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Dear Editor: In regards to the young man’s opinion on ways to reduce high school dropouts (“How to reduce the dropout rate,” by Neil Cantrell, The Madison County Journal, May 29), I appreciate his thoughts on the issue. I myself struggled to complete high school, and can understand where he is coming from; however, I feel he is way off ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: I am writing to express my admiration for you and your staff. As a relatively new person in the county who sought to acclimate myself to my new surroundings, I naturally turned to my local paper for helpful information. In The Madison County Journal I found it in abundance. I am awestruck at the amount of information you and your ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: My family and I moved to Madison County 18 months ago from Florida. All-in-all, it has been a good move for us. We have found that the people here are quite nice and have been incredibly happy with Hull-Sanford Elementary School and the sherrif’s department. We have had one problem and it continues to be a problem. We bought a ... [Full Story »] 

The Madison County Republican Party will hold a forum at Madison County High School at 7 p.m., Friday, June 6, for GOP candidates for sheriff as well as Republican candidates for the U.S. Congressional District 10 seat. Three Republicans are seeking the Madison County sheriff’s post: John Dove, Larry Smith and Kip Thomas. Two men are vying ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County’s land use map establishes what should be maintained as farmland and what is suitable for development. Those lines are fiercely debated. But the partial update of the county’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which is under way, includes no such debate. John Devine, senior planner for the Northeast Georgia Regional Development ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: Well, Frank Gillispie, I guess the only thing we can agree on is to disagree. You and Zach Mitcham must have gone to Georgia Tech, because you both throw out a lot of facts but miss the point. Mr. Mitcham’s column on space had a lot of facts but missed the point. We cannot sit around and watch the stars. An international space ... [Full Story »]