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Alabama Jubilee More than 60 big beautiful hotair balloons will fill the sky above nearby Decatur this weekend during the annual Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic. Page 3A
The Bob Jones Patriots celebrate their win over Central-Phenix City in the Class 7A baseball championship series. Photo by Andrew Noles
Bob Jones reaches the top of the mountain National champs The world-famous track held exciting moments for Madison youth as they ‘owned’ the day for the Greenpower USA National Championship. Page 4A
Patriots baseball clinches AHSAA Class 7A crown By CALEB ODOM caleb@themadisonrecord.com MADISON - Braden Booth stood near the dugout talking
through the netting to a happy fan after the Bob Jones Patriots had just eliminated rival James Clemens from the Final Four back a couple of weeks ago. The senior pitcher who also plays shortstop had a mixture of fatigue and relief on his face as he stood there fresh off the latest battle on the diamond. He talked about just recording the biggest hit of his high school
career and Booth also shared his belief in his team in the impending state championship series. “Our expectation of course is to win,” Booth said. “We have just got to go out there and play the way we have the last few days. Just do the small things right and put pressure on them.” These Bob Jones Patriots (449) shined the brightest when it
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Story behind the Stars Over 400,000 American soldiers gave their lives in World War II, but many of their stories and lives have gone unknown. Stories Behind the Stars has set out to change that and has a significant presence in the North Alabama area telling the stories of Alabama soldiers in particular. Page 5A
Sounds of Summer Next week, Madison Arts Alliance will kick off their 2024 summer concert series, “Sounds of Summer”. Page 7A
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SENIOR STROLL - Senior strolls occurred last week in elementary schools across Madison. The strolls provide an opportunity for soon-to-be-graduates to visit the schools where they got their start. Graduation ceremonies for Bob Jones and James Clemens high schools were held Monday. The Madison Record will publish “Salute to the Class of 2024” in the May 29 edition. Pictured above: seniors who attended West Madison Elementary School stroll through the halls of Midtown Elementary School. Midtown replaced West Madison 2021. See more photos on page 5A
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MADISON – At its annual Memorial Day celebration this year, Madison American Legion, Post 229 will honor Gold Star families. “We want to identify these families in advance,” Post 229 Vice Commander Jean Downs said. The event on Memorial Day, May 27, will start at 11 a.m. at Captain Jesse Ollie Wikle Jr. Veterans Memorial Park on Front Street
in downtown Madison. The Memorial Day ceremony will include guest speakers, patriotic music by Madison Community Band and placing of wreaths at the memorial. A Gold Star Family has lost a loved one while serving in a time of conflict in the American Armed Forces. “The term ‘Gold Star Family’ dates back to World War I, when military families displayed service flags featurSee MEMORIAL DAY Page 2A
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MADISON - The Alabama Department of Transportation will accept bids May 31 on the planned widening of Interstate 565 in the Madison area. ALDOT plans to widen I-565 to six lanes from just west of County Line Road to just east of Wall Triana Highway. This 2-mile stretch passing Huntsville International Airport drops to four lanes and creates a traffic bottleneck. The original estimate for the I-565 project was $50 million.
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mattered most all season, including during this week of all weeks where the school from Madison rose up one more time to face Central-Phenix City (43-5). It took three games, but Bob Jones emerged victorious this past week to claim the 7A Baseball State Championship. Game 1: Bob Jones 6, Central 1 Booth was masterful on the See PATRIOTS Page 3A
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Madison American Legion, Post 229 will honor Gold Star families at its Memorial Day Celebration at Captain Jesse Ollie Wikle Jr. Veterans Memorial Park on Front Street in downtown Madison.