WEDNESDAY
February 7, 2024
SPORTS: Sparkman bowling teams finish second, third in AHSAA state tournament
582276-1
50 cents • Published Every Wednesday
madisoncountyrecord.com
@themadisonrecord
themadisonrecord
Poarch Band of Creek Indians awards grant for community center
INSIDE
By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com
MSG grants
Madison Street Festival continues to benefit the community with grants for educational enhancements. Page 3A
MADISON – The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) last week announced a $250,000 grant to Madison Visionary Partners (MVP) that will help fund a senior wing of the new Madison Community Center. The announcement came at a press conference held Thursday at Madison City Hall that was attended by the Center’s leaders and supporters from the community.
”We are so thankful to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for recognizing the impact that the Center will have on our senior citizens’ quality of life,” said Melanie Thornton, Executive Director of MVP. “Thanks to this investment from the Tribe, our city’s growing senior population will have access to high-quality programs and services.” The 34,000 square foot Madison Community Center, schedSee GRANT Page 3A
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians presented a $250,000 grant to help fund a senior wing of the new Madison Community Center.
Madison road projects to look out for this year School choice?
By MARIA RAKOCZY maria@themadisonrecord.com
In the next few weeks, you’re going to hear a great deal from the Governor and the Alabama Legislature about School Choice. The Madison City Schools Superintendent weighs in on the issue. Page 4A
Ganache
Chocolate lovers rejoice come Valentine’s Day. It seems everywhere you look there are rich, chocolately treats just waiting to be devoured. Here is one you can make at home. Page 5A
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Don’t miss the special section inserted in this week’s The Madison Record, “Rocket City Scene & Happenings” It is filled a variety of upcoming events and performances within the greater Huntsville area. Performances, like the upcoming Broadway Little Theatre offering of Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway. It has been bringing the classic story and characters of Harper Lee to life on stage since it kicked off its national tour in March of 2022. The tour has performed over six hundred shows in more than forty cities in the last two years, and will make its way to Huntsville for another weekend of performances. The play will bring this classic story to life in Huntsville with shows starting Friday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 18 in the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at the Von Braun Center. Visit broadwaythatrelague.org for show times and to purchase tickets.
Triana chosen for Smithsonian’s traveling “Crossroads” exhibit A ribbon cutting for “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” exhibit will be held Feb. 15
Chamber
The Madison Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the launch of its 2024 Sponsorship Guide. Page 6A
ONLINE CHECK US OUT! Check out more local news, school stories, sports and events at themadisonrecord.com and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
INSIDE Local News ....... 2A Living................ 5A Events............... 6A Sports .............. 1B
Schools ............ 4B History.............. 5B Kids.................. 6B Faith................. 7B
16 pages • 2 sections
By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com TRIANA – Alabama Humanities Alliance has selected Triana as a site for “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian that highlights the changing landscape of the American countryside. The exhibition is part of Museum on Main Street or MoMS, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, state humanities councils and local host institutions, like Triana Historical Society. The newly restored Triana
Your
Home window
c o m pa n y 582277-1
A ribbon cutting for “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” exhibit from the Smithsonian will be held at the Triana Health Clinic, 293 Stone St. SW on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. Health Clinic will house the Smithsonian exhibit. The exhibition will tour several Alabama communities. A ribbon cutting for “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” will be held at the historic Triana Health Clinic, 293 Stone
FREE ESTIMATES!
St. SW (adjacent to Flamingo Park) on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. A reception will follow at Triana Public Library, 357 Record St. The exhibition will be on view through April 12. “Crossroads” explores See EXHIBIT Page 2A
FINANCING AVAILABLE
WINDOWS & DOORS WAC
35
% OFF
WINDOWS & DOORS
Minimum purchase required. Not valid with any other offer. Discount applied to our already low list prices. With this coupon. Expires Feb. 29, 2024
YOURHOMEWINDOW.COM • 256-229-2291
MADISON - Keep an eye out for a list of road projects happening around the city of Madison in 2024 that might impact your commutes and regular travels around town. The first project to note is the Hardiman Road roundabout. City officials say the $1.5 million project is currently sixty-five percent complete and is being undertaken by the developer of the adjacent property with reimbursements from the city. The project connects Hardiman Road and the new Madison Branch Boulevard and is in preparation for future neighborhoods and the future elementary school that will be located on Madison Branch Boulevard. Another roundabout is shaping up in the city at the intersection of Huntsville-Brownsferry & Burgreen Roads. The city estimates a total budget of $1.8 million and plans to start construction during the summer to accommodate school traffic. The hope is that the roundabout, once completed, will aid the large amount of school traffic that comes through the area. “The goal is to bid this in of March 2024, constructing this in the summer, again, doing everything we can to minimize the impact on all of the traffic that we know schools bring to that intersection, and boy, won’t that make a big difference in that area,” stated Mayor Paul Finley about the project at the January 24 work session. The city is also looking to minimize obstruction to school traffic with the Mill Road Erosion Mitigation project by starting construction in the summer. The project is still in the design phase. The project is estimated to cost a total of $3 million. Two other intersections are set to receive traffic and pedestrian signal upgrades. Hughes Road & Portal Road will be receiving another intersection for easier access to the city’s greenway system from nearby neighborhoods, and Wall Triana and Gillespie are awaiting work to begin to install a new traffic light.