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The Huntsville City Council on Monday approved three ordinances in special session to secure a water and sewer bond for funding toward a new water tank.

Charles Coger and Travis Dotson will face off in the Nov. 8 General Election for Huntsville mayor, a part-time position that comes with a four-year term.

After a months-long election challenge, Republican Jody Harris had her lawsuit against the Crawford County Election Commission dismissed last week.

Republican Bryan King and Democrat Jim Wallace will face off on Nov. 8 for State Senate District 28.

Candidates in the upcoming General Election fielded questions last Thursday from staff members of The Madison County Record and some of its subscribers.

The Madison County Quorum Court on Monday rescinded an August vote to purchase property along Highway 412 for a jail after an analysis of core samples found rock close to the surface. 

Water users in the City of Huntsville and throughout Madison County next year could see a “large rate increase,” members of the Huntsville City Council were told on Monday night.

The City of Elkins will elect a new mayor on Nov. 8. Republicans Paul Graham and Troy Reed are running for the seat held by Bruce Ledford, who did not seek reelection.

This is fifth and final article in a series featuring each contested race for the Madison County Quorum Court. Candidates were asked the same basic questions and their answers are in alphabetical order according to last name. 

Three additional street lights will be installed in a subdivision being developed off of Missouri Street, according to the Huntsville Planning Commission.

The Huntsville City Council next month will be asked to approve a project to repair streets in the Cedar Bluff Subdivision and a small portion of Hillside Drive.

This is the fourth in a series of articles featuring each contested race for the Madison County Quorum Court. Candidates are being asked the same basic questions and their answers are in alphabetical order according to last name. 

Madison County sheriff-elect Ronnie Boyd on Thursday held an informational meeting about the need for a jail in Madison County. Thursday’s gathering was held in front of several dozen people at the Madison County Senior Health and Wellness Center. A similar presentation was held the following night at the St. Paul Community Center.

Both Democrat Kristyn Shinn Clark and Republican Sam Roddy have a lifetime history in Madison County, and they want to impact a county that has meant a lot to them over the years. They are competing Nov. 8 for the Quorum Court seat in District 4.

No citations have been issued since the new St. Paul town ordinance went into effect Aug. 1, but part of the problem is that it is unclear who has the authority to do so, Mayor Nina Selz informed the St. Paul Town Council during its Sept. 13 meeting. 

A Little Rock company was scheduled to do core drilling Tuesday on land that the Madison County Quorum Court has chosen for a possible building site for a county jail, according to Madison County Judge Frank Weaver.

This is the second in a series of articles featuring each contested race for the Madison County Quorum Court. Candidates are being asked the same basic questions and their answers are in alphabetical order according to last name.

Travis Byler of United Country Real Estate in August pulled out of an agreement to purchase the Basham building from the City of Huntsville, the city council was told Monday night.

This is the first in a series of articles featuring each race for the Madison County Quorum Court. Candidates are being asked the same basic questions and their answers are in alphabetical order according to last name. 

An attorney representing Butterball spoke against the rezoning of acreage south of the plant at last week’s meeting of the Huntsville Planning Commission.

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