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Judge returns pit bull to county custody

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Saturday, January 31. 2009

A male pit bull, which was seized in a case of alleged dog fighting and then returned to its owner, is now back in county custody. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Malcolm granted a seizure warrant Monday sought by the district attorney’s office and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office to hold the dog as evidence in the case regarding Johnny ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Taking back tax relief would be a raw deal

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Saturday, January 31. 2009

Imagine that a restaurant offers you a coupon on their steak special. You eat your meal, pay for your family’s entrees, go home, go to work, move on with your life, glad that you saved a few bucks on an expensive outing. The phone rings a month later. It’s the restaurant. “That coupon for the steak you had last month is no longer ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. Relay kickoff celebrates ‘25 years of hope’

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Saturday, January 31. 2009

Beth Strickland stood before fellow cancer survivors, caregivers and Relay for Life volunteers at this year’s annual kick off ceremony at the Sanford Community Center Monday night and gave the speech of her life, about her life. “My surgeon told me – you know you are a walking miracle,” Strickland said. Diagnosed in 2007 with Stage 4 ... [Full Story »]

Madison County BOC officially restores power to chairman

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Friday, January 30. 2009

Madison County commissioners officially gave new county chairman Anthony Dove personnel powers Monday that they had stripped from former chairman Wesley Nash. The board also voted to designate two positions — the county clerk and deputy clerk posts — as “at will” jobs under the authority of the chairman, meaning that Dove can hire and ... [Full Story »]

Hull man arrested on drug charges

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Friday, January 30. 2009

A Hull man was arrested last week on drug charges after the sheriff’s office received an anonymous call stating that drugs were being sold out of a house located at 73 Aiken Road. Joe Alvin Brown Jr., 32, 73 Aiken Road, was arrested on one count each of possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., Violation of Georgia’s Controlled ... [Full Story »]

County building inspection dept. endured slow 2008

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Friday, January 30. 2009

Building permits slumped by 22 percent in Madison County in 2008, and county building inspector Eddie Pritchett fears those numbers will worsen in 2009. “I imagine so, probably, based on everything that’s going on with our economy,” he said. Building permits fell by 139 in Madison County in 2008, according to figures from the county ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Hope will not solve the problem

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Friday, January 30. 2009

Economic theory is not that complicated. I am a half smart, semi-self educated Georgia redneck, but I have a pretty good grasp of how the economy is supposed to work. The economy has only one purpose: to help us exchange the goods and services we produce for the goods and services we need. Money is the tool we use to make the exchange. It is as ... [Full Story »]

Mr. Fielding goes to Washington

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Thursday, January 29. 2009

County teen witnesses historic inauguration J.S. Fielding admits he’s a little behind in his school work right now. But the ninth grader’s teachers can certainly pardon his recent four-day absence from class. After all, Fielding did witness the swearing in of the 44th United States president. “They know I wasn’t skipping,” Fielding ... [Full Story »]

Sunrise senior village approved

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Thursday, January 29. 2009

BOC votes 4-1 to allow dense residential development around shortened golf course A retirement golfing village can now be constructed in Madison County. County commissioners voted 4-1 Monday — with Bruce Scogin providing the lone “no” vote — to approve John Byram’s request for a rezoning for Sunrise Golf Village, a proposed densely ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Make MLK day ‘a day of service’ not ‘holiday from work’

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Thursday, January 29. 2009

Dear Editor: This letter is specifically addressed to the Madison County Board of Commissioners and is in response to The Madison County Journal (MCJ) article, “BOC asked to make decision on recognizing MLK Day” which appeared on Page 2A of the Jan. 15, 2009, edition. Judge Harry Rice appeared before county commissioners and asked the group ... [Full Story »]

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