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Several long-time Madison County school system employees are retiring at the end of the school system’s fiscal year, June 30. Most notably, long-time curriculum director Jane Fitzpatrick is retiring, along with long-time transportation secretary Dottie Coile. Also retiring is long-time Hull-Sanford Elementary P.E. teacher Mike Osborne and ... [Full Story »] 

Four people were transported to Athens hospitals after a two-vehicle collision at Hwy.106 and Willis Glenn Road March 17. According to C.E. Parker, spokesman for the the Athens post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Lavena Lester, 31, Athens, was T-boned by a 2001 Chevy Silverado as Lester attempted turn onto ... [Full Story »] 

What slice of the sales tax pie will cities get if voters renew the special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) in November? Madison County commission chairman Anthony Dove met with mayors of the county’s six municipalities in his office Monday afternoon to discuss potential sales tax funds for each city if voters renew SPLOST in ... [Full Story »] 

The City of Danielsville will shine a little brighter in the coming months with the addition of 25 new streetlights. The council voted March 11 to approve an agreement with Georgia Power to revamp the city’s existing lights and add 25 more throughout the town. Since two council members, mayor Todd Higdon and councilman Jon Hendrix, live in ... [Full Story »] 

Colbert City Council members discussed the upcoming November sales tax referendum at their March 1 meeting. The city received $265,000 over the past six years from the 2008 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST), which will be up for renewal later this year. The county is projecting $12.5 to $12.6 million in total revenue over the next ... [Full Story »] 

The Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, March 18, in the historic county courthouse in the center of Danielsville. Agenda items include: •Financial report. •Water requests •Utility director report: a. Billing Report. •Other IDA-related issues: a. Update on Hwy. 29 Water Project; b. ... [Full Story »] 

Five people were sentenced recently in Madison County Superior Court to jail time on various charges. There were: •James Ricky Standridge, 57, 1465 Hwy. 29, lot 6 Pine Woods Estate, Athens, was sentenced to two days confinement for loitering or prowling. •Stephen Eugene Manley, 51, 500 Granite Ridge Place, Atlanta, was sentenced to two days ... [Full Story »]