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By STAFF REPORTS From WAFF 48 (www.WAFF.com)
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Detective Josh Moseley was discharged from Huntsville Hospital after a prolonged stay due to serious injuries sustained in a recent automobile accident in I-565 near Madison. Page 3A
GETTING HYPED FOR BACK TO SCHOOL - Madison City Schools teachers, administrators and staff are ready to welcome students back for a new school year tomorrow, Aug. 1. Elementary open houses were held Tuesday, and other events have all been held heralding in the beginning of classes. One of those events is the annual Institute Day, held last week. It is a all-hands assembly honoring achievements and building excitement for the upcoming school year. The event this year was moved from a high school auditorium to Church of the Highlands to accommodate district, elementary and secondary employees in one venue. MCS now has more than 1,300 employees due to growing enrollment. See story on page 6A, along with our Back to School special coverage starting on page 4A. Pictured above: The Bob Jones High School Honor Guard led the Pledge of Allegiance to open the ceremony.
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Check out the many new principals and assistant principals at area schools this year. Page 4A
Larry Ward with Inside-Out Ministries hands out free supplies for the teachers attending the Institute Day. Inside-Out is just one of many support organizations to help teachers, students, administrators and support personnel make Madison City Schools so successful.
Teacher and Staff of the Year Check out who was honored last week for being named the Madison City Schools Teachers and Staff Member of the Year. Page 6A
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MADISON - Students across the Tennessee Valley are about to hit the books again for the new school year. According to WAFF 48, Madison City Schools Superintendent Ed Nichols said the school system is nearly fully staffed. He said his team has worked hard over the last few months to hire new teachers and staff. Nichols did say they do have some vacancies because of some last-minute changes. Students who take the bus are in luck because Nichols says the school system has a full group of bus drivers. Those bus drivers will be busy this year as they drive 204 bus routes every day. Nichols says safety is also a top priority. He wants to remind drivers to slow down around schools. Last year, the Madison Police Department had to make a few home calls after drivers passed school buses while they were dropping and picking up students. He also said drivers should prepare for the increased traffic in the area once school begins. Madison City Schools is also increasing its security plan. Nichols says by the end of the year he hopes to have a school resource officer in every elementary school. They also implemented a rapid alert system that every teacher has on them in case of an emergency. The school now has a new disciplinary software called Bloom. It allows administrators to log disciplinary actions. It also allows counselors to make a detailed plan on how to help students who do get disciplined. Superintendent Ed Nichols also spoke on cell phone use in the schools. He says all cell phones will remain in backpacks or with teachers during class time. However, students are allowed to use them in the halls and during free time.
City of Madison makes hearing aids sales and use tax exempt By ERIC BRAM www.1819newss.com MADISON - Last week,Madison became the first city in the state of Alabama to exempt hearing aids from sales and use tax. The City Council unanimously voted to pass ordinance 2024-206 to amend the Madison and City Code after hearing remarks by Madison Mayor Paul Finley and city attorney Brian Kilgore, who were present at the meeting. In Alabama, both the state and municipalities collect sales tax on purchases. Earlier this year, the Alabama state legislature began considering tax relief for Alabama citizens, including
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tax credit and exemption bills. Alabama state legislature Bill HB 51 was enacted on May 16, providing a five-year sales and use state tax exemption for purchases of hearing instruments, including hearing aids, and authorized localities to exempt them as well. Finley and Kilgore commented favorably on the proposal before the vote. “I think it is critical for folks, especially the elderly and those on fixed incomes,” said Finley, adding that removing the tax on hearing aids would make a real difference in their lives. Finley noted that the city had made less than $20,000 in sales tax revenue from hearing aids See EXEMPT page 3A
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Madison became the first city in the state of Alabama to exempt hearing aids from sales and use tax.