Parents looking for help with Christmas presents for their children received assistance last Friday at Huntsville United Methodist Church.

The Madison County Water Facilities Board will likely pay about $140,000 for its part of a project to replace water lines on Highway 74 near Oakridge Golf Course over Holman Creek, according to Manager Rodney Reynolds.

Northwest Arkansas was in a drought, the City of Huntsville sold its industrial park land, the Madison County Quorum Court voted to ask for funding for a jail, and a top local school official was summoned to appear in court. These and more stories were covered by The Madison County Record this year.

Huntsville Intermediate School students sing Christmas carols at the tree in Polk Square.

ST. PAUL – Things in the town of St. Paul will look a little different after several key pieces of town business were discussed at the last town council meeting of 2022. Topics included passing the 2023 budget, winning the largest grant in town history, popular events returning, and saying farewell to the mayor and a city council member. 

The Elkins City Council tabled voting on the 2023 budget after one member requested information about the salary for incoming Mayor Troy Reed.

A Saturday evening fire in Huntsville destroyed a house on Middle School Hill.

The Madison County Quorum Court on Monday approved a budget for 2023 and bid farewell to Madison County Judge Frank Weaver, several justices of the peace and other county officials.

Billy Lou Robeson, 79, of Huntsville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at home. 

Eugenia Carol Cook, 72, of Huntsville, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at her home. 

Gerald Duane Byrd passed away at age 90 on Dec. 2, 2022. 

Jay Dee Smith, 54, of Huntsville, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. 

Clarence Wayne Usrey, 87, of Huntsville, passed away Oct. 17, 2022, at  the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville.

The following felony cases were resolved in Madison County Circuit Court during the month of November.

Jason F. Tennant, president and chief lending officer, CS Bank, has announced the hiring of Joe Don Sharp as senior vice president/loan officer for the bank’s Boone County market.

Huntsville Kiwanis member Don Payne came dressed for the occasion as the local civic club hosted Shopping With a Kid last week.

Second-grade students from Watson Primary School in Huntsville sang Christmas songs at the Madison County Courthouse on Friday. The students were in classes of Teresa Shepherd and Caitlin Crow. The …

Local officials continued work toward a possible Madison County Jail throughout 2022, a music legend who was born in Huntsville passed away in Canada, and the Huntsville High baseball team came within one win of making the state tournament finals. These and more stories were covered by The Madison County Record this year.

ST. PAUL – The Huntsville School Board discussed the Huntsville School District’s Athletics Facilities Master Plan during the board’s December meeting Monday night held on the St. Paul campus.

Stories of silly string, laughter, and loving generosity are common themes when people talk about Dawn Whitehead.