Madison County News

So far, Northeast Georgia has escaped the so-called Colony Collapse Disorder that has seen about a third of the nation's bee colonies mysteriously disappear.

The male driver in a one-vehicle wreck Friday in Madison County, which also claimed the life of a female passenger, died in the hospital Saturday from his injuries, the State Patrol's Athens post said.

A Danielsville woman died Friday evening in a one-vehicle wreck on Wildcat Bridge Road in Madison County, the State Patrol's Athens post said.

Madison County authorities raided a Danielsville man's alleged dogfighting operation Wednesday in what is believed to be the first arrest under a new Georgia law that makes dogfighting a felony.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Arrest: On June 16, Lt.

APW Wrestling, a wrestling group based at the Royston Gym in Royston currently is planning a benefit show featuring live wrestling and barbecue to raise money for 10-year-old Chandler Hart, a leukemia patient ...

Wesley Nash, the current Madison County Commission chairman, addresses the audience during a political forum held recently at Madison County High School.

The Comer Farmers Market will open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the market shed in downtown Comer.

'Hound Dog' all grown up It's hard to believe that the Madison County all-star with a rocket arm just a few summer years ago was that wild-haired University of Georgia reliever heaving 95 mph fastballs in the ...

A Madison County man died following a house fire Saturday afternoon in Ila near Main Street.

Local mother wins a legal victory for all parents battling state cuts in medical care for their children Pam Moore, with her daughter Callie, 13, in their Madison County home, fought Medicaid's refusal to fund ...

Citizen files suit against BOC over jail financing BY ZACH MITCHAM A Madison County resident has filed suit against county commissioners, trying to block the group from carrying out a loan arrangement for the ...

Forums set for next week What do potential county commissioners think about growth, taxes, roads? What kind of leaders will they be? Madison County voters will have two opportunities next week to learn more ...

Story updated at 11:39 PM on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Commerce city officials are asking Banks County commissioners to stop the construction of a 1.5 million-bird egg farm in southern Banks County, citing fears ...

AJC abandons distribution in Madison Co. BY ZACH MITCHAM The Southeast's largest newspaper can no longer be found in Madison County.

A Madison County Superior Court judge Wednesday sentenced a Lithonia man to 65 years in prison for shooting and wounding a clerk last year in an attempted robbery at a Hull convenience store.

Story updated at 11:39 PM on Thursday, June 12, 2008 Authorities on Thursday were looking for three gunmen who burst into a woman's home southwest of Comer, tied her up while she was holding an infant grandson ...

Twice as many Madison County children could land in foster care this year, a trend social workers say is driven by the scourge of methamphetamine addiction.

Water customers in Commerce and Madison County will be able to turn on their sprinklers this week for the first time since autumn.

Lining up in front of a Georgia Bulldogs poster are Madison County Minor League Pink Panthers players, from left, Joleigh Burkhalter, Haley Barker, Brianna Morgan, Lindsey Steed, Kacie James, Katie Jacobsen, ...