The Madison County Board of Education recognized the Lady Raider tennis team at its May 14 meeting. The team won the region championship and made it to the state’s Elite Eight this year. The BOE also recognized head coach Keith Strickland, who is retiring after coaching the tennis program fo…
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According to the latest statistics from the Georgia Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Madison County currently averages around 20 new listings for houses per month. That’s an increase from 17 pe…
The Madison County Board of Education is proposing a $74.5 million operating budget for the next fiscal year, an increase from this year’s budget of $66.1 million.
Madison County High School and the Broad River College & Career Academy held a Career Signing Day for students on May 7. Students who signed include: Chris Wagnon, Caterpillar; Carson Trus…
HULL - Eugene Carlton Brown, 88, Hull, passed away on Sunday, …
ROME - Joseph Glynn Martin, 65, Rome, passed away on Saturday,…
HOMER - Harold Edward Watkins, 88, Homer, died Saturday, May 1…
HOSCHTON - Rev. Gary Carlyle, 80, Hoschton, passed away Thursd…
ATHENS - James M. "Jimmy" Nelms Sr., 79 (1945 – 2024), Athens,…
AUBURN - Leonard Cornelious Stewart, 92, Auburn, passed away F…
Madison County High School’s track program competed in the GHSA 4A State Championships held last week at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany.
Madison County High School’s Red Raider Tennis Camp will held on June 10-13 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the high school tennis complex. The camp will be open to boys and girls ages 6-13 (risin…
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- BOE recognizes Lady Raider tennis team, retirees
- Local real estate market seeing decline in sales
- Red Raider track program falls at state
- Harmony House golf tournament coming up
- Danielsville Farmers Market season to open June 1
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A Winterville man was recently charged by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office during an incident on Watson Mill Road, Carlton.
Two Atlanta-area men face drugs and weapons charges in Madison County.
Two people face drug charges in Madison County.
An Elberton man was recently charged after he was observed standing on the railroad tracks in Colbert.
State Representative Alan Powell (R-Hartwell), chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee, recently joined Gov. Brian Kemp at the State Capitol as he signed House Bill 993 into law. …
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Hello, neighbors. I borrowed the title from Robert Frost. I recall reading the poem in Dr. Hubert McAlexander’s Modernist literature class as an undergraduate student at UGA many years ago. “M…
Your final report on key legislation from the 2024 Session of the Georgia General Assembly: Senate Bill 465, creates the crime of aggravated involuntary manslaughter when a person intentionall…
Compared to other parts of the country, we really had a fine weather month here in northeast Georgia. Temperatures were once again warmer than average, with the month ending 3 degrees above th…
Hello, neighbors. “Time for a siesta.” A classic line from Mema, my maternal grandmother. As a kid, the words were often difficult to hear, abiding by them seemingly impossible. There was too …
The 14th Annual Harmony House Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Center Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 7, at Highland Walk Golf Course. This tournament will benefit victims of child, physical and sexual abuse as well as adult sexual assault, and the support services provided for th…
The City of Danielsville’s Farmers Market is gearing up for the 2024 season, which will launch on June 1. The Farmers Market will be held on Saturdays through Oct. 19 from 8 a.m. to noon at 10…
MedLink Colbert will be holding a Spring Into Wellness Fair on May 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at its office located at 11 Charlie Morris Rd. There will be community vendors, blood pressure checks…
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Each semester a select number of students at Emmanuel College are awarded academic recognition for their successful study by their inclusion on the president’s list or dean’s list. To be named to the president’s list a student must earn a quality point average of 4.00 during any given semest…
The University of Georgia has announced its Class of 2024, including the following local students:
University of North Georgia (UNG) students who showed promise, demonstrated creativity, displayed excellence, served others and exceeded all expectations had their moment in the spotlight duri…
In a ceremony held May 2 by the University of North Georgia, 52 graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants.
The deans of each of UNG's colleges announced the names of those students who made their respective lists for spring 2024.
•Moons Grove Baptist Church has announced the 2024 dates for its free food distribution. Distribution dates are 5/22, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/25, 10/23, 11/20 and 12/18. Hours are from 10 a.m. to noon. The clothes closet will also be open during the food distribution. People can call the church …
•Moons Grove Baptist Church has announced the 2024 dates for its free food distribution. Distribution dates are 5/22, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/25, 10/23, 11/20 and 12/18. Hours are from 10 a.m. to …
•Moons Grove Baptist Church has announced the 2024 dates for its free food distribution. Distribution dates are 5/22, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/25 and 10/23. November and December will be announced …
•Hull Baptist Church will host a Good Friday Youth Rally for all middle and high school students on March 29. There will be food, fun, worship and open gym time from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The comm…
•Erastus Christian Church, 2050 Neese Commerce Road, will host a chicken-que fundraiser to benefit Valerie Gentry and Family on Saturday, March 23, from 4-6 p.m. Plates are $10 and include a c…
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