The Georgia District Anchor Club received a “helmet matching grant” from Pilot International for a 2023 Georgia District Anchor Convention project. Through this grant, the Georgia District Anchor Club received 25 high-quality helmets to combine with the helmets they purchased.
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ila Service Center at 79 Campbell Street in Ila Tuesday. Bobby McCann already owns Madison County Collision Clinic at the town square in Ila and now adds a second automotive service in the town. Chamber President/CEO A…
The Rotary Club of Madison County will soon construct its 900th ramp.
The Athens Area Master Gardeners Association is holding its “2023 Sensational Daffodils & Other Flowering Bulbs Sale.”
A “Spring Recycling Event” will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 22 at the Madison County Government Complex at 91 Albany Avenue in Danielsville.
Members of the Rotary Club of Madison County and volunteers constructed ramp 898, a 12-foot and a five-foot handicap access ramp on Hwy 172 near Colbert March 9 for Melissa and Ronnie Goss. The couple are life-long Madison County residents, who both attended high school in the county, have b…
The Oglethorpe County Bee Club will have its regular meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023 at the Farm Bureau, 925 Athens Road, Crawford.
Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty and the John H Jones Masonic Lodge recently held their annual “Coats for Kids Project,” providing coats, gloves, hats and shoes to children in the Madison County School System. Donations were provided by residents of Madison County along with the Masonic Lodge.
Georgia farmers grow crops, livestock and timber that feed, clothe and shelter us. That’s why Georgia Farm Bureau and other ag organizations across the state will observe Georgia Ag Week March 20-24 and celebrate National Ag Day March 21. This year marks the 50th anniversary of National Ag D…
WoodmenLife Chapter 1415 of Comer supported the Love Your Library month by donating $200 to the Friends of Madison County Library. Pictured are WoodmenLife representative Lanier Burden, Madison County Library Director Aleta Mendenhall-Turner, Woodmen member Betty Whiten and her husband, Hers…
The Pilot Club of Madison County will present a Brainminder Puppet Show Saturday, March 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Madison County Library.
The Red Canna Park Committee has continued the work of updating the Colbert park in recent months, and the committee invites the community to participate in a park clean-up day Saturday, March 18.
A poverty simulation event will be held in April for local community and business leaders.
Madison County Retired Educators held its monthly meeting Feb. 14 at the MCHS Culinary Arts Department.
The Madison County Library has announced its news and events for March:
The eighth-annual Bark & Wine, Madison-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter’s signature fundraising event, is coming back to the Historic Smithonia Farm in Oglethorpe County Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Madison County’s Madison Samples learned the great tastes and smells from her “Maw Maw’s” kitchen at an early age.
Masi Gaither’s candles aren’t like typical ones found in stores.
The ramp crew of the Madison County Rotary Club constructed its 896th handicap ramp Feb. 22 for Rebecca and Phillip Fitzpatrick on Carson St. near Commerce. Phillip worked in insulation, retiring from Freeman Plumbing. Rebecca worked at the University of Georgia, where she retired from the R…
The ramp crew of the Rotary Club of Madison County constructed a ramp Feb. 23 for Merle Anderson on Reed Brawner Road, the club’s 897th ramp. She and her husband, Brunson, built a life and a family in Madison County. They have children close by, Carla, Carrie and Stanley. Brunson started wor…
The Madison County Democrats recently donated two books on American History to the Madison County Library: And There was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Both Meacham and Wilkerson are Pulitzer-Priz…
The Madison County Democrats will have their monthly meeting at the Madison County Senior Center Saturday, March 4 at 10:30 a.m.
Emmerson’s Hot Chocolate and Coffee Stand will hold a fundraiser event for the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., March 18 at Clark Glass and Mirror in Hull.
The Friends of the Madison County Library will hold its spring book sale at the Madison County Library in March.
The Madison County High School Class of 1973 will hold a 50-year reunion at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at Shakerag Clubhouse at 3898 Neese Commerce Road, Hull.
The Shiloh Community Volunteer Fire Department will host a hot dog sale Friday, March 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Station 1, located at 2149 Jones Chapel-Shiloh Road, at the intersection with Hwy. 174.
The ramp crew of the Madison County Rotary Club constructed a ramp for Dennis Bonds on Bond Road in Madison County Feb. 14, the club’s 895th ramp. “Dennis is battling a serious cancer and needs care and support,” said Rotary leaders. “He has plenty of both.” His father, Jerry Bonds, is a wel…
The Friends of Oglethorpe County Library will host an old-fashioned seed swap and book sale at #3 Railroad, Arnoldsville Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Madison County 4-H Cowboys and Angels equestrian team competed in Unadilla this past weekend and took home a number of honors.
Keep Madison County Beautiful needs your help.
Joanna and Tim Smolko, authors of “Atomic Tunes: The Cold War in American and British Popular Music,” will give a talk at the Madison County Library at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18.
Kel-Mac Saddle Club, the oldest saddle club in the state of Georgia, recently donated $6,500 back to the community organizations, including Madison County.
The Madison County Library has announced its news and events for February:
The Oglethorpe County Bee Club will hold its regular meeting Monday, Feb. 20 at the Farm Bureau, 925 Athens Road in Crawford.
Shirley Aaron, director of Madison County Mentor Program, shared information about the mentor program with the members of the Madison County Rotary Club Friday, Feb. 3. Pictured with Aaron is Andrew McCannon, Rotary member and a mentor. Interested in mentoring or knowing more about the progr…
Kel-Mac Saddle Club, the oldest saddle club in the state of Georgia, recently donated $6,500 back to the community organizations, including Madison County.
