A VOLUME 125 • NO. 26 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019 1 SECTION • 14 PAGES • $1 Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1894 Thank a Veteran and a Serviceman Every Day Come in out of the Heat and enjoy a fresh home cooked meal! Root Beer Floats TEXAS • Fried Green Tomatoes.....................$8 Hand Dipped Blue Bell Ice Cream & ice cold Root Beer in a frosted mug • Alabama Toaster..........................$12 *~~ENDS* • Stuffed Summer Squash .............$12 115 South Madison St. ~~ On the square • Madisonville 936-348-3927 • Shrimp and Grits .........................$15 County officials, DEA sweep area By Meteor Staff dercover basis . Several purchases ture/Delivery of a Controlled were made and it culminated last Substance . Additional felony The Madison County Sher- Friday ”. charges are pending . iff’s Office, assisted by the Drug Undray Young, 50 years old, Demetrius Morning, 44 years Enforcement Agency (DEA), was arrested in North Zulch on old, was arrested in Madisonville Walker County Sheriff’s Office, four felony counts of Manufac- on the felony charge of Manu- Texas Highway Patrol and the ture/Delivery of a Controlled Sub- facture/Delivery of a Controlled Madisonville Police Department, stance and three felony counts Substance . executed multiple drug-related of Tampering with Evidence . Lisa Chandler, 28 years old, ‘Round Town arrest warrants in Madisonville Young’s bond was revoked on was arrested in Madisonville on and North Zulch on Thursday . multiple prior felony charges in- the felony charges of Manufac- Gala Nettles “This all began about three COURTESY PHOTOS cluding Manufacture/Delivery of ture/Delivery of a Controlled months ago,” said Madison a controlled substance, Unlawful Substance and Unauthorized Remember the movie (Clockwise from top left) Undray County Sheriff Travis Neeley . Young, Demetrius Morning, Possession of Firearm by a Felon Absence from a Correctional Fa- “Gone with the Wind? How “Investigators started receiving Jeremy Williams and Lisa Chandler and Possession of a Controlled cility . Chandler was already being about Rhett Butler’s famous intelligence information from dif- Substance . Additional felony held by the county . line to Scarlett that began, ferent sources in the community were able to cultivate this into a charges are pending . This is an ongoing investiga- “Frankly my dear,”? Most about these individuals and their situation where they were actu- Jeremy Williams, 37 years old, tion and all subjects listed are of us can recite the remain- high-volume of traffic for narcot- ally able to purchase narcotics was arrested in Madisonville on considered innocent until proven der of that sentence . When ics . They put together a plan and from the individuals on an un- two felony counts of Manufac- guilty in a court of law . “Gone with the Wind” hit the big screen curse words in a movie were, well, surpris- ing . Things have certainly changed, haven’t they? County If you liked the movie ENOUGH and that genteel southern era, have I got a deal for you! overflows Twelve Oaks, the famous an- tebellum mansion in Coving- FOR YA? ton, Ga . where the movie was filmed is for sale . That’s right . HOT with Last week’s sizzling temps decline, You can now own a piece of history as well as a piece of but still plenty warm Hollywood fame . events Interested? Then you’ll By Roy R. Reynolds be glad to know the 12-bed- [email protected] By Campbell Atkins room, 12 ½-bath mansion campbell.atkins@ madisonvillemeteor.com underwent a $2 million ren- ummer officially began Friday, though ovation in 2017 . Today it most everyone in Texas was already in has all of the modern con- full meltdown . Heat advisories were Madison County and surround- S ing areas are gearing up for another veniences, like two bathtubs commonplace across the southern half of that cost more than $14,000 Texas the week before, with indexes reaching Independence Day celebration each . into the 110-115-degree range . next week with a number of fami- And it’s also a money ly-friendly activities to enjoy on the maker! Think Bed & Break- n SEE HOT, PAGE 10 Fourth of July . fast, the backdrop for film- Madisonville will once again be ing movies, historic tours, hosting their Hometown Celebra- weddings, party venues . Of tion from 3-9 p .m . at Lake