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The City of Huntsville’s Airport Commission received $640,000 in state grants last week, said Charles Coger, the chair of the commission.

The Huntsville Planning Commission met briefly Monday night to discuss a short agenda.

Elkins Mayor Troy Reed delivered the annual State of the City address to the Elkins City Council on Feb. 15.

As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, 306 Madison County voters had cast their ballots in early voting for the March 5 preferential primary election and nonpartisan general election.

Madison County Medical Group will test an after-hours clinic as well as Saturday hours beginning March 11, said Dr. John Kendrick, primary physician.

Madison County Judge Larry Garrett delivered his State of the County address during the regular meeting of the quorum court on Feb. 20, focusing on the progress of the new detention center currently under construction and explaining why work seems to have taken so long getting off the ground.

Most Madison County residents participating in a recent survey conducted by the City of Huntsville said they enjoy the small town community but recognize growth and change are coming and should be embraced and planned. 

Bill Mathews has sold a lot of burgers and seen a lot of changes at McDonald’s firsthand over the past 50 years. As the owner of 35 McDonald’s restaurants in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri — including the chain’s Huntsville location on Highway 412 — Mathews can reflect on a career full of success.

Huntsville basketball fans will have a better chance of finding a more comfortable seat next season after some of the seats in the AT & Georgia Mae Smith Activity Center are replaced.

A Springdale man died in an accident on an egg farm in the Hindsville on Feb. 14, according to a release from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

The St. Paul Town Council received updates on a myriad of topics during that council’s February meeting. 

The Huntsville Water Commission heard an update from McClelland Consulting Engineers last week on  recent steps to expand the city’s wastewater treatment facility.

In its regular ad hoc session last week, the Huntsville Planning Commission approved the site plans for the new Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center.

The Madison County Water Facilities Board met on Feb. 13 in the water office.

A local murder suspect has had a new trial date set, according to Fourth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Matt Durrett.

Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson delivered his State of the City address during the  Feb. 12 meeting of the city council.

More volunteers are sought for the Forum-Alabam Volunteer Fire Department, which is at risk of closing due to a lack of personnel and funding, said its fire chief, Steven McGourty.

Hayden Burgess, a senior at Huntsville High School, described himself as “just plum happy” when the SkillsUSA program at HHS presented him with the keys to a 2004 Jeep Liberty the class had cleaned, washed and prepared. 

Parents in the Huntsville School District who participated in a recent follow-up paper ballot survey indicated their preference for a four-day school calendar for the 2024-25 school year, district officials reported Monday. 

The Record submitted a list of five questions to Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack and his challenger, Dist. 31 State Sen. Clint Penzo, also a Republican. The questions pertain to issues impacting Madison County voters.

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