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If you work for a department head in the Madison County government — and you get canned — then you can appeal the decision. But is that a good thing, or is it simply prolonging the inevitable at taxpayer expense? The county personnel policy is a lengthy and nuanced document that opens up post-termination possibilities for some county ... [Full Story »] 

A Maysville teen was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning after leading deputies on a high-speed chase into Athens-Clarke County. Christy Renee Gibson, 17, 1068 Old Miller Road, Maysville, was charged with failure to obey a traffic control device, driving with a learners permit (without license), improper turn or U-turn, reckless ... [Full Story »] 

The state Department of Family and Children Services has blocked a locally-funded stipend proposed by the Madison County DFCS board. But the local board isn’t giving up just yet. It has called a meeting today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. to discuss rewording the stipend for its director and social services workers in hopes of giving those employees a ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: Our churches are no longer churches anymore. They’re more like a dance hall or a bar. We’ve got dancing in our churches, rap music. What else will the devil move in? I don’t believe the church members really realize what they are doing. We don’t stand up for God anymore. We’d rather do as they do on TV. When they took ... [Full Story »] 

Starting July 20, all student registration in Madison County will now go through the central office — not the school campuses. The school system has switched student information systems — scraping SASSY in favor of Infinite Campus — prompting the registration change. “Like any change, it’s going to be more difficult and a bit more ... [Full Story »] 

The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of Public Health (DPH) is encouraging Madison County residents to complete a community environmental health survey. The purpose of the survey is to collect community health concerns about underground natural gas and petroleum pipelines within the county. Members of a community advocacy ... [Full Story »]