Madison County News Archives

Melanie Hennings' son was born in a Paris hospital six years ago. Not only was prenatal care and her hospital stay free under the French health care system, but her son, Nicolo, was entitled to five years of free wellness visits to the doctor, said Hennings, an Athens teacher who lived in Europe from 1997 to 2004.

A former Madison County deputy clerk has been sentenced to two years in prison and 10 years of probation a week after she pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft.

Madison County Senior Center Director Joe Dudley, left, is seen with Wii bowling award winners from a recent gaming tournament at the center.

Former Madison County Deputy Clerk Melinda Spence was sentenced to two years in prison and 10 years of probation today, after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $80,000 from the county government.

A new amendment to the Madison County animal control ordinance will lessen the chances of dangerous dog attacks, officials say.

A collection of historical documents - including a framed print of the Ten Commandments - soon could hang inside the Madison County Government Complex.

Madison County Code Enforcement Officer Jack Huff kneels outside of a Colbert home where he served an animal complaint recently.

The story of the 5-year-old Hull boy being mauled by a dog is sad and frightening .

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Fraud: On Oct.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrest: On Oct.

A dog attacked a 5-year-old boy in his home in Hull on Friday evening, officials say, and the attack has Madison County commissioners looking at ways to strengthen dog laws in the county.

Madison County resident Grace Riley said the inaugural Danielsville Fall Festival got off to a "modest start" in 2000, but the event has grown a little each year since.

Recent Banner-Herald headlines have referenced a revival of talks about an economic development alliance between Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties.

Lavonda Haley, who works the cash register at Adams Clover Farm Store north of Danielsville, collects money for Travis Adams, who was seriously injured in June.

The fourth annual Madison County Artist Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.

A Colbert man died when a pickup truck hit him on McCarty Dodd Road not long after dark Monday, the Georgia State Patrol said.

COLBERT a ' A person walking on a dark road in Madison County Monday night was struck and killed.

Bruce Lind recently shows how one of his patented oil cleanup mats can be used to prevent oil stains on his driveway.

This is the only photo Cox has of himself while serving in the war. Photos By Wayne Ford/Staff John Cox sits in the shade of his yard recalling his days as a young man fighting a war on foreign soil.

Madison County sheriff's deputy Josh Fowler runs a chemical test Sept. 30 on some suspected methamphetamine brought to the office by another deputy, who seized the container from a suspect.

Madison County 4-H member John Scott, son of Steve and Beth Brown and the late Richard Scott, was elected recently as a state representative for the Georgia 4-H board of directors.

Some residents in Northeast Georgia might one day get their electricity from their trash.

Bobby Compton will bring his style of country music to the Madison County Agricultural Fair on Thursday night.