Harvest News

A man working at a Madison County school was accidentally shocked by electricity late Tuesday morning.

Madison police this week arrested a Harvest man for trying to pass a fake $100 bill at McDonald's, leading authorities to find $16,000 more in counterfeit C-notes. Police said James Michael Cook of Willow Oak Drive in Harvest, was arrested Monday after an employee at McDonald's at 8005 U.S. 72 reported someone trying to pass a counterfeit $100 ...

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Tuesday: * Christy Dianne Haygood, 29, of 19375 Sewell Road, Athens, third-degree domestic violence * Christopher Daniel Leslie, 23, of 766 Clutts Road, Harvest, negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument * Ritchie Gene Powell, 40, of 731 County Road 50, Rogersville, two ...

Uniontown's Harvest Select Catfish, one of the South's major catfish processors, has promoted Russ McPherson, to director of technical services.

A Harvest man, who spent more than two days on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted List after he broke out of the Montgomery County, Tenn., jail Friday, led three area law enforcement agencies on a chase that ended with his capture late Monday in Athens.

The public schools of Madison County will open for two full days on May 26 and 27 to make up for time missed because of the recent swine flu scare.

A burglar - perhaps one with loose pants - stole a jar of change and six men's belts during a home break-in Monday off Ennis Road.

Students in Madison County, Madison city and Huntsville city schools recently missed up to four days due to the H1N1 flu virus.

All Madison County school system students will go to school May 26 and May 27 to make up for two days missed during the recent swine flu outbreak.

While elementary schools in the City of Madison and one elementary school in Madison County will remain closed for several more days, most schools in the neighboring county re-opened Monday and local officials say there remain no cases of H1N1 flu here.

The superintendents of both Madison City and Madison County Schools have decided to re-open all impacted schools on Wednesday, May 6. This includes all Madison elementary schools and Harvest Elementary in Madison County.

The Madison County EMA held a meeting today to discuss the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, and how it would affect school schedules going forward.

State and county health officials said at a press conference today that Harvest Elementary School in Madison County and all of the elementary schools in the city of Madison will be closed until May 14, following nine probable or confirmed cases of swine flu.

A man charged Wednesday with robbing a Capshaw bank and leading city and county law-enforcement officers on a chase that reached 120 mph is now facing several traffic violations, an official said.

Limestone County authorities are offering a substantial reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who stole narcotic painkillers from a Harvest pharmacy Saturday and who is believed to have robbed Eastside Pharmacy in Athens two weeks ago, an official said.

James Odell Summers, 32, of Harvest has been released on $17,500 bond after being arrested Monday night for attempted burglary, assault and possession of marijuana.

Traffic lights will soon be installed at two wreck-prone western Madison County intersections.

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a severe thudnerstorm warning for northwestern Madison County until 7 p.m. At 6:27 p.m. doppler radar was indicating a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds gust in esxcess of 60 miles per hour.

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Thursday: * William Howard Guthrie, 46, of 16045 Blackburn Lane, Athens, third-degree domestic violence * Kalamath Gene Weatherford Jr., 49, of 15529 Menefee Road, Harvest, second-degree theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle County thefts The Limestone County Sheriff's ...

The Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Wednesday: * Eli Crawford Adams, 22, of 15988 Witty Mill Road, Elkmont, third-degree domestic violence * Eric Michael Adams, 20, of 20944 Allen Road, Elkmont, third-degree domestic violence * Jessica Lynne Braithwaite, 21, of 13849 Bama Lane, Elkmont, third-degree assault * ...