Madison County
Reporting about Madison County, Georgia. Some stories will be republished in the Madison Journal with Mainstreet News as part of a news-academic partnership with Grady Newsource.
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Sports News for September 30th
Athens, GA – Former UGA basketball player, Terrell Bell, has been named the new boys basketball head coach for Monsignor Donovan High School. Bell is very familiar with the Athens area. He graduated from Cedar Shoals high school. Bell then played for the Georgia Bulldogs basketball team from 1993 to…
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Grady Newsource Top 3 of the Day
Athens, GA – It’s flu season! There are two ways for kids to avoid getting the vaccination: the traditional flu shot and the nasal spray. The CDC says young children may need two doses of these vaccines and that the nasal spray is the better option for them. Reporter Ashley Jetton…
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Madison County shooting safety class
MADISON CO, Ga- Automatics, semi-automatics, and handguns. Who’s carrying these weapons? The women of Madison county. Women who work or live in Madison County can sign up for shooting safety classes offered through the Sheriff’s office. The sheriff originally offered a class for men as well but not enough people signed…
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5 Things to Know September 29
ATHENS, Ga- Happy fall! Milledge Avenue Baptist Church is having its annual pumpkin sale. The profits will fund outreach programs within the church community. Some of the profits also go to a Native American reserve in New Mexico. Reporter Michael Foo will have more on the church’s fall pumpkin sale here. MADISON CO,…
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Profile: Chief Investigator Jimmy Patton
Madison County, GA - Jimmy Patton handles evidence from every court case as he tries to tackle Madison County's two biggest issues: property theft and financial fraud.
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Positive Rabies Cases on the Rise in Madison County
Reported by Tiffany Buck. A record breaking rabies outbreak threatens northeast Georgia families…This afternoon Madison authorities confirmed another case of rabies. That makes twenty-four cases so far this year in Madison County alone — three times more cases than normal. Your cats and dogs are at risk. You are at…
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AM Web Update 10/30/13
Online Anchor Blake Ansley speaks with the artist behind Jittery Joe’s coffee-inspired art exhibit, Rene Shoemaker. Shoemaker is an Athens-based artist who has traveled everywhere from France to Italy to capture the character of coffee houses around the world. She says she was excited to bring the project full circle…
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Out With The Old, In With The New for Weather Alerts?
Reporter: Emily Curl Two Cities in Barrow County are trying to figure out what is the best way to keep citizens in their county safe in the event of severe weather. The question is- what’s the best way? The system in place now is sirens- and there are eleven that…
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More Supplies Needed to Put Food on the Table for Some in Madison County
Reporter: Emily Curl The aisles in the Madison County Food Bank are getting more and more crowded, but the groceries on the shelves are not increasing with the demand. The Madison County Food Bank has seen a significant increase in people in the community needing help, but a decrease in…
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Madison County Teens Make a Difference In Their Community
Some average teens in Madison County are doing some not so average things in their community. The impact of their volunteer work reaches far beyond the county line. The Madison County Teen As Planners group, better known as TAP, has been impacted lives in the community since 2009. The group…