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Local schools above state, regional averages in new CCRPI assessments

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013

Madison County schools received a good report card for last year. The school system exceeded the state average in 2011-12 in the new College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), the state’s new method of measuring school performance that has replaced the “pass/fail” of the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) system. The district score ... [Full Story »]

Danielsville police chief resigns

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013

The city of Danielsville is without a police chief. Officer Matt Pilkington resigned from his position as the Danielsville chief Monday, May 13. The city council accepted his resignation at its regular business meeting Monday night following a closed-door session to discuss personnel. In a copy of his resignation letter provided by Pilkington ... [Full Story »]

BOC chairman backs down in conflict with sheriff

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Sunday, May 19. 2013

Madison County commission chairman Anthony Dove suspended two employees this past week, contending that they had worked with the sheriff’s department in surveillance of two employees in the BOC office. But the chairman released a statement Sunday morning, saying he wanted to back down on the issue and bring the matter to a close. The board of ... [Full Story »]

Comer woman charged with battery, cruelty to children

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Friday, May 17. 2013

A Comer woman was arrested recently on a myriad of charges after she allegedly struck her teenage daughter in the face with her fist and was found driving drunk with two small children. Cindy Maria Robinson, 37, was charged with DUI/alcohol, endangering a child under the influence of drugs or alcohol, aggravated battery, cruelty to children in ... [Full Story »]

BOC forms committee to study jail project options

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Friday, May 17. 2013

Madison County leaders will soon determine how a projected $12.4 million will be spent if voters renew a one-cent sales tax in November. But there’s another matter the commissioners now want to resolve before the referendum: how will the $3.3 million tagged from the 2008 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) for expanding the county ... [Full Story »]

$1.1 million road contract approved

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Wednesday, May 15. 2013

Madison County commissioners approved over $1 million in road improvements May 6. The board of commissioners approved a contract with Pittman Construction for $1,149,600 to handle road resurfacing projects on Sanford Road, Blacks Creek Church Road, Madison Oaks Drive, Adams-Duncan Road, Sorrow Patterson Road and Colbert Danielsville Road. The ... [Full Story »]

Man sentenced to 15 years for child molestation

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Wednesday, May 15. 2013

A Hull man was recently sentenced in Madison County Superior Court to 15 years in prison for child molestation. John Adam Taylor, 32, 1935 Spratlin Mill Road, Hull, was also sentenced to five years probation and fined $100. Other actions filed recently in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Madison County include: •Ryan Cole Blalock, ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. now home base for DA

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Monday, May 13. 2013

Madison County is now the home base for the Northern Judicial Circuit’s new district attorney. Parks White and his staff held a ribbon cutting ceremony May 4 to show off their new office space at the Lakeview Business Park off Rock Quarry Road in Danielsville. The former commercial building will serve as the main DA office for the five-county ... [Full Story »]

Athens woman charged with shoplifting

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Monday, May 13. 2013

An Athens woman was charged with shoplifting and obstruction after she fled on foot from the Glenn Carrie Road Dollar General Store recently. Louchan Chavette Whitehead, 37, was taken into custody as she was trying to climb a fence on Williamson Drive. Officer Joshua Smith noted that she has seven previous shoplifting convictions. In another ... [Full Story »]

Raider guys take second in state tennis tourney

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Saturday, May 11. 2013

By Dallas Bordon JONESBORO: The Madison County Red Raider tennis team made history this season by advancing to the state championship for the first time. They came up just short of the top prize Saturday as 5A-AAAA Columbus won the championship with a 3-1 win over Madison County. The expected rain that was due to the area held off just long ... [Full Story »]

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