Spring is just around the corner and so is the Madison County Senior Center Spring Plant Sale. WoodmenLife Chapter 1415 of Comer donated 25 – two cubic foot bags of potting soil purchased and delivered from Madison County ACE Hardware in Danielsville. Shown are senior center members smiling …
The Madison County Republican Party will meet Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Madison County Senior Center from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Golden Pantry donated one cent of each gallon pumped at both of its Madison County locations, Hull and Danielsville, during the months of August, September, and October. The $600 donation to Food 2 Kids Madison County was administered through the company’s Be Golden Fund and presented to Tar…
Members of the Rotary Club of Madison County and volunteers constructed a 24-foot handicap Jan. 26 for Merle Burroughs, who lives on Seagraves Road. It was the club’s 893rd ramp. According to Rotary leaders, Merle and her late husband, Marvin, built a close and loving family in Madison Count…
A large crowd attended a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 27 for Comer’s Soldier of the Sea Distillery, which is owned by Mark Davis and his wife, Jennifer Berryman. “SOS Distillery is a prime example of how the MADICO MADE brand positively impacts our local economy,” said Madison County Chamber…
The Madison County Ag Center Committee purchased a five-acre property to be included in the planned ag center campus off Hwy. 98 and Hope Thompson Lane, and now a house that is located on the site is available for anyone who will move it from the property.
The Shiloh Community Volunteer Fire Department will host a hot dog sale Friday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Station 1, located at 2149 Jones Chapel-Shiloh Road, at the intersection with State Hwy. 174.
The ramp crew of the Madison County Rotary Club, with the assistance of the Madison County High School’s Interact Club, constructed the club’s 892nd handicap ramp for Sue Carithers in the City of Comer in Madison County Jan. 21. “Sue is a well-known and beloved Comerian,” said Rotary leaders…
A Gofundme account has been established to help preserve Threlkeld Grocery in the Paoli community of Carlton.
The Madison County Rotary Club ramp crew constructed a four-foot by five-foot landing and a 16-foot-handicap ramp Tuesday, Jan. 10 on Bellew Drake Road for Elsie Hardman, who is a life-long resident of Madison County where she and her late husband, Elmer, built a family. They have three atte…
The Madison County Retired Educators Association met Jan. 10 with guest speaker Area 17 Director Suellen Jones, who is serving her last year as area director.
The Rotary Club of Madison County Ramp Crew constructed a 12-foot ramp Jan. 5 for Mark and Ellen Proctor on Macedonia Church Road in Danielsville. Mark is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam and Germany. After leaving the Army, Mark pursued a career as an iron worker who was a “…
The Oglethorpe County Bee Club will have its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 16 at the Farm Bureau, 925 Athens Road, Crawford.
The Madison County Republican Party will meet Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Madison County Senior Center with the event beginning 6:30 p.m. and the meeting beginning at 7 p.m.
The Madison County Democrats will meet Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Madison County Senior Center on Hwy. 98, next to the library. Abby Sjoberg is the newly elected chair of the group, and organizers say everyone is welcome to attend.
Ted Hughes from Oglethorpe County and George Smith from Madison County were recently re-elected as soil and water district supervisors on the Broad River Soil and Water Conservation District Board.
The Madison County Pastor’s and Laymen’s Fellowship will hold a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at noon, Monday, Jan. 16 at Springfield Baptist Church in Comer. The public is invited to attend.
The Friends of the Madison County Library will hold a general meeting at the Madison County Library Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 pm featuring “Literary Trivia.”
The Madison County Library has announced its January news and events:
The Pilot Club sponsored four children from the Madison County Food Bank this year. “We hope the families had a happier Christmas,” Pilot members said. Pictured (L-R) are Pilot Kathy Ferguson, MC Food Bank Director Bobbie Rooker, and Leann McMullan, assistant at the food bank.
The Madison County Retired Educators Association met Dec. 13 for their Christmas program. We enjoyed a delicious Christmas buffet prepared by Jackie and her staff at Ila Restaurant.
Madison County Retired Educators recently held their yearly silent auction to raise money for the club’s scholarship fund.
The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter took in a total of 184 dogs and cats in November. There were 91 adoptions, 45 transferred to rescues, and six reclaimed by the owners for a total of 142 pets finding permanent homes or safe temporary homes.
The winning team from the third-annual Putts for Mutts Golf Tournament in November at Highland Walk Golf Course at Victoria Bryant State Park included Hannah Barger, Wayne Barger, Rick Walton and Allen Wilder. The tournament was the largest fundraiser so far this year for MOAS. “Thanks to al…
Hampton House Personal Care Home was named the Madison County Chamber of Commerce December Business of the Month. Nominations are accepted from the community each month, and the Chamber's Membership Development Committee selects the recipient based on that feedback. Located in Colbert, Hampt…
Madison County High School senior, Addie Mitcham, will portray the Sugar Plum and Dew Drop fairies in Commerce School of Dance's 2022 Christmas Spectacular! featuring Act 2 of The Nutcracker. Mitcham will also perform a contemporary solo in" Please Come Home for Christmas" in addition to var…
The Madison County Democrats will hold their annual holiday party and monthly meeting Saturday, Dec. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the senior center on Hwy. 98.
The ramp crew of the Madison County Rotary Club constructed the 887th handicap ramp for Wayne McElroy on Willis Glenn Road in Madison County Thursday, Nov. 30. Wayne was born in Clarke County but considers himself a life-long Madison County resident where he graduated from Madison County Hig…
Kingston Greens Neighborhood in Colbert will hold its third-annual Christmas Luminaries from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10.
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