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Star Spangled Celebration
Mark your calendars for the Annual July 4th Star Spangled Celebration. Sponsored by the City of Madison Parks and Recreation, the event will include live music, food vendors, inflatable rides, a free shuttle service, and FIREWORKS! Page 2A
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Road work ahead!
The next series of bridge girders for the Town Madison Interchange on I-565 will be installed on multiple nights during the next three weeks. Page 3A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - The skies lit up over the Redstone Arsenal last weekend to celebrate the 249th birthday of the U.S. Army. A celebration was held at the Redstone Gateway near Madison on June 15. The celebration included a cake cutting ceremony, cruise-in car show, kids play zone, craft/market vendors, food trucks, entertainment and fireworks show. More fireworks are planned to celebrate America’s Independence Day. Local events to celebrate the 4th begin this week and continue through the holiday. See pages 2A and 7A for details. See more photos from the birthday celebration on page 5B. Photo by Cristie Clark of Captured by Cristie Media Co. (cbcmediaco.com).
Teacher of the Year
Michelle Hyams, Career Coach at James Clemens High School, believes in setting high expectations...but helping students reach that full potential. Hyams is “Teacher of the Year” at James Clemens. Page 4A
Congratulations!
An eighth-grader at Liberty Middle School has won first place for her age group in an art contest. Military Child Education Coalition sponsors the global contest. Page 5A
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City to host “community listening session” today By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – Madison city leaders are inviting residents to attend the next Madison City Council work session scheduled today (June 26) at City Hall beginning at 5:30 p.m. for a community listening session. According to the city’s communication director, Samantha Magnuson, the listening session will facilitate discussion with council representatives and their constituents in regards to the fiscal year 2025 city budget and prioritizing
funds for impactful projects. “After hosting the spring Citizen’s Awareness Academy session, we heard from engaged citizens that they want to be more involved in the budget process. This listening session is a great way to hear from our residents about where they would like to see their dollars make a difference,” Madison Mayor Paul Finley stated. Madison residents will be given two minutes each to address the council and provide input on where revenues should be spent in the city of Madison.
“Work sessions are not generally open to public comments, however, the listening session provides transparency and an additional avenue for residents to voice their opinions,” Magnuson added. “We view this as an opportunity to follow our mission statement by providing excellent services through the responsible use of public resources, enhancing the quality of life for our community,” Finley said. The listening session will be held in the council chambers at Madison City Hall, 100 Hughes Road.
MADISON – The Madison Board of Education recently confirmed Madison Elementary School principal Jamie Golliver as Security and Emergency Management Coordinator for Madison City Schools. By accepting the new position, Golliver fills the open slot left from the retirement of Dr. David West, who has accepted a job in Fayetteville, Tenn. “I am excited to continue to serve Madison City Schools in my new role as Coordinator of Security & Emergency Management for the district,” Golliver said. “These areas have always been top priorities for me as an educator, and I look forward to working with our MCS administrators, school resource officers, teachers, staff and stakeholders to collaboratively and proactively ensure their enhancement and prioritization.” Duties and responsibilities for this position include evaluating, planning, coordinating and implementing security and emergency management measures throughout the district. In addition, Golliver will partner with agencies and officials in support of those measures. “My career in education has spanned a total of 28 years, all in Madison,” Golliver said. For 16 years, he taught at Bob Jones High School and Liberty Middle School. Then at Liberty, he served as Assistant Principal for six years. That experience led to his work as Principal at Madison Elementary School for the past six years. Golliver graduated from the University of North Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 1990. He received a master’s degree in See SCHOOLS Page 2A
Limestone County rejects proposed tax for North Alabama zoo By ERICA SMITH The Decatur Daily
“Their first proposed site is in Huntsville, and they want the people of Limestone County to pay for it...They’ve ATHENS — The Limestone raised $65,000 on a $65 million project, phase one, County Commission last week responded to a request from the and they’ve never built a zoo before. If we get a bond, North Alabama Zoological Soit’s for buildings or roads, not to build a zoo.” ciety to tax county citizens 3% on their electric bills by passing a resolution rejecting the idea that they would impose a tax to build or operate a zoo. “We’ve been getting a whole lot of calls, emails, texts about not wanting this tax. I mean
- District 3 Commissioner Derrick Gatlin
a lot,” said Limestone County District 4 Commissioner LaDon Townsend. “I can’t even put a number on how many emails and text messages and people in
the community who have talked to me. And that’s every one of us. So, we thought, let’s just put this on here and kind of give a little ease to the community to
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let them know that, hey, right now we’re not supporting this.” The North Alabama Zoological Society’s (NALZS) proposal was to have the Limestone County Commission obtain a $65 million bond to cover the first phase of building their zoo. NALZS suggested a countywide vote to add a 3% monthly charge on citizens’ electric bills. Athens Utilities also provides services to Madison residents in Limestone County. See ZOO Page 3A