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Shuckers top Trash Pandas 7-3 in series spener
Madison County Record, News, Sports
by John Few 
April 22, 2026
BILOXI, Miss  – The Rocket City Trash Pandas (7-9) opened their second road trip of the season on Tuesday night with a 7-3 loss to the Biloxi Shuckers...
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SEC Softball Championships will be played in Madison
A: Main, Madison County Record, News
The tournament will be played at Toyota Field for the next four years, 2027-30
by Bob Labbe 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - In 2021, the SEC Gymnastics Championships were held in Huntsville inside the Von Braun Center. Now five years later, the announcement on the...
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Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Staff Reports 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - An 18-month string of vandalism incidents has come to an end after the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) said they have arrested a Madison ...
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Panoply returns this weekend to Big Spring Park
Events, Madison County Record, News
by Staff Reports 
April 22, 2026
HUNTSVILLE - Art and music come together this weekend for a three-day celebration in downtown Huntsville. Now in its 44th year, the annual Panoply Art...
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Madison designated an America 250 city
Madison County Record
by Maria Rakoczy 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - Madison has received the distinguished designation of being named an America 250 Alabama Semiquincentennial City.
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Broadway Theatre League plans exciting 2026-27 season lineup
Events
Broadway Theatre League
by Staff Reports 
April 22, 2026
HUNTSVILLE - Huntsville’s Broadway Theatre League (BTL) has revealed its lineup for the upcoming 2026–2027 season, featuring a blend of Huntsville pre...
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MCCL players win spring contests, advance to nationals
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
April 22, 2026
MADISON – During tournaments in early 2026, members of Madison City Chess League or MCCL played victoriously to win honors and advance to national con...
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TARCOG helps fund Madison biotech’s startup
Business
COMMUNITY NEWS
by Gregg Parker 
April 22, 2026
MADISON – Valor Scientific Inc., a new biotech startup in Madison, has opened with help from Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments or TARCOG ...
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Micah Pettus will have his eyes on upcoming NFL Draft
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - Micah Pettus is just hours away from joining his older brother, Dell, in the National Football League. The 91st annual NFL Draft will be hel...
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Jeffrey Hammonds named to Huntsville Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - Former Major League Baseball player and resident of Madison since 2011, Jeffrey Hammonds has been selected for the Huntsville- Madison Count...
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Youth basketball ends season with championship games
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by Bob Labbe 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - The recent 20252026 youth basketball season of Madison came to a close in fashionable style as the long-standing youth leagues, formerly kno...
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MA two-sport athlete heading to gymnastics eastern nationals
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by Bob Labbe 
April 22, 2026
MADISON - A common sight at any Madison Academy soccer match is one of magical proportions as senior striker Henry Yelverton will perform a front hand...
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Madison designated an America 250 city
News
by Maria Rakoczy 
April 16, 2026
Madison has received the distinguished designation of being named an America 250 Alabama Semiquincentennial City.
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Madison City Schools Superintendent to retire at end of 2025-26 school year
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Madison City Schools
Search now begins for replacement
by Maria Rakoczy 
April 15, 2026
MADISON - Madison City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols announced plans to retire at the end of this school year at Thursday’s school board meeti...
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Labbe named Radio Personality of the Year in Alabama
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by By AVA MALONE news@themadisonrecord.com 
April 15, 2026
BIRMINGHAM - With 53 years in broadcasting, including the last 35 years as host of the weekly program ‘Reelin’ In The Years’ on WLRH-FM, and the long-...
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Madison to hold “Spring Clean Up Day”, details America 250 events
Events
by Gregg Parker 
April 15, 2026
MADISON – During the change in seasons, Madison is experiencing enhancements, observances and safety measures, and Mayor Ranae Bartlett is involved wi...
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Panoply to fill next weekend with art, music and imagination
Events
Panoply 2026
by STAFF REPORTS staff@themadisonrecord.com 
April 15, 2026
HUNTSVILLE – Art, music, and more collide next weekend as the Panoply Arts Festival returns. The festival continues to evolve, blending the technical ...
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Indoor amusement park coming to Madison
Business
by MARIA RAKOCZY mailto:maria@themadisonrecord.com maria@themadisonrecord.com 
April 14, 2026
The Madison City Council on Monday approved the construction of an indoor entertainment venue. Slick City Action Park is proposed to be 42,000 square ...
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Big innings lift Trash Pandas to Easter win, first series victory
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Play Ball
by Staff Reports 
April 8, 2026
MADISON - The Rocket City Trash Pandas (2-1) continued their high-powered offensive start to the season with a 9–8 win on Easter Sunday, clinching the...
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High school students can apply to serve on Mayor’s Youth Council
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
April 8, 2026
MADISON – A new group will allow young people to learn directly about municipal government in the City of Madison.
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CVB offers walking tours of downtown Madison in April
Events
Downtown Madison
by Staff Reports 
April 8, 2026
MADISON - The Huntsville- Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau’s spring history walking tours return this April to historic downtown Madison....
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Excitement heralds in new Trash Pandas season
b-Sports
by Bob Labbe 
April 8, 2026
MADISON - The 2026 baseball season is underway with the Rocket City Trash Pandas battling through its season- opening weekend and now set to return ne...
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FCA Ladies Huddle to feature local author as guest speaker
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by Bob Labbe 
April 8, 2026
MADISON - The Northeast Alabama Chapter of the Fellowship Christian Athletes (FCA) is hosting its next in a longline of Ladies Huddles on Thursday, Ap...
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