Widgetized Section

Go to Admin » Appearance » Widgets » and move Gabfire Widget: Social into that MastheadOverlay zone

Sports
Madison family gearing up for Cotton Row Run

Madison family gearing up for Cotton Row Run

By Bob Labbe What began as a leisurely way of obtaining great physical workouts has become a family-fun way of life for the McFall family of Madison. Daniel…

Zullo named Adult Racer of the Year for Run Through The Roses

Zullo named Adult Racer of the Year for Run Through The Roses

By Bob Labbe Ramona Zullo is a survivor and she hopes in the end her life comes out smelling of roses. The 50-year old Zullo is fighting colon…

Bob Jones boys soccer team knocked out of playoffs

Bob Jones boys soccer team knocked out of playoffs

The winning streak the Bob Jones boys were enjoying was brought to a sudden end on Saturday when they played Vestavia Hills (Birmingham area). The final score was…

Bob Jones Girls Soccer team barely loses to Huntsville

Bob Jones Girls Soccer team barely loses to Huntsville

The Bob Jones Girls soccer team suffered a heartbreaking defeat on Tuesday when they played against Huntsville. Both teams knew what was at stake, and the tension was…

Lifestyle

Reminder: Madison Gazebo concerts start this week

Reminder: Madison Gazebo concerts start this week

The Gazebo concert series kicks off this Thursday with Microwave Dave and the Nukes. The…

Memorial Day Garbage/Trash/Recycling Service

Memorial Day Garbage/Trash/Recycling Service

Garbage Collection: Madison County Sanitation is closed Memorial Day, May 28th, City of Madison residents’…

Celebrating the Bob Jones High School Class of 2012

Celebrating the Bob Jones High School Class of 2012

Photos by Jeffrey Abbott Valedictorian Eileen Tracy Lambert Salutatorians Fariha Ahmed Alam Karen Jingyi Li…

Kids can cook up summer goodness during Culinary Camp

Kids can cook up summer goodness during Culinary Camp

By Wanda Southerland Special to Madison Weekly School is out! However, before classes resume on…

Declined economy helping teens learning more about fiscal responsibility than previous generations

Declined economy helping teens learning more about fiscal responsibility than previous generations

By Chandler Shields Due to the declining economy, students have been forced to alter their…

School board updated on district’s financial situation

  By Jeffrey Abbott Jana Gray, Interim Chief School Financial Officer, gave the Madison School…

Events

Reminder: Madison Gazebo concerts start this week

Reminder: Madison Gazebo concerts start this week

The Gazebo concert series kicks off this Thursday with Microwave Dave and the Nukes. The concerts are free of charge, and start at 6:30. The concert will be…

Summer concert series at Big Spring Park planned

Summer concert series at Big Spring Park planned

  A mix of music that includes rock ‘n’ roll, pop, classical, bluegrasss, folk and jazz will be featured in this year’s 10-week Concerts in the Park series.…

Microwave Dave and the Nukes to kick-off Gazebo Concert Series

Microwave Dave and the Nukes to kick-off Gazebo Concert Series

  Microwave Dave and the Nukes will be the first act in this year’s Madison Gazebo Concert Series. The Madison Arts Council sponsors the free music events every…

Madison Police Foundation Spring Carnival is going on now!

Madison Police Foundation Spring Carnival is going on now!

The 2012 Madison Police Foundation Spring Carnival is happening now until Saturday! Bring the whole family to enjoy carnival rides, food, music and prize games. The carnival is…

Spring Fling Festival on Saturday May 19

Spring Fling Festival on Saturday May 19

The 2012 Spring Fling Festival will be held on Saturday, May 19 in the parking lot of the Village Shoppes of Madison on County Line Road from 10…

Mr. Sports

Mr. Sports: New Havoc Coach, Memorial Day, and more

Mr. Sports: New Havoc Coach, Memorial Day, and more

By Bob Labbe Memorial Day Weekend: The official start to summer. The days are longer, the weather is warmer and the…

Mr. Sports: Gymnastics, track, pro, and more

Mr. Sports: Gymnastics, track, pro, and more

By Bob Labbe Orioles Park at Camden Yards lived up to its hype. On a recent trip to the Baltimore and…

Mr. Sports: Playoff action, tennis champ, and more

Mr. Sports: Playoff action, tennis champ, and more

By Bob Labbe We’re in the middle of one of the most exciting times within the high school sports year. Post-season…

Mr. Sports: Field Day, Remembrance, Baseball Playoffs, and more

Mr. Sports: Field Day, Remembrance, Baseball Playoffs, and more

By Bob Labbe Sixth grade students in the Madison City Schools will have a field day on Tuesday, May 1st. Parents…

Mr. Sports: Bob Jones, Sparkman, NFL and more

Mr. Sports: Bob Jones, Sparkman, NFL and more

By Bob Labbe The first round of the high school baseball state playoffs is this weekend. The match-ups in each of…

Madison County News

Madison man caught red handed in Hartselle

  Hartselle police arrested a Madison man Tuesday and charged him with third-degree burglary. Lt. Justin Barley said Mark Anthony Stacey, 46, of 13252 Burgreen Road, was…

Fire at Sparkman Middle School, students evacuated

Students at Sparkman Middle School have been evacuated due to smoke in the building. Firefighters indicated the source of the smoke was an air conditioning unit on…

Two injured after truck catches fire in Harvest

Two people are injured after a pick-up truck caught fire after running off the road early Sunday morning. Officials say Daniel Pace was driving his truck north…

Opinion

E-Verify is an impractical and punitive measure

Do you have an opinion you’d like to share? Send your opinion to info@madisonweeklynews.com with the subject “Dear Editor.” Dear Editor, Guilty until proven innocent.  That’s what…

New launch systems hold potential for space exploration

As a boy in Northern Alabama, I grew up experiencing the wonder and excitement of the space program. The ground often shook beneath our family home from…

Afghanistan troop withdrawal announcement prompts local responses

Ten-thousand U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by the end of the year.  That announcement from President Obama comes after nearly ten years of war. Speaking to the…

People

Madison Eagle Scout helping others share his love of reptiles

  Graduating with a grade point average (GPA) higher than a 4.0 and getting into the college of your choice would be considered the highlight of the…

Faith brought beloved principal back from coma, and back to Heritage Elementary

Last fall, as other administrators were busy settling into the new school year, Heritage Principal, Dr. Lydia Davenport was fighting for her life. A rare blood disorder…

Rep. Mike Ball’s musical musings

They say that being a state representative is a part time job, but Representative Mike Ball says that it’s anything but.  It’s a good thing, then, that…

Schools

Celebrating the Bob Jones High School Class of 2012

Photos by Jeffrey Abbott Valedictorian Eileen Tracy Lambert Salutatorians Fariha Ahmed Alam Karen Jingyi Li Students Sara Samira Abu-Alrub Ayah Abdallah Abu-Spetani Fariha Ahmed Alam Joanna Marie…

Declined economy helping teens learning more about fiscal responsibility than previous generations

By Chandler Shields Due to the declining economy, students have been forced to alter their spending habits. Although students may not have experienced a direct hit; such…

School board updated on district’s financial situation

  By Jeffrey Abbott Jana Gray, Interim Chief School Financial Officer, gave the Madison School Board an update on the financial status of the school system recently.…


Warning: Unknown: open(/var/chroot/home/content/36/7943736/tmp/sess_vsacp7a09eg8e5iof2v2ru2636, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in Unknown on line 0

Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct () in Unknown on line 0