Don’t reckon technology that we have will be the ten years difference in kept running as we make sure graduation has anything to it is efficient for its placement . By Campbell Atkins I’ve written on day trips a special buzz to Kyle Field do with the difference in re- We need a lot of devices to do campbell.atkins@ from Madison County, and College Station as the union time, do you? the things we want to do in the madisonvillemeteor.com I’ve experienced things Aggies looked to dethrone Speaking of time, if you classroom .” just as any other visi- the SEC’s finest for the first have a little extra, the CHI Armstrong also stated that (Editor’s note: This is tor. For a football game time in seven years. Madison St Joseph Auxiliary acquiring this kind of tech- the third of an occasional at Texas A&M University, The Meteor had an Gift Shop seriously needs nology at wholesale prices for series about day trips possi- I had press credentials. opportunity to cover the volunteers . Whether it’s a small school districts is a spe- ble from Madison County. Also, an unobstructed, cli- matchup from the press few hours once a week or ciality of his . The company that owns the mate-controlled view. And box, giving us a bird’s eye manning the shop one day The board also passed a Meteor has credentials for free snacks. view of the mass chaos a week, you are desperately resolution to bring in Reihl Texas A&M University foot- So, your mileage may below. As promised on the needed . You can? Great! Engineering as a third party ball games, and generously vary. notes left at your desig- Contact Maurita Turner at engineer to evaluate their en- invited reporter Campbell Saturday’s A&M game nated working station, the 936-349-1572 or 936-348- ergy efficiency before embark- Atkins to come to a game.) brought the top-ranked Al- 2631, extension 1572 . ing on a project to upgrade the By the way, stop by our For most of the stories abama Crimson Tide and SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 11 hospital’s gift shop and check SEE NZISD PAGE 11 out their unusual gifts and handmade items . It’s open from 9 a m. until 3 p m. and has great gifts and handmade items . NZ athletes participate in annual Buddy Walk Congratulations to Lindy Wells! At the recent By Campbell Atkins high student-athletes volun- of our kids look after them .” All-American Quarter Horse campbell.atkins@ teered their Sundays to assist Part of the reason O’Neal was Congress held in Colum- madisonvillemeteor.com with picking up trash around so pleased with the heightened bus, Ohio Lindy who won the event . They also made signs attendance at the event this year the $50,000 Amateur Class A number of North Zulch ISD to encourage the participants . was that the school had an op- on her mare Redhead from athletes, school personnel and North Zulch also had a team in portunity to display their kind- Denver . supporters attended the 16th the event this year, which was aptly ness and willingness to help on Lindy’s trainer, Bradey Annual Down Syndrome Asso- named the ‘Bulldogs’ and gener- a greater stage . Davis of Texarkana, also ciation of Brazos Valley (DSABV) ated the funds for the DSABV . “When I was talking to the showed Lindy’s mare and Buddy Walk at Millican Reserve part of other than just the ath- O’Neal, who has a daughter kids about it, I said I wanted to won the Four-Year Open park, south of College Station, letic side of it . It was a neat thing with Downs Syndrome, spoke show the outside world how Derby . Later he added won on Oct . 6 and raised over $400 to get to see how much of an im- on the event’s personal signif- great they are,” said O’Neal . “We an additional championship for the organization . pact you can make .” icance to him . know we have great kids here, so on her, winning $4,000 and “We have been stressing North Zulch has sent teams “These kids treat my daughter we wanted to take some more marking the highest score service with our athletes,” said to the Buddy Walk in the past, and the kids with special needs out and show that to everyone .” given a Quarter Horse Con- NZISD teacher and coach Jim but decided to help out with the here unbelievably great,” said Last year’s North Zulch team gress class . O’Neal, who coordinated the volunteering side this year as O’Neal .