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A Gainesville man was sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence for child molestation in Madison County Superior Court recently. Brandon James Allison was sentenced by Judge Lauren A. Watson to serve 40 years, with the first 20 to be served in confinement and the remainder to be served on probation on charges of child molestation, enticing a child ... [Full Story »] 

The Chamber of Commerce aims to bring business to Madison County, but it will have to continue those efforts in 2019 without a clear funding source. Chamber members appeared before the county industrial development authority (IDA) Nov. 19 to request assistance in funding for the organization next year. Chamber chairman Russell Martinez ... [Full Story »] 

After a longer than expected wait, it looks like Danielsville will soon have a second option for broadband services. The council voted recently to approve a contract addendum with Paladin Wireless to start paying its monthly rental fee for broadband equipment it is in the process of installing on the city’s two water towers. The $400 monthly ... [Full Story »] 

The school system is doing better financially and is in a more stable position, according to assistant superintendent Bonnie Knight. Knight told this to the board of education at its Tuesday night meeting while discussing Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) revenue. Knight said the school system is on track to collect $2.3 to $2.4 ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County voters will once again hit the polls Dec. 4 for the general election runoffs. The Secretary of State’s race remains unresolved with Republican Brad Raffensperger facing Democrat John Barrow in the runoff. Raffensperger took 49.1 percent of the vote, while Barrow had 48.6 percent. A candidate must have over 50 percent of the ... [Full Story »] 

The Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 19, in the historic county courthouse in the center of Danielsville. Agenda items include: •Financials: October 2018 •Water requests: Chris Jones/Ed Coile Road, Hull •Sewer request •Utility director report: a) billing report; b) 2018 water ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County commissioners talked Nov. 5 about $1 million in planned road projects for 2019, with 70 percent of that money coming from the state. Each year, the county gets an allotment of Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) funds from the state government. The county must match 30 percent of the state grant in order to qualify. County ... [Full Story »]