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MADISON – Messiah Lutheran Church will pay homage to the German roots of the Lutheran church with its annual German Food Festival. The food festival o...
Madison County Record, News, Schools
by Bob Labbe 
October 27, 2025
MADISON - “To win a state championship we know we always have to beat McGill-Toolen,” said Jenny Jarrett, head coach of the Bob Jones volleyball team ...
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Gregg Parker 
October 22, 2025
MADISON – Madison Interfaith Council recently celebrated its third anniversary, marking three years of unity, compassion and impactful service in the ...
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Gregg Parker 
October 22, 2025
MADISON – Fellowship United Methodist Church members appreciate Madison’s first responders and their lifesaving work. To show gratitude, church member...
Events, Madison County Record, News
by Staff Reports 
October 22, 2025
MADISON - A special rally will held next Thursday, Oct. 30, in downtown Madison. A “Mid-Term Paw-ty” is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. along Main Street whe...
Events
by Gregg Parker 
October 22, 2025
MADISON – A local author whose work has reached the “Wall Street Journal’s” best-selling list has scheduled a session at Madison Senior Center, 1329 B...
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
October 22, 2025
MADISON – Madison Hospital recognizes an “Employee of the Month” for exceptional job performance, positive interactions with patients and healthy asso...
Events
by Gregg Parker 
October 22, 2025
MADISON – The atmosphere at “Celebrate Madison” promises an upbeat night as residents give/ take a good dose of pat-on-the-back praise.
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
October 22, 2025
MADISON – Student 2 Student or S2S teams in Madison succeeded in their groups’ objectives for a kinder yet stronger student base. Their efforts transl...
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
October 22, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - A packed in-person attendance and a national TV audience will be the toast of the town when Conference USA hosts its 2026 conference bask...
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
October 22, 2025
MADISON - For every good high school athlete to become the best each works tirelessly to master their skills and perform at an elite level. For Julia ...
Madison County Record
by JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian 
October 22, 2025
The following is a continuation of excerpts from the book “The People Who Lived on the Land that is Now Redstone Arsenal” by Beverly S. Curry.
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High school football
MA secures home game for the first round of the playoffs
by MIKE EASTERLING 
October 22, 2025
DECATUR – Thai Lyles kicked a 36-yard field goal with 6.7 seconds remaining in the game to give James Clemens a 33-31 road win over Austin on Friday n...
A: Main
Say hello to ‘Cluck Norris’
by Gregg Parker 
October 15, 2025
MADISON – Madison Senior Center loves to welcome new members. However, they never expected to welcome a recent addition to their flock.
A: Main
by Maria Rakoczy 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - Exciting times are ahead for downtown Madison thanks to a newly formed organization. Main Street Madison presented preliminary plans for dow...
A: Main
The free event will be held Oct. 23 at Toyota Field
by Gregg Parker 
October 15, 2025
MADISON – The atmosphere at “Celebrate Madison” promises an upbeat night as residents give/take a good dose of pat-onthe- back praise.
Events
by Gregg Parker 
October 15, 2025
MADISON – In a fun ride, roll and stroll, the Madison Witches Ride will feature festive local witches of all sorts spreading Halloween cheer & throwin...
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
October 15, 2025
MADISON – Among October activities at Blue Apple Books, author Jen Hatmaker’s visit is set for Oct. 21.
Madison County Record
by Staff Reports 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - The nominations are in and the candidate pool for Madison’s first “Pup Mayor” election are available for voting.
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
October 15, 2025
MADISON – Two educators in Madison City Schools have received scholarships for training to receive National Board Certified Teacher status.
Madison County Record
Proceeds benefit the special education program at Madison City Schools
by By JOHN PECK MCS Public Relations Manager 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - Hey all you runners and walkers out there.
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - For a young student changing from a home-schooled environment to attending public school is sometimes a taxing endeavor. To add participatin...
Madison County Record
A junior at Bob Jones, Albin starts at tight end for the Patriots and also handles the duties of long snapper
by Bob Labbe 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - The long snapper has become one of the most specialized positions in football to where if a player has quality skills at the position, teams...
Madison County Record
victory
by Staff Reports 
October 15, 2025
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Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - The Northeast Alabama Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has had 21 years of causes to celebrate, thanks mostly to volunteers who give t...
