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Driving Nights return to Galaxy of Lights at Huntsville Botanical Garden
Events, Madison County Record, Madison Living
Garden’s largest fundraiser celebrates 30-year milestone with time-honored tradition
by John Few 
December 4, 2025
HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Botanical Garden’s annual holiday light experience, Galaxy of Lights, will switch to Driving Nights on December 7-16. Recogniz...
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Historic downtown comes alive with new Madison entertainment district
A: Main, Business, Lifestyles
Downtown Madison
by By TIMATHY KELLEY news@themadisonrecord.com 
December 3, 2025
MADISON - City officials, business owners, and community partners gathered Monday in the heart of Historic Downtown Madison to celebrate the long-anti...
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Taste and judge the best at Wassail Festival on Dec. 5
Business
by Gregg Parker 
December 3, 2025
MADISON – One component – and this one is tasty – of Christmas revelry in downtown Madison will be the fifth annual Wassail Festival.
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Blue Apple to host authors, an aviator, mahjong…and pound cake!
Events
by Gregg Parker 
December 3, 2025
MADISON – Blue Apple Books has scheduled a full lineup in early December with authors, an aviator, a trunk…even pound cake.
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Huntsville Ballet to perform The Nutcracker Dec. 12-14
Events
by Staff Reports 
December 3, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville Ballet continues its 61st Season with its 57th annual presentation of The Nutcracker, once again accompanied live by the Hunts...
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Lucky to be alive, Madison athlete named to national cheer team
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
December 3, 2025
MADISON - As a main base for the West Georgia Owls cheer squad, Madison’s Aaliyah Washington has one of the most important positions in a stunt group....
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ACF Plus moves to Madison
Lifestyles
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
December 2, 2025
The Advocates for Children and Families Plus Program is a nationwide program devoted to helping in medically complex adoptions. ACF Plus is one of the...
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Capoeira Classes combine culture and community
Lifestyles
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
December 1, 2025
Combining dance and cultures, Josephine Glass established the Saturn Jive Dance Space at Lowe Mill, allowing dance instructors to create community wit...
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A: Main
City Council
by Staff Reports 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - At a work session last week, the Madison City Council and city leaders discussed two major initiatives shaping the city’s future: a new AI-p...
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Christmas fun in downtown Madison kicks off this week
A: Main
Christmas Magic
by Gregg Parker 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - Reminiscent of a scene from Charles Dickens, Madison dresses up in its Christmastime finery for the season.
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Monrovia Senior Center starts Meals on Wheels to boost residents’ nutrition
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
November 26, 2025
MONROVIA – A new site for the Meals on Wheels program has opened operations at Monrovia Community Center, 254 Allen Drake Drive in Huntsville. The lau...
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Madison Hospital employees donate 111 sacks of groceries to Bags of Blessings
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
November 26, 2025
MADISON – More than 100 families can sit down to a complete, homecooked meal on Thanksgiving Day because of sharing by employees of Madison Hospital....
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Madison Academy Elementary earns Outdoor Classroom certification
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - With a snip of scissors, Madison Academy Elementary School officially opened its Outdoor Classroom at the private school campus during a rec...
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Hogan Family YMCA launches Family Pathways program
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - Heart of the Valley YMCA has launched a new program to assist the community’s families with young children who are four to 12 years old.
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Wrestling season is now on the mats
Madison County Record
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING PREVIEW 2025
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
MADISON- Let the grappling begin! The always super-charged sport of high school wrestling is now underway and the three local teams are ready, willing...
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Huntsville native Stewart Cink wins PGA Tour Champions title
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
PHOENIX, ARIZ, - Another North Alabama athlete can lay claim to a championship. Stewart Cink, professional golfer since age 22, recently captured the ...
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Still Serving Veterans benefits from Second Annual Battle of the Brave
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
HUNTSVILLE – The Second Annual Battle of the Brave went over so well that the charitable hockey game featuring veterans only will continue to be an an...
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Jacobs Family – part 2
Madison County Record
by JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian 
November 26, 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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Teacher, coach, now Mayor Kent Chambers
b-Sports
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - “I am honored and humbled to be your next Mayor of Eva.” Kent Chambers made his statement immediately after being voted the new Mayor of the...
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Patriots’ head coach Kelvis White retires
b-Sports
Bob Jones Football
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - Bob Jones head football coach Kelvis White has resigned upon announcing his retirement from education. He just completed his sixth season at...
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Lady Mustangs Volleyball lose head coach
b-Sports
by Bob Labbe 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - A good coach will know when to call it quits. Nikki Knott has done just that by announcing her retirement as head coach of the Madison Acade...
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