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No word yet on Hull beautification funds

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Tuesday, February 24. 2009

Hull city leaders are still awaiting word on a $12,000 grant that would provide a face-lift for a stretch of Hwy. 72. The money is available through the DOT, and Hull applied for the grant through the Keep Madison County Beautiful organization. “Nothing is in the pocket right now,” mayor Paul Elkins said. “(But) we have not been denied ... [Full Story »]

Colbert couple killed in Athens wreck

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Tuesday, February 24. 2009

A Colbert couple died following a head-on collision on the Athens Perimeter near Chase Street Tuesday, Feb. 17. According to Lt. David Coker of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s traffic division, a Ford minivan driven by 79-year-old Floree Wilkins, Colbert, was heading eastbound near Chase Street around 5:41 p.m. when it crossed ... [Full Story »]

Churches continue Angel Food distribution

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Tuesday, February 24. 2009

Federal agents are investigating Angel Food Ministries, with the large income of its founders generating considerable public attention. But leaders of Madison County churches that host Angel Food distribution say the ongoing investigation in Monroe, where the food ministry was founded, will have no effect on their efforts to help people in need ... [Full Story »]

Paintball paraphernalia taken from Neese Commerce Road

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Monday, February 23. 2009

Several paint ball guns and other paint ball equipment were allegedly taken from a paint ball field on Neese Commerce Road recently. The guns and equipment were valued at a total of $4,250. In another incident, aggravated assault was reported on Farm Road in Colbert last week, after deputies were summoned to a fight at a residence there. The ... [Full Story »]

School board to discuss facilities, budget tonight

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Monday, February 23. 2009

County school leaders will address next year’s budget crunch and revisit a high school renovation wish list at a called board of education (BOE) meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. The Madison County School System is exploring ways it can cut at least $2.5 million from next year’s budget in anticipation of a $2.5-$2.9 shortfall in revenue in ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. BOC to meet tonight

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Monday, February 23. 2009

The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., tonight in the BOC meeting room at the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Chairman’s report — Chairman Anthony Dove •Report from IDA – Marvin White. •Consider recreation department’s request to hire part-time seasonal employees — Donna Sisk. ... [Full Story »]

Middle school attendance improves drastically

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Saturday, February 21. 2009

Madison County Middle School now boasts a 95 percent attendance rate, up 33 percent from last year’s figures. Those numbers reflect attendance taken during the last week of January at the 1,050-student school. The middle school showed a 62 percent attendance rate during the last week of Jan. 2008. “That’s quite a marked improvement,” ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Don’t eliminate Crawford W. Long from hospital name

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Saturday, February 21. 2009

“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main,” is a famous quote from John Donne, one of the most influential poets of the Renaissance. In this meditation Donne was saying that when one person suffers a loss, we all lose. We are all interconnected with each other and with the history and ... [Full Story »]

Madison County 911 office releases figures for 2008

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Friday, February 20. 2009

The Madison County 911 has released a tally of its calls for 2008: Sheriff’s Department The Madison County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following 911 calls: four rapes, five robberies, 46 aggravated assaults, 367 burglaries, 836 thefts, 150 auto thefts, six cases of arson, two motor vehicle accidents with fatalities, 158 motor ... [Full Story »]

Coutant named ‘Rotarian of the year’

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Friday, February 20. 2009

Jerry Coutant has been named “Rotarian of the Year.” Rotary leaders said that Coutant “works hard at everything he does in Rotary and he does a great deal.” He shows up and works on every ramp that Rotarians build. He has spearheaded the four-prong literacy program that Rotary supports consisting of the Dictionary Project, the Ferst ... [Full Story »]

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