Madison course, if you don’t need the Park, but this year’s festivities will income there is always that now include a parade as well as the beautiful porch on which to traditional activities and fireworks . rock and just enjoy your new The parade is scheduled to kick- home . off the celebration at 3 p m. at the The mansion, estimated American Legion Hall, located at at $6 2. million to build, will 800 N . May Street . It will continue be auctioned next week but south onto Highway 75, southwest you’ll have to ante up $10,000 on E . Collard St ,. turning onto N . for the right to bid . Madison St , . continuing to W . One more thing . Should Main Street into downtown, then you decide to purchase around the square from S . Elm St . Twelve Oaks you won’t miss W . Trinity St ,. back to N . Madison Madisonville one bit because St ., W . Main St ., onto N . Commerce I promise you, we will all be St . back to Collard St ,. which will your best friend! Online bid- take participants to Lake Madison ding begins at 2 p m. July 4, Park . so you can buy it and still Other activities for the event have time to join the rest of include a fireworks display, a sky- us at Madison Park to cele- diving show by The Skydiving brate Independence Day! Company of Madisonville, food, Now, back on the home arts and crafts vendors, water front… . That Independence Day n celebration I mentioned PHOTO BY WILLIAM LAURANCE SEE EVENTS, PAGE 11 happens next week . You can expect a parade, live enter- tainment, kids’ activities, a car show, food, arts and craft First annual Strike Out ALS Tournament set vendors and fireworks at By Campbell Atkins erage life expectancy once you discover additional potential at least two female players . dark . Festivities at the park campbell.atkins@ are diagnosed ”. treatments . “It has been getting out begin at 4 p .m . madisonvillemeteor.com Rose lost his brother Carnell Anyone who is interested there,” said Rose . “We have Part of the July 4 enter- to ALS just two years ago . Car- is welcome to form a team for teams from Madisonville, tainment will be Dennis Ivey nell Rose, who was 50 when he $250 . Each team must include Cleveland, Centerville and and his band . If you attended Locals in Madison County passed, was diagnosed with the Navasota . But you do not last Sunday night’s concert at and surrounding communi- disease in 2015 and is under- have to play to come out and First Baptist Church - it filled ties will have an opportunity standably the inspiration behind watch .” the house by the way - you to show off their athletic skills the event . Each team will have an op- know he is a great Christian for a great cause on Saturday The Therapy Development portunity to compete in at entertainer and worth mak- at Lake Madison Park at Mad- Institute (TDI) works solely least two games . The win- ing the effort to hear . isonville’s first annual Strike on developing a cure for ALS . ners of the first matchups Dennis also spearheads Out ALS Co-Ed Softball Tour- Their innovative science and will play the other winners the monthly Lanier Steven’s nament . cutting edge approach has while the losers of the first Memorial Gospel Singing “Everything we make is resulted in the identifica- matchups play each other . each month in the church’s going to the ALS Therapy De- tion of AT-1501, which their On top of the team entry Fellowship Hall of Midway velopment Institute,” said webpage calls “a promising fees, proceeds will include Church of Christ . July 9 is Auburn Rose, the event’s orga- treatment for ALS ”. They funds raised from conces- the next one coming up . Of nizer . “The purpose is to raise have also pioneered the ALS sion items as well as auction course, the finger food is funds for research . Right now, Precision Medicine Program, items . Items available for there is no cure for this disease the world’s premier program and n SEE NETTLES, PAGE 10 at all . Two to five years is the av- partnership with ALS patients to n SEE STRIKE OUT, PAGE 11 INSIDE THE METEOR dlaach Stay P 936-348-3927 EJTPOWJMMMFF y Prreb VBSSFF t ..BB w UU t 0OUUI I F TR StrawberryrtSaaw Patchw Saladies,rerb ..BBEJJTTPO 4 h Stiadthraraw S wlg SainrpS s, naced Petsa 4 PV UUI I les, TToTbumeo Cresehleu CB etetrigainy V Business . 8 y Vrerb D eep Root s. 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