Madison County Record


Ranae Bartlett honored as member of Alabama Chess Hall of Fame
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Gregg Parker 
September 17, 2025
MADISON – Ranae Bartlett, Mayor-Elect of Madison and founder of Madison City Chess League or MCCL, was inducted into the Alabama Chess Hall of Fame du...
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Madison Street Festival features many ways to give back to the community
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by Gregg Parker 
September 17, 2025
MADISON - The Madison Street Festival is an annual celebration that brings the community together in a vibrant display of local culture, creativity, a...
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Madison City Chess League players prevail in 2025 State Chess Championship
Madison County Record, News, The Madison Recor
by Gregg Parker 
September 17, 2025
MADISON – The 72nd Alabama State Chess Championship on Aug. 2931 attracted 95 players who battled it out across several competitive sections -- Open, ...
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Unbeaten Bob Jones shuts out Grissom 42-0
Madison County Record, News, Sports
by STEVE LEE steve@themadisonrecord.com 
September 17, 2025
MADISON – In its quest for a second straight playoff berth, Bob Jones has dominated the opposition with an explosive offense and dominating defense. T...
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Harvest woman excels in 2025 Strongest Man-Woman Contest
Madison County Record, News, Sports
by Bob Labbe 
September 17, 2025
GULF SHORES - With the sound of waves slapping at the nearby shoreline, the reverberations of the strongest men and women from across the state were e...
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FCA to host Behind the Bench Ladies’ Huddle
Madison County Record, News, Sports
by Bob Labbe 
September 17, 2025
MADISON - Designed to be a support group for spouses of male coaches, the 2025 Behind The Bench Ladies’ Huddle is set for those women in that designat...
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Charles Betts,
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neighbor of Gray Family
by JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian 
September 17, 2025
The Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll has included enactments of Virginia Betts in some of the years since my 2007 newspaper article about Charles Edward Bet...
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Patriots down Grissom; Jets run over Huntsville
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High school football roundup
Sparkman overcomes struggles to win over Albertville
by MIKE EASTERLING 
September 17, 2025
MADISON – Class 7A football includes 32 teams in the Alabama High School Athletic Association, and after four weeks of the 2025 only four of that numb...
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Patriots, Jets dive into new swim season
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by Bob Labbe 
September 17, 2025
MADISON- The splashes and waves within the local swimming pools continue to batter those taking a dip as the 2025 high school swim and dive season is ...
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