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A Congressional map proposes that Madison County get a new representative in the U.S. House that will come from the 9th District — which will cover most of Northeast Georgia in the state’s mountain region. Madison County is currently part of the 10th Congressional District — served by Paul Broun, a Republican who lives in Athens. Under ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County commissioners approved the 2012 county budget during a brief, but contentious Aug. 15 meeting. Commissioners Stanley Thomas and Mike Youngblood voted to approve the budget, while John Pethel and Jim Escoe opposed the action. Commissioner Dewitt “Pete” Bond was not present. So, BOC chairman Anthony Dove cast the tiebreaking ... [Full Story »] 

The elections of 2012 await. But there’s some business to handle at the ballot box this year, too. Local municipal elections will be held Nov. 8 and qualifying for several city seats is being held this week. Here are the qualifying details: • In Carlton , all seats at the council table will be up for election. Those posts are currently held ... [Full Story »] 

State senator Frank Ginn was pretty philosophical about the proposed new boundaries for Senate District 47 as the special reapportionment session of the General Assembly got under way Aug. 15. “I guess I can say I’m pleased that I’m not representing South Carolina,” Ginn joked. The proposed new version of the district includes all of ... [Full Story »] 

The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, in the county government complex. The board will also meet at 6 p.m. that night to adopt this year's millage rate. Agenda items for the 6:30 p.m. meeting include: •Chairman’s report. (Chairman Anthony Dove) •Business involving guests, groups or multiple ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County will bring in an estimated $1.56 million a year for local road projects if voters in northeast Georgia approve a one-cent regional transportation sales tax next year. That’s a bigger annual sales tax haul than business-rich Oconee County will receive for local road projects from the proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local ... [Full Story »]