Madison County Record
by JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian 
October 15, 2025
The following is a continuation of excerpts from the book “The People Who Lived on the Land that is Now Redstone Arsenal” by Beverly S. Curry.
Living
by By CLAIRE WULFF news@themadisonrecord.com 
October 15, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - Cinderella is returning to Huntsville with a fresh twist from the Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy. For their 65th season, ...
Living
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - Bringing botany to bookworms, Madison Public Library is hosting a free Bonsai Basics event on Oct. 21 at 10:30 a.m.
b-Sports
by MIKE EASTERLING 
October 15, 2025
MADISON - Madison Academy quarterback Charleston Owens is on roll, and he’s pulling his teammates along. Owens was voted as the Huntsville Times regio...
b-Sports
High school football
by By STEVE LEE stave@themadisonrecord.com 
October 15, 2025
MADISON – For a second straight week James Clemens wound up in a back-and-forth battle against a Class 7A, Region 4 rival.
Business
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
October 9, 2025
MADISON - Lemon & Lavender provides a space for locals to shop sustainably and locally, through a refillery in Madison. “Lemon & Lavender is woman-own...
A: Main
by Staff Reports 
October 8, 2025
The meeting at city hall on Thursday will focus on the future development of downtown Madison
Madison County Record
by Staff Reports 
October 8, 2025
MADISON - The nominations are in and the candidate pool for Madison’s first “Pup Mayor” election will be available for voting today.
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
October 8, 2025
MADISON – Demetria Patterson, a familiar personality at Heritage Elementary School, is now working as the school’s Assistant Principal.
B: Festival Time
What a great day!
by Staff Reports 
October 8, 2025
MADISON - They did it again! The many volunteers who pitched in to plan and work at this year’s Madison Street Festival, produced another stellar even...
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MADISON – Messiah Lutheran Church will pay homage to the German roots of the Lutheran church with its annual German Food Festival. The food festival o...
October 28, 2025
MADISON - “To win a state championship we know we always have to beat McGill-Toolen,” said Jenny Jarrett, head coach of the Bob Jones volleyball team ...
October 27, 2025
MADISON – Madison Interfaith Council recently celebrated its third anniversary, marking three years of unity, compassion and impactful service in the ...
October 22, 2025
MADISON – Fellowship United Methodist Church members appreciate Madison’s first responders and their lifesaving work. To show gratitude, church member...
October 22, 2025
MADISON - A special rally will held next Thursday, Oct. 30, in downtown Madison. A “Mid-Term Paw-ty” is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. along Main Street whe...
October 22, 2025
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HUNTSVILLE - A packed in-person attendance and a national TV audience will be the toast of the town when Conference USA hosts its 2026 conference bask...
October 22, 2025
MADISON - For every good high school athlete to become the best each works tirelessly to master their skills and perform at an elite level. For Julia ...
October 22, 2025
DECATUR – Thai Lyles kicked a 36-yard field goal with 6.7 seconds remaining in the game to give James Clemens a 33-31 road win over Austin on Friday n...
October 22, 2025
MADISON - For a young student changing from a home-schooled environment to attending public school is sometimes a taxing endeavor. To add participatin...
October 15, 2025
MADISON - The long snapper has become one of the most specialized positions in football to where if a player has quality skills at the position, teams...
October 15, 2025
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The turnout in Madison’s recent municipal elections was shockingly low. Out of more than 46,000 registered voters, only 17% cast a ballot. The winner ...
September 3, 2025
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HUNTSVILLE – On Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Huntsville Botanical Garden (HBG) invites all garden lovers, plant aficionados, nature en...
October 3, 2025
Stories from Huntsville’s iconic bluesman and a glimpse of the planning and training behind NASA missions will be featured during two special October ...
September 30, 2025
MADISON - For one Madison native, searching for locally owned spots across the state turned into authoring a book and managing a Facebook group to con...
August 13, 2025
MADISON – Students typically attend multiple schools over the course of their academic careers. Preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high ...
July 30, 2025
We painted rats and tumors last week in Sunday School. The Super Bowl had not been hyped as much.
July 30, 2025


