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Big innings lift Trash Pandas to Easter win, first series victory
A: Main, Madison County Record, News
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, News, Schools
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, Madison County Record, News
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, Madison County Record, News
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
b-Sports
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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Travel tips for the over-50 crowd
Living50Plus
by By Metro News 
April 6, 2026
Travel has long been viewed as a positive hobby that can pay short- and long-term dividends. Some of those benefits may surprise even the most devoted...
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Trash Pandas return to Toyota Field Friday to kickoff season
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Season opener
by Staff Reports 
April 1, 2026
MADISON - The Rocket City Trash Pandas will open the 2026 season at Toyota Field with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers’ Double-A affi...
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Volunteers named 2026 Madison Visionary Award winners
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Former mayor Paul Finley named Visionary of the Year
by Staff Reports 
April 1, 2026
MADISON - Celebrating volunteerism in Madison was the central focus on March 25 when several Madison volunteers were honored for their hard work and c...
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Madison Hospital named state’s newest dementia friendly hospital
Business
by Staff Reports 
April 1, 2026
MADISON - Dementia Friendly Alabama announced last week that Madison Hospital has officially earned the designation as Alabama’s newest Dementia Frien...
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Kids to Love CEO urges Congress to reform foster care and adoption system
Lifestyles
by Staff Reports 
April 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. Kids to Love Founder and CEO Lee Marshall spoke before Congress last week on one of the most pressing issues facing vulnerable childr...
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Fellowship United Methodist Church plans outdoor morning Easter service
Events
by GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com mailto:gregg@themadisonrecord.com 
April 1, 2026
MADISON – Fellowship United Methodist Church will conduct an outdoor service on Easter Sunday, April 5. The service’s venue will be 4530 Sullivan St. ...
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Madison players earn awards at Raider Rally Chess Tourney
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
April 1, 2026
MADISON – Players in Madison City Chess League achieved a solid record in the inaugural Raider Rally Chess Tournament at Randolph School.
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James Clemens High School artist claims Best in Show honors
Madison County Record
by Gregg Parker 
April 1, 2026
MADISON – Crinan Marlin, a student at James Clemens High School, has earned the top awards at two respected art shows.
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Bob Jones’ Arnav Maskey wins regional Bryant-Jordan Award
b-Sports
by Bob Labbe 
April 1, 2026
MADISON - Athleticism, intelligence and humanitarian. These facets of the life of Arnav Maskey has earned him the Class 7A, Region 4 Scholar-Athlete R...
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Hanu Karlapalem announces campaign kickoff for State House District 4
Madison County Record
by Staff Reports 
March 31, 2026
MADISON — Former Madison mayoral candidate Hanu Karlapalem is running for Alabama State House of Representatives District 4 in the upcoming election. ...
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Easter Bunny hops into Madison for egg hunts this weekend
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by Gregg Parker 
March 25, 2026
MADISON – The Easter Bunny arrives in Madison this weekend. Before Easter arrives on April 5, several Easter egg hunts will give an entertaining, mean...
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All-Nashville Roadshow adds Madison as concert stop
Events
by GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com 
March 25, 2026
MADISON – Home Place Park will be feeling the vibe of the Music City when the All-Nashville Roadshow entertains with its concert performances on May 9...
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James Clemens ranked No. 1 in girls soccer, a program first
Madison County Record
by Bob Labbe 
March 25, 2026
MADISON - For the first time in program history, the James Clemens girls soccer team is ranked No. 1 in Alabama among both Class 7A schools and the Su...
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