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Ila students release butterflies in memory of Evan Escoe

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Saturday, October 22. 2011

The fifth graders held little packets and stood on the grass, waiting quietly to release butterflies in memory of a classmate who has passed on. The tears were plentiful. Ila Elementary School students and faculty remembered the late Evan Escoe at an emotional ceremony Oct. 6 at the new pavilion at the school’s track. Two picnic benches were ... [Full Story »]

Preschool program helps get kids up to speed

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Saturday, October 22. 2011

Busy Box co-owner Jan Filkins sits with the keyboard in her lap. Four-year-old Livingston Jenkins stands next to her, not a hint of bashfulness at the request for a song. Filkins plays as Livingston sings “Under the Teaching Tree,” his confident voice carrying a hint of Louis Armstrong. All the children in the room sit quietly watching ... [Full Story »]

GAME STORY, PHOTO GALLERY: Red Raiders sweep Kell, advance to elite-8 tourney in Columbus

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Thursday, October 20. 2011

It’s time to make hotel reservations and pack the bags. Madison County is going to the big dance. The Red Raider softball team swept Kell 8-5 and 10-2 in frigid conditions Thursday evening, advancing to the eight-team Class AAAA state finals in Columbus next week. While the weather was cold, the Red Raider bats weren’t Thursday. Madison ... [Full Story »]

Citizens can learn policing skills at Oct. 27, Nov. 3 classes

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Thursday, October 20. 2011

A citizens on patrol training program is being planned at the Madison County Sheriff’s Training Center at the jail off Hwy. 98. Guest speakers will be the probate judge, juvenile judge, sheriff, game warden and investigators from the drug task force and gang unit. The program begins Oct. 27 at and Nov. 3.This program will end in April 2012. ... [Full Story »]

Two charged following wreck

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Thursday, October 20. 2011

Two men were arrested recently after their vehicle ran off Osley Mill Road and came to a stop along the wood line. The driver, Jeffery Wayne Sharpe, 56, 1512 Sorrow Patterson Road, Colbert, was charged with DUI/alcohol, driving while license suspended, no proof of insurance, open container and a seatbelt violation. His passenger, Mark Stewart ... [Full Story »]

Danielsville keeps tax rate steady

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Thursday, October 20. 2011

The Danielsville City Council approved the town’s 2011 tax rate Monday at 4 mills, which is unchanged from last year’s rate. The council also agreed to hold a 2012 budget work session today (Thursday), Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. at city hall. In addition, the council passed a zoning ordinance amendment that requires zoning requests to come before ... [Full Story »]

No free flu vaccine for school kids

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Wednesday, October 19. 2011

Madison County school children will not be able to get a free flu vaccine at their school this year. Superintendent Dr. Allen McCannon told the school board Tuesday night that the county health department, who did supply free vaccine to students last year, has had to cancel the program for this year. “The state immunization program did not ... [Full Story »]

BOC chairman voices dismay over Watson Mill downgrade

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Tuesday, October 18. 2011

It appears the best hope of restoring Watson Mill’s status as a state park will come in the 2012 legislative session, when local legislators will be asked to speak up on behalf of Madison County. That’s because leaders with the Department of Natural Resources aren’t voicing any willingness to reverse course on downgrading the park to an ... [Full Story »]

Domestic incident reported on Poss Road

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Tuesday, October 18. 2011

Officers were called to a domestic incident at a residence on Poss Road recently that reportedly involved a gun. Officer Jeffrey Vaughn responded to the scene where a woman had called to report that her estranged boyfriend was pulling her by the arm and had pointed a pistol at her. Three other officers were already on scene and at the door ... [Full Story »]

Hull man killed in Clarke Co. motorcycle accident

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Monday, October 17. 2011

A Hull man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Danielsville Road at Lombardy Drive in Clarke County around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. According to a report from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, Cedric Bush, 38, died when his 2007 Suzuki struck the rear of a 2001 Suzuki driven by Lindbergh Simmons, 41, Hull. Bush’s motorcycle went down ... [Full Story »]

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