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By MARIAN ACCARDI, Staff writer Marian.accardi@theredstonerocket.com HUNTSVILLE - The Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined military, Congressional, st...
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by By STAFF REPORTS 
December 10, 2025
MADISON – Madison city leaders, first responders and community partners gathered Thursday to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of Madison’s new Pu...
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
Madison Weekly
by Gregg Parker 
December 10, 2025
MADISON – In her recent “Madison Weekly” newsletter, Mayor Ranae Bartlett referred readers to an online summary to help in-need people…whose plight ga...
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Staff Reports 
December 10, 2025
MADISON - The Wellness Center at Madison Hospital will close its operations on Jan. 4, 2026 so the facility can be converted into an outpatient center...
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Gregg Parker 
December 10, 2025
MADISON - With the arrival of winter’s chilly environment, Madison Fire and Rescue Department urges ‘Safety First’ with options for home heating....
Events
by Gregg Parker 
December 10, 2025
MADISON – During December, a visit to libraries in Madison and Triana for an entertaining event will give a break from the holidays’ demanding schedul...
Events
Beasley Brothers bringing their holiday concert to the Dream Theatre Dec. 18
by Staff Reports 
December 10, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - Christmas Time with The Beasley Brothers is back! The show is family-friendly and will feature Christmas classics, modern Christmas hits,...
Events
by Staff Reports 
December 10, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - The 12 Nights of Santa is set to return to EarlyWorks Children’s Museum this week, bringing with it all the magic of the holiday season. ...
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
December 10, 2025
MADISON – Artist Raven Mobley created her artwork for Holiday Card Lane with inspiration from “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh.
Events
by Bob Labbe 
December 10, 2025
MADISON- The 2025 Rocket City Marathon Race Weekend marks a historic high for the event which is the 49th edition of the famed 26.2mile jaunt through ...
Events
by Bob Labbe 
December 10, 2025
MADISON - The 49th annual Rocket City Marathon has grown in size, stature and strength among the biggest events in North Alabama. More than 5,000 runn...
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
December 10, 2025
MADISON- The 2025 high school football season is complete for the James Clemens Jets finishing 5-6 on the field, but the work continues off the field ...
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
December 10, 2025
HARVEST - Blake Battle said he’s more than ready for what he called, “A chance of a lifetime,” as the senior at Sparkman High is set to play in the 20...
Events
by Gregg Parker 
December 10, 2025
MADISON – Suzette Smith is among the local artists exhibiting their charming, original artwork for the Christmas season along Holiday Card Lane on two...
Events
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
December 10, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - To kick off its 11th edition of the Alabama Women in Jazz Festival, Valley Arts and Entertainment is holding a Meet and Greet Music and J...
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by By CLAIRE WULFF news@themadisonrecord.com 
December 10, 2025
HARVEST - Sparkman boys basketball took a devastating loss to Hoover High School last week on Dec. 4. The final score was 6748 with Sparkman not quite...
b-Sports
by Bob Labbe 
December 10, 2025
MADISON- Christian Wester has seemed to setup his life in a very positive way. The senior at James Clemens High recently signed an athletic scholarshi...
Business
by Timathy Kelley 
December 9, 2025
MADISON - What began as a routine Monday night City Council meeting quickly escalated into a defining moment for Madison’s financial future. In a deci...
Business
by By STAFF REPORTS 
December 4, 2025
The City of Madison held a work session Wednesday night to learn more about the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) and how it affects local revenue. Tu...
Madison County Record
by By STAFF REPORTS 
December 4, 2025
Madison city leaders, first responders and community partners gathered Thursday to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of Madison’s new Public Safet...
Events
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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by Gregg Parker 
December 3, 2025
MADISON – Fa la-la-la-la, lala... la...la. Business owners and civic volunteers have ‘decked the halls’ in anticipation of an event-filled weekend in ...
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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...
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.
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.
Events
by Staff Reports 
December 3, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - Arts Huntsville and The Orion Amphitheater announce the return of Christkindlmarket Huntsville, a free community event, for its fourth an...
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...
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....
Lifestyles
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
December 2, 2025
Bringing together moms and daughters for charity and community. The National Charity League Incorporated was founded in 1925, and the Madison chapter ...
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...
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...
Business
by By KADIE TAYLOR kadie@themadisonrecord.com 
December 1, 2025
MADISON - Madison Mompreneur has released its Holiday Shopping Guide featuring over 100 mom-owned businesses in the Huntsville-Madison area. “We highl...
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by By MARIA RAKOCZY marie@themadisonrecord.com 
November 26, 2025
MADISON - Madison children will have direct access to Santa Claus this Christmas thanks to a couple of Santa’s helpers in the Madison Station Historic...
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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 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.
Latest Local News
By MARIAN ACCARDI, Staff writer Marian.accardi@theredstonerocket.com HUNTSVILLE - The Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined military, Congressional, st...
December 12, 2025
MADISON – Madison city leaders, first responders and community partners gathered Thursday to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of Madison’s new Pu...
December 10, 2025
MADISON – In her recent “Madison Weekly” newsletter, Mayor Ranae Bartlett referred readers to an online summary to help in-need people…whose plight ga...
December 10, 2025
MADISON - The Wellness Center at Madison Hospital will close its operations on Jan. 4, 2026 so the facility can be converted into an outpatient center...
December 10, 2025
MADISON - With the arrival of winter’s chilly environment, Madison Fire and Rescue Department urges ‘Safety First’ with options for home heating....
December 10, 2025
Latest Sports
MADISON- The 2025 Rocket City Marathon Race Weekend marks a historic high for the event which is the 49th edition of the famed 26.2mile jaunt through ...
December 10, 2025
MADISON - The 49th annual Rocket City Marathon has grown in size, stature and strength among the biggest events in North Alabama. More than 5,000 runn...
December 10, 2025
MADISON- The 2025 high school football season is complete for the James Clemens Jets finishing 5-6 on the field, but the work continues off the field ...
December 10, 2025
HARVEST - Blake Battle said he’s more than ready for what he called, “A chance of a lifetime,” as the senior at Sparkman High is set to play in the 20...
December 10, 2025
HARVEST - Sparkman boys basketball took a devastating loss to Hoover High School last week on Dec. 4. The final score was 6748 with Sparkman not quite...
December 10, 2025
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By Hanu Karlapalem Guest opinion column A proposed state constitutional amendment would bar naturalized citizens from public office and strip equal ri...
November 19, 2025
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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Latest Lifestyles
MADISON - Madison now has a new mayor – a “Pup Mayor”. After a hard-fought campaign filled with cuteness and plenty of tail wagging, Cooper, a long-ti...
November 19, 2025
HUNTSVILLE - The Huntsville Community of Hope is working to build a residential community of tiny houses for those in the area who are chronically hom...
November 19, 2025
MADISON – A child at Kids to Love can have a Christmas wish answered by an ‘ornament’ on the tree at Posh Mommy and Baby Too!
November 19, 2025
MADISON – One of the most charming and popular hometown traditions for the community is the Madison Christmas Parade. Registration is now open.
November 19, 2025
MADISON – Natalie Smoak’s recent achievement grabbed the attention of the Alabama State Board of Education. She is Madison City Schools’ first educato...
November 19, 2025


