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Three people were arrested recently following a traffic stop on Hwy. 72 at Sorrow Patterson Road for a non-working headlight. The driver, Angela Gail Felts, 33, 1195 Hancock Road, Athens, was charged with DUI/alcohol, head/taillight requirements and driving while license suspended or revoked. Passenger Richard Lee Hoyt, III, 40, 309 Cliff ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County commissioners denied beer and wine licenses for three county convenience stores Dec. 3 — Kwik Chek on Hwy. 29 in Hull, Neese Grocery on Hwy. 106 and Country Superette on Hwy. 29 north of Danielsville. Meanwhile, 12 beer and wine licenses at other stores were renewed. County commissioner Stanley Thomas raised the first objection ... [Full Story »] 

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Madison County Sheriff’s Department are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for severing the heads of two dogs in Hull. An Old Elberton Road resident reported that severed dog heads had been left on his ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County High School is already undergoing a massive upgrade of its campus. Now, it will also be the site of a regional ag-industry college. The Madison County School System has been awarded a $3.65 million grant for a Regional Advanced Agriculture-Industry College and Career Academy. The academy will include new classrooms and facilities ... [Full Story »] 

Danielsville will soon be a “two roundabout” town. In a special called meeting Monday night, the city council voted unanimously to remove the city’s single red light at the intersection of Hwy. 29 (State Route 8) and Hwy. 98 in favor of a roundabout, also known as a “traffic circle.” This will make the town one of the few, if not the ... [Full Story »] 

Aggravated cruelty to animals and criminal trespass were reported on Old Elberton Road recently after a man told officer Andrew Wilkes that someone has been putting dog heads on his front porch. The complainant said someone put a head in front of the steps the day before between 4 and 9 p.m. but that they did not report it because they thought ... [Full Story »]