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Fraud & Scam Summit
A local agency is giving oversight for a clear and definite snare to the well-being of senior citizens in the North Alabama region...and beyond. Page 3A
Open house
Student families in all elementary schools in the Madison district can attend Open House on the same date, July 30, to get ready for the 2024-2025 school year. Page 4A
Susan Few walks along the storefronts in Madison’s historic downtown. Over the years the city has renovated the downtown area, encouraging more business and residential growth whole maintaining its historic charm. It is easily accessible on foot and plans are underway to connect pedestrian and bike paths to other areas of the city, like Town Madison.
Keeping Madison Connected Georgina Cross
How new urbanism developments are making Madison more walkable
MADISON - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is sharing a way the community can show some support and love to an officer injured in an accident last Wednesday. Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brent Patterson said that Detective Josh Mosley was directing traffic from his parked car around 9 p.m. when he was hit by another driver going over 80 miles per hour. The incident occurred on I-565 near Slaughter Road. Mosley was badly injured but Chief Deputy Stacy Bates says he is in good spirits. Bates says he and everyone else in the sheriff’s office are thankful he survived the crash. Patterson said Mosley sustained multiple serious injuries throughout his body and has undergone several surgeries since the incident. He received treatment in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at Huntsville Hospital. “The Madison County Sheriff’s Office would like to express its gratitude to the community for their outpouring of support and concern for Detective Moseley’s well-being. We sincerely appreciate the many assistance offers and are committed to being there for him and his family during this challenging time,” Patterson said. Rocket City Federal Credit Union has established the “Detective Josh Moseley Fund” account to aid in Detective Moseley’s recovery. “The fund was created in response to the outpouring of support and admiration for Detective Moseley, a valued community member for many years,” Patterson stated. “The credit union is committed to helping Detective Moseley during this challenging time, and we invite the public to See MOSLEY Page 2A
A local author will give a dual-purpose session at Madison Public Library about her latest book and professional writing. Page 5A
By MARIA RAKOCZY maria@themadisonrecord.com
The Niña and Pinta
Main Street presents revitalization potential for downtown area
Next month, families across the Tennessee Valley will have the opportunity to tour historically-accurate replicas of the Niña and Pinta ships. Page 7A
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MADISON – Meet new urbanism, the city planning theory that is taking the country, and Madison, by storm. If you’re familiar with Seaside and Rosemary Beach, FL or the Village of Providence right here at home, then you’ve already met New Urbanism in its quintessential forms. As these examples demonstrate,
By MARIA RAKOCZY maria@themadisonrecord.com MADISON – Tanya Maloney, Field Service Specialist at Main Street Alabama, a coordinating program of the national program Main Street America, gave a public presentation last week about the economic improvement possibilities of a further partnership between the city of Madison and Main Street America. The Main Street programs offer resources and support to facilitate economic development in the downtown areas of cities and towns across the country. Main Street Alabama has
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New Urbanist communities are mixed-use developments with restaurants, retail, residential, and office spaces all in one. At the forefront of the theory is walkability. In New Urbanist communities, cars are secondary and foot traffic is primary. Condensed footprints and plentiful sidewalks are conducive to a stroll, rather than a drive, around town. The Village of Providence was one of the first to debut
New Urbanism in the Huntsville-Madison area when it was designed in 2002. Since then, similar developments have exploded in popularity and number in North Alabama. It’s following a pattern all across the nation of people moving towards mixed-use developments. “Today, prospective office tenants prefer amenity-rich mixed-use centers (also known See URBAN Page 3A
33 designated towns and 29 affiliated towns, including Athens, Oxford, South Huntsville, and Florence, whose downtown or commercial business areas they have helped transform into thriving business centers. Monday’s talk picked up where the city of Madison left off with Main Street Alabama when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. “We had a preliminary discussion on Main Street pre-COVID, and we had to put that on pause, and so, we’re resuming that talk just to see what kind of interest there is and to educate everybody about the program,” prefaced Madison See MAIN STREET Page 8A
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Revitalization and the potential for downtown Madison (above) with a closer partnership between the city and Main Street Alabama was the topic of a special public meeting.