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Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority executive director Marvin White issued the following report to county commissioners May 27: “Neese-Diamond Hill Road, Hwy. 29 to Sanders Road — we are waiting to see what funds we have left for work on this road. “The Madison County ID&BA will be connecting to the city of ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: This is in response to Chris Bridges’ column in the May 20 Madison County Journal: “Confusion abounds over definition of real journalism.” You, Mr. Bridges, are a supervisor of a hometown newspaper. Your attempting to clarify what you feel is confusion about real journalism by printing a biased, opinionated rant is more ... [Full Story »] 

If we bumped the price of the paper up from 50 cents to $5, we would make considerably more with each sale, but how many sales would we make? Probably not too many. Yes, if you’re trying to raise revenue, you can always increase your prices. Businesses do it all the time. Of course, they have to be really careful with that, because they have ... [Full Story »] 

A Colbert couple was taken into custody recently following a domestic dispute at their home on Strickland Circle. Joni Jean Thomason, 43, and Travis James Thomason, also 43, of 562 Strickland Circle, were each charged with one count of simple battery. According to the report, deputy Wesley Bryant found the couple sitting on the porch, ... [Full Story »] 

Crises – we all have them and we all dread them – and with good reason. A crisis can take an ordinary day and change it in an instance, and almost always not in a good way. That’s what happened to my family May 19. Wednesday morning is usually a quiet one for me – the Journal office is closed so I work from home, and/or take care of ... [Full Story »] 

I was an 11-year-old fifth grade student at University Demonstration School in Athens. She was a 21-year-old student teacher assigned to my class. She was my first big love! The city of Athens had a large school system, but the few rural families were left out. Most of us were sent to a school owned by the University of Georgia and used as a ... [Full Story »]