Policing in a pandemic: Madison Co. deputies navigating coronavirus crisis while carrying out duties
Sergeant Daniel Martin keeps a bottle of hand sanitizer in his patrol car at all times.
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Madison County has 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health April 9 noon report. There are 10,566 cases statewide, 379 deaths and 2,159 people hospitalized. There have been 41,085 COVID-19 tests conducted in Georgia. See the report at…
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has postponed the May 19 primary elections until June 9. This will include all local elections in Madison County.
Madison County School Superintendent Michael Williams announced Thursday that lunch services will be expanded after spring break, starting April 13.
Madison County now has its 10th confirmed COVID-19 case.
Georgia now has over 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
COMMERCE - Billy Rucker, 79, Commerce, died Sunday, April 5, 2…
PELL CITY, ALABAMA - James “Jimmy” Stevens, 67, Pell City, Ala…
JEFFERSON - Eleanor Marie Tornambe, 79, Jefferson, passed away…
JEFFERSON - Margaret Ann Wright Deadwyler, 72, Jefferson, ente…
HULL - Martha Carol Fleeman Brown, 83, Hull, passed away on Sa…
DANIELSVILLE - Mary Ann Bassett, 70, Danielsville, passed away…
In what was a mere formality in the wake of Gov. Brian Kemp cancelling schools for the remainder of the year, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) has cancelled the rest of its spring sports schedule.
As has been the case with sporting events across the board, the Southern Nationals have been cancelled due to safety concerns with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Jackson County Parks and Recreation girls’ 8-year-old girls all-star basketball team finished as runners-up in the March 6-7 state tournament in Habersham County. The team defeated Villa R…
The lost spring: Madison Co. players and coaches come to grips with coronavirus likely ending season
When Madison County senior baseball player Colby Smith and his teammates initially heard about coronavirus, it didn’t set off many alarms.
Madison County went on a tear in the bottom of the sixth inning scoring four runs against Walnut Grove.
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- Madison County High School 'Teacher Appreciation' letters
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A Danielsville man was arrested after he allegedly threatened a woman and her teenage daughter at a home on James Lane.
Two Hull men were arrested last week following a domestic dispute involving alcohol and multiple guns at a home on Hwy. 72 West.
Georgia’s leading state and federal prosecutors have announced a new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fraud Task Force aimed at better protecting the citizens of Georgia from criminal fraud arising from…
Two Hull men were arrested last week after reportedly burglarizing The Biscuit Barn, Wing House Grill and the Hen House, all businesses located in Hwy. 29 South strip mall in Hull early on March 21.
A Hull man was recently sentenced to serve two months in jail.
Madison County High School students recently wrote letters to let the community know about teachers they feel are special. Here is the first of three installments of MCHS appreciation letters:
Over a year ago, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued by the State Properties Commission (SPC) soliciting bids for a facility to be built in Madison County, Georgia for the Department of Fa…
This is a joint letter from 12 Georgia county leaders to Governor Brian Kemp:
I wish I could hug doctors, nurses, caretakers in nursing homes, paramedics, grocery store workers — or at least shake their hand. But that would deserve a proper punch to my nose today, would…
Many Americans, except those with young children, like my daughter Miranda, are experiencing a quiet and stillness in a normally loud and busy life.
Madison County 4-H and Extension services continue online despite the shutdown caused by COVID-19.
Brody Janson, a fifth grader at Comer Elementary recently collected art supplies, candy and Bibles to give to the ladies and gentlemen at The Gables at Cobb Village.
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce is holding the “MC Proud Photo Contest.”
The Madison County Library and the Athens Regional Library System are providing services online:
Georgia Farm Bureau is offering the Certified Farm Market Passport program for the second year.
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Austin Sipper is an actual rocket man and one of the most highly decorated military graduates of Madison County in the last decade.
The deadline for entries for a $1,000 merit scholarship competition (and second prize of $500) has been extended to April 30. High School seniors in Madison County planning to enroll in colleg…
Madison County’s Zharia Ware was named to the Dean’s List at the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick for the 2019 fall semester.
Twenty-two Madison County 4H’ers participated in the recent District Project Achievement in which 4H’ers choose a topic of interest and present a 10-to-12 minute speech on the subject.
Edna Mack will celebrate her 88th birthday, March 28. She lives in Colbert and is member of the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church. “Sis Edna has not missed a service she began attending Lighthouse March 1, 2015; she is greatly loved by her church family,” church leaders said.
•Rogers Baptist Church, 1890 Rogers Church Road, Commerce, (Madison County) will have revival services, Sunday, March 22, through Thursday, March 26. The Sunday night service will be at 6:30 p…
•The Danielsville Gospel Barn, 444 Roger’s Mill Road, will have a singing Saturday, March 6, at 7 p.m. The featured singers are The Stephens Sisters, of Lula, and Wayne Heath, of Nicholson.
Ordination services are planned at the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, March 1.
•New Beginning Worship Center, Hwy. 98 West, Danielsville, has the following upcoming events. The church planning committee will meet at the home of Ann Epps, 334 Hwy. 174 (near Ila) Friday, F…
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