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The Madison County Water Facilities Board wants customers using the Aurora and Kingston rural water stations to know that having a little patience goes a long way.

In the early morning hours of Aug. 5, a call came into Madison County Sheriff’s dispatch stating a woman was yelling for help near the caller’s home in Kingston. 

Norman Rockwell would have loved it — he probably would have painted Jason Yates as a 1950’s stereotype American male wearing his heart for children and cars on his sleeve. …

ST. PAUL — Jerry Duncan and Todd Stephens have almost a lifetime of attending the St. Paul Pioneer Days and in fact, at one point they were a part of the planning committee.

Trio Hermanitas Alvarez performed during Huntsville’s Fiesta Latina event this past Saturday, Sept. 7.

This week marks the 30th anniversary of perhaps the most talked about murder in Madison County history: the night when 35-year-old Billie Jean Phillips was brutally slain in her Alabam home.

407 Dance Company hosted their annual fundraiser, Dancing with the Stars on Aug. 17.

The Madison County Quorum Court sent the question of how to fund the operation and maintenance of the jail to the voters on Monday night.

Officials with the Huntsville and Jasper public schools say they are looking forward to the start of the new scholastic year.

A groundbreaking was held on Friday, Aug. 2 for the City of Huntsville’s new splash pad in College Street Park.

Though no specific complaints were registered, attendance at this year’s Madison County IPRA Rodeo was down compared to years past. Leslie Harp, vice president of the rodeo board, said competing events over the weekend might have resulted in the puzzling downturn of fans in the stands at Sky High Arena.

Allysa Villines buys her daughter Jayce a hot dog from Jo Williams at the Huntsville Kiwanis Club tent during Kids Night Monday at the Madison County Fairgrounds.

The Madison County Quorum Court voted unanimously on Monday night to request an ordinance containing “ballot language” for a 1 cent sales tax increase for the operation and maintenance of the new county jail and for that ordinance to be ready for a vote at the court’s next regular meeting in August or during a specially-called meeting before then.

Huntsville enjoys fireworks show at Mitchusson Park on July 4, 2024.

The Madison County Record won first place in General Excellence in the Arkansas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest at the association’s summer conference.

An after-hours clinic and Saturday hours at Madison County Medical Clinic has not drawn quite the numbers that were hoped for or expected in a trial run that began in March.

The Madison County Quorum Court tabled discussion of a sales tax to fund the new county jail and sheriff’s office until the July meeting, by which time County Judge Larry Garrett, County Clerk Austin Boatright and Sheriff Ronnie Boyd should have an accurate sense of how much it will cost to operate the jail on a per-bed basis.

The Huntsville City Council on Monday agreed to have a resolution drawn up for its next meeting that will establish a tiered schedule of discounts on building permits that will be offered to homebuilders.

The National Weather Service in Tulsa confirmed an EF1 tornado struck Clifty at 2:15 a.m. on May 26, causing significant damage to homes and other structures in the area. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday announced that President Joe Biden has approved the state’s Major Disaster Declaration request, which “will allow us to have a significant increase in resources to communities impacted by the storms.”

A thunderstorm containing high winds swept through northern Madison County early Sunday, toppling trees and causing widespread property damage in Clifty and Forum. Withrow Springs State Park is also temporarily closed as a result of damage. Clifty was without power as of Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service has yet to make a determination as to whether the storm contained any tornadoes.

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