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Remember to set your clocks forward

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Friday, March 6. 2009

It’s time to “spring forward” by an hour. Daylight savings time (DST) starts this Sunday morning, March 8. To have the proper time, set all clocks and other timepieces forward one hour before retiring Saturday night. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 1.

Recession driving up library use

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Friday, March 6. 2009

Want to use a library computer? So does the rest of the county, seemingly. As a result of the recession, citizens have flocked to the Madison County Library for free internet use, making the computers there a hot commodity. “There’s a lot of people that Internet is one thing that they’ve cut from their household budget,” Madison County ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Time to foot bill for chief appraiser

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

I feel like I could find a Madison County tax story from 2004 and run it again in 2009 with just a few name changes. The core issues remain. The tax digests are perennially late. There are questions about the uniformity of values. There are real animosities that can’t be disguised through forced smiles. Those who serve on the local assessor ... [Full Story »]

Power restored to 5,300; another 4,386 remain without electricity in Neese District

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

Jackson EMC released the following press release at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday: An additional 5,300 Jackson EMC customers had their power restored overnight as the cooperative works to repair an electric distribution system that was severely damaged by Sunday's winter storm. At this time, the cooperative has 4,740 customers without power; 354 in its ... [Full Story »]

No school — again

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Tuesday, March 3. 2009

Wed. classes canceled, but teachers must report at 10 a.m. Madison County students’ impromptu winter hiatus continues for yet another day. County school leaders have canceled class Wednesday due to several trees still being down on the county’s dirt roads. However, teachers must report at 10 a.m. Superintendent Mitch McGhee made the ... [Full Story »]

Electricity restored to 3,300 Tuesday; 9,760 still without power

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Tuesday, March 3. 2009

Thousands of Madison County residents remain without power after Sunday’s snow storm. Here is the latest update from Jackson EMC, submitted to The Journal at 4 p.m. today (Tuesday): More than 3,300 Jackson EMC customers have had their power restored so far today as winter storm repair efforts continue. At this time, the cooperative still has ... [Full Story »]

Power restored to 6,300, but 13,000 remain without power

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Tuesday, March 3. 2009

Power was slowly being restored to hard-hit areas of Madison and Jackson counties Tuesday morning after Sunday's snow storm downed trees on powerlines throughout the area. Overnight Monday, JEMC restored power to 6,300 customers, but some 13,000 JEMC customers in the Jackson-Madision area continued to be without power. The following is updated ... [Full Story »]

Rev. Calvin Ward talks about making Madison County home and his continuing passion for the ministry

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Tuesday, March 3. 2009

The Rev. Calvin Ward describes his recent 80th birthday celebration as a “day of days.” More than 200 family members, friends, community members and church parishioners (both past and present) signed the guest register at Danielsville United Methodist Jan. 28, giving Ward a memory he will always cherish. The celebration also marked Ward’s ... [Full Story »]

Madison County snow photo

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Monday, March 2. 2009

McGhee: ‘No school tomorrow’

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Monday, March 2. 2009

Tuesday classes canceled Madison County students will enjoy another day of weather-related vacation. School was snowed-out today, and superintendent Mitch McGhee has called off Tuesday classes. Five of the seven school campuses had yet to regain power at the time of the announcement, which came at around 4 p.m. Monday. “That, combined with a ... [Full Story »]

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