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Hull man charge with battery at courthouse

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Friday, November 4. 2011

A Hull man was arrested in the county complex in Danielsville recently after he reportedly attacked his daughter just outside the courtroom. Cory Shane Haynes, 38, 6143 Neese-Commerce Road, was charged with one count of simple battery after he allegedly shoved his juvenile daughter. According to the report, Haynes said he lost his temper when ... [Full Story »]

Madison County BOC to meet Monday

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Thursday, November 3. 2011

The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7, at the county government complex in Danielsville. Agenda items include: •Business involving guests, groups or multiple visitors. Leigh Anne Aaron, Madison County Extension, presentation by participating students of Teens as Planners program. •Chairman’s ... [Full Story »]

‘A familiar diagnosis’: Cindy Droll is the third generation in her family to be diagnosed with breast cancer

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Thursday, November 3. 2011

Cindy Hix Droll wasn’t surprised when she got her diagnosis of breast cancer five years ago this coming month, but she was frightened just the same. She wasn’t surprised because her mother, her grandmother and her aunt had already received the same diagnosis in preceding years. “I knew my day was coming, I just didn’t expect it to come ... [Full Story »]

Colbert man sentenced on traffic charges

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Wednesday, November 2. 2011

A Colbert man was sentenced recently in Madison County Superior Court on numerous traffic-related and other charges. James Leon Thurmond, 32, 18 Stone Ridge Drive, was sentenced by Judge John Bailey to five years probation each on three counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer, reduced to felony obstruction of officers. He was sentenced ... [Full Story »]

Couple arrested after fight at camper

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Tuesday, November 1. 2011

A man and woman were arrested recently after they reportedly got into a physical altercation at a camper on Pine Tree Road. Jose Angel Cordero, 53, 112 Pound Street, Athens, was charged with one count of battery, and Valerie Gayle Van Balen, 53, 699 Pine Tree Road, Danielsville, was charged with one count of simple battery FVA. Officer Brandon ... [Full Story »]

Man pulls wreck victim off railroad track as train barrels through

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Tuesday, November 1. 2011

The wounded car wreck victim sat on the train track unable to move. The train blasted its whistle and chugged straight for him. A passerby hurried down a hill and dragged the man to safety just before the locomotive slammed into the wrecked car. Sounds like something out of a movie. But it was a reality in Madison County at 7:38 a.m. Oct. 22 ... [Full Story »]

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