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Mainstreet Newspapers is launching a new website starting Sept. 18.
County industrial authority leaders reviewed the proposed 2020 county water budget Sept. 16, which is down from 2019. But that dip doesn’t reflect cuts. Rather, it’s due to a major project inc…
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce will host a “Meet the City Representatives” coffee and light breakfast Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 a.m. at the Jackson EMC Community Room (85 Spratlin Mi…
The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 5 General/Special Election will be Oct. 7.
A threat posted on social media led to a lockdown and a day of rumors and fear at Madison County High School Monday, Sept. 9, though no weapons were found at the school. However, one juvenile …
LOCUST GROVE - John Nathaniel Carithers, 62, Locust Grove, pas…
DANIELSVILLE - Lee Roy Hattaway, 80, Danielsville, passed away…
Larry Eugene Hayes, 71, passed away on September 16, 2019.
HULL - Jimmie William Dean, Hull, passed away Sunday, Septembe…
ATHENS - David Austin Manley, 67, Athens, died peacefully on S…
ATHENS - Betty Bullock Kidd, 87, Athens, passed away Sunday, S…
The Madison County Little League board will hold its annual general meeting at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at the Colbert United Methodist Family Life Center at 68 North Second Street, Colbert.
The Madison County Middle School cross country team has competed in five meets this year and will host the region championship Sept. 24 before closing the season at the Unicoi Invitational in …
Friday’s (Sept. 20) skirmish between Madison County and East Jackson will feature two of northeast Georgia’s most improved football teams.
Some familiar names found themselves at the top of the leaderboard at night's end during Saturday's (Sept. 14) Summit ET event at Atlanta Dragway.
There’s talk in football of the 12th man, that extra energy a home crowd brings when they passionately support their team. Coach Ken Morgan and the Red Raider softball team are hoping for the …
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A second juvenile in less than a week was charged with terroristic threats and acts after allegedly making threats on Instagram about “shooting up the school” to another student and to a former girlfriend who now attends Oglethorpe County High School.
A Lexington man was arrested last week after his girlfriend’s grandparents reported a relationship between him and their granddaughter, who is under 15, according to Captain Jimmy Patton.
A 58-year-old Danielsville man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun in a woman’s face and firing the weapon in the home.
A Colbert man was arrested last week after he was spotted by homeowners on Strickland Circle acting erratically in the front yard.
An Athens man was sentenced to jail time and probation for impersonating an officer in Madison County Superior Court recently.
My current heroes are the protesters in Hong Kong. While the rest of the world is upside down from misplaced populism and a massive amount of propaganda, the protesters in Hong Kong are about the only people with clarity in our world today.
Imagine going to vote, only to be told, “There is no need for you to choose a candidate. The political party your candidate belongs to has decided who the winner is. You can go home now.”
On a recent vacation to Boston, my wife and I were walking through the neighborhood of Roslindale, where we were staying, to a commuter train station to head into the city. Along the way, we c…
American school systems and universities have obviously failed over the last 20 years when it comes to teaching history.
Any time I start to write about an issue these days, I hit a familiar emotional brick wall. I recognize that no matter how fired up I am on a particular topic, and no matter my effort to make …
Madison County 4-H and Keep Madison County Beautiful will hold a “River Cleanup” event Oct. 5 from 9 to 11 am.
The Madison County Transfer Station will hold a “Fall Into Recycling” event, Saturday, Nov. 2.
The Rotary Club of Madison County recently constructed a handicap ramp for Herman Childers, an 81-year-old Madison County resident, who has been active in community service most of his life.
Madison County 4-H and Keep Madison County Beautiful will hold a “River Cleanup” event Oct. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m.
The Pilot Club of Madison County will hold a chili cook-off and dinner Thursday, Oct. 10.
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The 2019 Madison County High School Homecoming is set for Friday night when the Red Raiders host East Jackson. Pictured (L-R) are senior homecoming court members Willie Gaines, Miracle Armstrong, Demyus Watts, Colby Smith, Adam Echols, Caroline Beach, Taylor Andrews and McKinley Tittle.
Meet “Kargo.” Lesser known here in Madison County as Kayla Argo. She is a 2014 graduate of Madison County and a 2019 graduate of Georgia College and State University, where she received Cum La…
Tracy Reese Hendrix, Danielsville, was named to the University of Alabama President's List for summer 2019.
The Madison County High School Class of 1959 will hold its 60th year reunion Saturday, Oct. 5, 2 to 5 p.m. at the Ila Restaurant in Ila.
The Madison County High School Class of 1956 will hold its monthly breakfast and fellowship Monday, Oct. 7, at 8:30 a.m. at the Ila Restaurant. All alumni, family members and friends of the cl…
•The Danielsville Gospel Barn, 444 Rogers Mill Road, will have a singing Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. featuring Connie Perry, of Monroe, and Mending Bridges, of Danielsville. For more information, call 706-206-7574.
•Gholston Missionary Baptist Church will have its fifth Pastoral Appreciation of Pastor Walter McGuire and family Sunday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m. The program will be held at Villa de Gran Event Ve…
•The Danielsville Gospel Barn, 444 Rogers Mill Road, will have a singing Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. featuring The Bristows, of Smyrna and Dennis Cook, of Athens.
•Mt. Hermon Presbyterian Church, Ila, will hold its 22nd annual Kirkin’ O’ the Tartans Sunday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. with a covered dish luncheon to follow. The Kirkin’ O’ the Tartans is a Celt…
Rev. Randy Strickland says you can’t necessarily measure what a small town church’s impact is on the community by the number of people sitting in the pews each Sunday.
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