The State of Georgia’s June net tax collections approached $1.94 billion, for a decrease of $187 million, or 8.8 percent, compared to June 2019 when net tax collections totaled roughly $2.12 billion.
The old funeral home on Albany Avenue across from the county government complex is now a county property.
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Staff at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center are working to show their young patients and their family members that hospital and emergency medical visits as well as other wellness checks d…
The Madison County Journal won first place for local news coverage in 2019 from the Georgia Press Association among weekly newspapers of similar size in Georgia.
The state budget cut for the county school system for the upcoming school year was deep, but not as painful as initially expected.
Colbert Mayor Chris Peck (left) swears new council member Ray Thomas at Colbert’s July 6 council meeting. Thomas was elected to the council in a June 9 special election to finish out the term …
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The Madison County Recreation Department is offering citizens new program opportunities for both youth and adults this summer and fall.
Former Madison County basketball standout Tony Sorrells is the new head boys’ basketball coach at Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School, replacing outgoing coach Terrell Bell who moved to the…
The bodies of two pit bull terrier mixes were found dumped in a creek off Farm Road June 1.
Dear Editor: The agenda published in The Madison County Journal for the Tuesday, May 26 IDA meeting listed a modification of the IDA’s GEFA loan. I had some important information for the IDA m…
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- Back-to-school supply drive runs through July 27
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- June tax revenues down 8.8 percent
- Library has new books available to check out
- Piedmont Athens works to assuage fears of pediatric patients during pandemic
- Slusser, Williams named to Dean’s List at Pensacola Christian
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Madison County volunteer fire departments are looking for volunteers to become qualified firefighters.
A Jefferson man was arrested last week after 911 received multiple complaints about a male walking in Sanford Road and then lying in a ditch.
Northeast Georgia CASA is seeking volunteers to become trained Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for children. “Children in foster care that have a CASA are more likely to succeed in s…
A Lavonia woman was charged with stalking her ex-girlfriend last week.
A Winterville man was arrested on multiple charges at a home in Danielsville last week.
I hope you enjoyed your cool start to the summer. June was tied for the ninth coolest summer out of the last 38 years of records for Madison County.
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and thanks to all who supported the campaign to rid our state of the burning of creosote-treated wood products. Wi…
My feelings about this paper’s founder, Frank Gillispie, who died in 2019, are not simple. When I remember him, I think of small-town journalism. I also think of the South and the narratives w…
In this crazy year of 2020, it’s almost hard to believe what I just saw — a genuinely good thing.
June is always a monumental month for me. It always has been. It’s the month my Daddy was born and the month my parents celebrated their anniversary.
The Madison County Library now has the following books available to check out:
Members of the Rotary Club of Madison County and volunteers constructed a 32-foot handicap access ramp July 2 for Claude and Shirley Robinson of Cherokee Road in Madison County.
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce has recognized Madison County Ace Hardware as its “Business of the Month” for July. Chamber director Anna Strickland said the hardware store has served c…
Madison County Democrats will hold a caucus July 25 at 10:30 a.m. at the Madison County Senior Center to elect Madison County Democratic Party Committee district members. Members elected will …
The Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. is offering cooling CARES help for Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Ogle…
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The Madison Area Resource Team (M.A.R.T.), Family Connection collaborative is sponsoring the 15th Annual Madison County Back-to-School Supply Drive. The drive for school supplies will be held through July 27.
Eliana Slusser, Hull, and Chase Williams, Danielsville, were named to the Dean’s List at Pensacola Christian College for the 2020 spring semester.
Parker Varnadoe was selected from a crowded field as the second-place winner in the Georgia 4-H 2020 Dean’s Award for the Bill Edwards Communication and the Arts project.
The Madison County 4-H Poultry Judging Team committed weeks of in-person and virtual training to prepare for the tough competition, before facing other poultry experts at the virtually held No…
The Madison County 4-H team of all juniors took first place in the June 20 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held online due to the pandemic.
•New Beginning Family Worship Center, Hwy. 98 West, Danielsville, will have a “holy convocation” July 19 at 6:30 p.m. “Let us ask Jesus and receive,” church leaders said. “Everyone is invited to join us.”
•Gordon’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 6625 Nowhere Road, Hull, would like to thank Rev. Joel Embry for all his love and care these past few years as church pastor. “We pray for a long and …
•The Danielsville Gospel Barn, 444 Roger’s Mill Road, will have a singing Saturday, June 20, at 7 p.m. featuring The Mitchells, of Athens and the Gospel Gentlemen, of Danielsville.
Gordon's Chapel United Methodist Church, Hull, will hold its monthly food giveaway and clothes closet on the following Fridays in 2020, from 9 to 10 a.m.: June 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, …
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