Danielsville News

The Madison County Senior Center is selling tickets to its annual Ham & Eggs Supper on March 2 at the center located on Ga.

WEAPON CHARGE: On Jan. 30, Sgt. Mark Jerome was dispatched to Madison County Middle School, where a student was found carrying a large pocketknife.

Film: "Barbershop Punk": 7 p.m., The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, 434 S. Main St.

Madison County's food bank will soon move to the old forestry office on Hwy. 98. County commissioners approved the move 5-0 recently, noting that the current locale on Sunset Drive in Danielsville is too small.

DUI: On Jan. 23, Deputy Brandon Hanley was patrolling on Georgia Highway 98 West when he began following a car that reached 70 mph and crossed the fog line.

A Danielsville woman was arrested recently after she refused to cooperate with officers who were dispatched to a domestic dispute and a drunken woman sitting in the road.

Amy Paige Thomas Strehler, 44, died Thursday, January 26, 2012. She battled a mental disorder and health problems for many years and suffered a brain aneurysm on November 17, 2011, that ultimately claimed her life.

The Madison County Senior Center will hold its annual Ham & Egg Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. March 2 at the center on Georgia Highway 98, Danielsville.

Matt Pilkington is still the police chief of Danielsville. His resignation from the position was withdrawn shortly following the recent resignation of Philip Croya as mayor.

A burglar who broke into the Madison County Library in Danielsville on Sunday not only stole money, but tracked mud on the newly installed carpet, according to library director Suzanne DeGrasse.

A Madison County Jail inmate who escaped from two deputies Wednesday while showing them where he stored some stolen property at his home was captured early today in Statesboro, according to Madison County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Shawn Burns.

The Miss Madison/Elbert Forestry Scholarship Pageant will be held Feb. 25 at Jones Chapel United Methodist Family Life Center north of Danielsville.

Two weeks after loud explosions shook homes and caused a lockdown at the county jail in Madison County, authorities are still puzzled about what caused the booming sounds that sparked a flurry of 911 calls.

Jessie Mae Collins Hilley, 78, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, at her residence.

Two Athens men were arrested recently after they burglarized a chicken farm and a shop.

The Friends of the Madison County Library will have its general membership meeting from 3-5 p.m. Jan.