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Unemployment in Madison County showed no signs of relenting in March as 354 people made first-time unemployment insurance claims. That number was up 176 percent from March 2008 and was a 3.5 percent increase from February this year. As an economic indicator, rising first-time unemployment claims often portend a rise in the overall unemployment. ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: I am responding to the editorial column from Frank Gillispie in the April 3 Journal, “Time to abolish all property taxes.” I strongly agree with Mr. Gillispie’s thoughts about property taxes and his idea to replace them with a sales tax, which would broaden the tax base. It is especially a great idea in our county, with all ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: It’s been about a month now since we had that big snow storm. I know I still have broken limbs to clear out of the yard. I was driving up Hwy. 106 the other day, and passed a sign at Pine Bush Nursery saying “storm sale.” They had a number of their growing houses destroyed by the heavy snow that came. It got me to thinking of ... [Full Story »] 

There’s a Depression-era radio that sits on top of our bookcase. It’s about two feet tall and has an east-west, north-south dial, but you can’t pick up any station. The loose battery wires hold no charge. Sometimes I imagine being able to shake that thing awake, resuscitate the Rip Van Winkle of a radio through the wall socket. I picture ... [Full Story »] 

The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Chairman’s Report. (Chairman Anthony Dove) •Statements and Remarks from Citizens on agenda items. •Discuss in house engineer. (Chairman Dove) •Discuss Sign Ordinance. (Wayne Douglas) ... [Full Story »]