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OPINION: Do some homework before touching the screen

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

We hear every election about the need to vote. But citizens need to do more than just touch the voting screen. It’s important to do some homework on each candidate. The potential representatives may keep their election-time promises. They may not. But if you don’t put some effort into learning what local candidates are about, then you’re ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: IDA making progress in Dogsboro area

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

BY FRANK GILLISPIE The Madison County Industrial Authority is making progress in developing a business friendly area around the Dogsboro intersection. They just came to an agreement with the board of education for property in the area to be used as a discharge site for a sewage treatment plant for commercial users. This is a long-term project ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Thankful to have Craft at MCHS

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Dear Editor: With an upcoming freshman starting Madison County High School next year, I hated to hear that Mr. Wayne McIntosh was leaving. But I was pleasantly surprised to read that Dr. Tommy Craft was named the new MCHS principal. I've had the opportunity to work with Dr. Craft during my time with the OneAthens poverty project in ... [Full Story »]

Eleven BOC candidates discuss platforms at forum

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

It ain’t musical chairs. It’s politics. Eleven men seeking five contested seats at the county commissioners table stood at the podium on the Madison County High School Theater stage Tuesday night trying to show that they’re in tune with county voters. Harmony was a central theme of the evening, too, as candidates repeatedly expressed a ... [Full Story »]

18-year-old dies in house fire

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Joshua Donaldson, 18, lost his life following a house fire Saturday at his home in Ila. Officials were called to the residence located at 71 Glenn Street Saturday afternoon about 1:45 p.m. according to an incident report from the sheriff’s office. A neighbor reportedly spotted the fire and called 911. Donaldson, who had Down’s Syndrome, was ... [Full Story »]

County approves changes to ordinance on mobile home underpinnings

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Madison County leaders say they don’t want new mobile homes in the county to have underpinnings that can be chewed up by a weedeater. So, they’re in the process of establishing minimum standards for mobile home underpinnings for new mobile homes in the county. County commissioners approved a change to the zoning ordinance Monday night to ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. school system coping with rising costs at the pump

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

The price at the pump is driving up the price of operating schools. Madison County school leaders have added $130,000 to next year’s budget — bringing fuel expenditures to $472,000, a 30 percent increase over last year — to meet the rising cost of fuel. “It’s definitely affecting the budget planning process,” Madison County Schools ... [Full Story »]

Saying thanks

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Colbert Fire Department being honored July 4 for 40 years of a ‘no-thanks job’ Before there were fire trucks in Colbert, flames were fought in a much different manner. “With hand buckets,” said John Waggoner, Colbert’s mayor since 1969. Waggoner remembers those fighting-fire-by-hand days. If house went up in flames, a townsperson ... [Full Story »]

Colbert Fire Dept. named Grand Marshal of July 4 Parade

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Before there were fire trucks in Colbert, flames were fought in a much different manner. “With hand buckets,” said John Waggoner, Colbert’s mayor since 1969. Waggoner remembers those fighting-fire-by-hand days. If house went up in flames, a townsperson would ring a bell — or blow a car horn — to alert Colbert citizens to come armed ... [Full Story »]

Eleven BOC candidates discuss platforms at forum

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

It ain’t musical chairs. It’s politics. Eleven men seeking five contested seats at the county commissioners table stood on the stage at the Madison County High School Theater Tuesday night trying to show that they’re in tune with county voters. Harmony was a central theme of the evening, too, as candidates repeatedly expressed a desire ... [Full Story »]

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