Madison County News

With an impressive ongoing community project, the Rotary Club of Madison County has been an extraordinary steward for nearly 15 years of the international organization's motto of "Service above Self." http://images.morris.com/images/athens/mdControlled/cms/2009/11/18/521593811.jpg Special Photos Members of the Rotary Club of Madison County gather ...

Madison County commissioners say they've found a way to avoid having to force workers to take unpaid furloughs.

Hull Mayor Paul Elkins is asking residents to mark their calendars for next Tuesday to participate in the city's official opening of the Christmas season.

If your elderly mother fell and couldn't get up, would you be able to lift her - without hurting her or yourself? Would you know if she wasn't eating enough? Or who you could turn to for help when taking care of her got to be more than you could handle? http://images.morris.com/images/athens/mdControlled/cms/2009/11/12/515354936.jpg Tricia ...

Thirty-two members exhibited 55 market hogs and breeding gilts at the recent Madison County FFA and 4-H market hog show held in Comer.

Samantha Barnum knitted a sweater for more than a year before finishing it. She's an educated painter but hasn't faced a canvas in months.

The Danielsville Gospel Barn on Rogers Mill Road will host its annual Christmas benefit concert at 1 p.m. Saturday, according to Carolyn Wills, who owns the barn with her husband, Wayne.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Madison County police blotter Published The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrest: On Oct.

The Rev. Susan Taylor is pastor at Danielsville's Jones Chapel Methodist Church, whose congregation has roughly 180 active members.

Editorial Page Editor Jim Thompson's Nov. 1 column, "Let's put commandments in politics," on the possibility of sanctioning politicians for violating one of the Ten Commandments, missed a commandment - the 10th, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife." Random Thoughts: Hypocrisy test Published Editorial Page Editor Jim Thompson's Nov.

The man who shot and killed his former girlfriend then committed suicide Thursday nearly killed a third person as he apparently tried to escape from police.

Madison County commission Chairman Anthony Dove always is weary when rain wakes him up at night.

Susanne DeGrasse, branch manager for the Madison County Library, has announced that an Athens Technical College employee who wishes to remain anonymous has pledged to give $500 to the Friends of the Library if matching funds can be raised.

Stephanie Astalos-Jones, a Madison County artist and actress who makes pysanky , as seen here, and pysanky jewelry, is one of more than 30 artists who will show their art at the fourth annual Madison County Artist Market planned for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov.

In light of the attack on a 5-year-old boy by a dog who reportedly broke free from a chain and ran into the boy's house, I urge officials to follow the lead of Athens-Clarke County to protect children and animals by making it illegal to chain dogs .

Melanie Hennings' son was born in a Paris hospital six years ago. Not only was prenatal care and her hospital stay free under the French health care system, but her son, Nicolo, was entitled to five years of free wellness visits to the doctor, said Hennings, an Athens teacher who lived in Europe from 1997 to 2004.

A former Madison County deputy clerk has been sentenced to two years in prison and 10 years of probation a week after she pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft.

Madison County Senior Center Director Joe Dudley, left, is seen with Wii bowling award winners from a recent gaming tournament at the center.

Former Madison County Deputy Clerk Melinda Spence was sentenced to two years in prison and 10 years of probation today, after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $80,000 from the county government.

A new amendment to the Madison County animal control ordinance will lessen the chances of dangerous dog attacks, officials say.