The Madison Record - Aug. 19, 2020

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GOOD SAMARITANS - Madison Police Chief David Jernigan awarded two good samaritans at Monday night’s city council meeting. Amiah Vann and April Spivey helped an injured Madison Police officer on I-565. “On June 12, two young ladies were traveling on I-565 when they witnessed one of our MPD vehicles as it was struck from behind,� said Jernigan. “They stopped, called 911, rendered aid to the officer, remaining with him until assistance arrived. Once the officer was cared for, they provided essential statements about the crash. Their courage, concern, and compassion is a testimony to their Samaritan spirit and character.�

#Stayathome The Greatest #Stayathome Videos’ features Garrett’s dance team from Madison. Page 3A

Community Orchestra Madison City Community Orchestra offers lanyards to use with face masks. Page 5A

Fair! Trash Pandas to host The “Big Ol’ Ballpark Fair� at Toyota Field. Page 5A

SPORTS SOS - PTAs throughout Madison City gave a loud SOS {Support Our Schools) shoutout at schools Friday. Patricia Batchelor, president of the Madison City Schools PTA Council said, “We’re very happy to do this - to come together as a community to show our support for each other. We’re all in this pandemic together and in these uncertain times, we all need to know that we have each other’s backs� The SOS mass drive by was a salute to teachers - an appreciation gesture repeated at every MCS campus. The Madison City PTA Council and PTAs at each school rallied parents and community members to decorate their cars with signs and drive en masses to schools and honk, wave and thank teachers for their dedication. Madison fire and police units joined in with sirens and flashing lights. Madison Fire and Rescue Madison, Alabama Police Department The gesture was similar to mass drive-ins to hospitals across the country to salute health care workers. Above: The rain couldn’t dampen the spirits at Liberty Middle School during the SOS parade.

FOOTBALL FRIDAY IS BACK! Local teams head into fall sports facing new foe. Page 6A

Congratulations Kristin Kolenich, Jessye Gaines, David Jones take MCS district’s top honors. Page 7A

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CLASSIFIEDS FIND JOBS INSIDE: There are plenty of jobs within today’s classifieds pages. See page 4A.

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Senators only local team starting football season on time this week Bob Jones, James Clemens and Madison Academy cancel first week games By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - The Class 4A Madison Academy Mustangs have opted to exit their scheduled season opener joining both Bob Jones and James Clemens in similar decisions. Meanwhile, the

High school athletes face the unknown with COVID-19 By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com

The high school football season has been on hold through the first week of the season except for the Sparkman Senators who have chosen to open their season on time versus Gardendale on the road. Sparkman Senators remain on schedule to open the 2020 high school football season on time. The Mustangs have chosen

to cancel their opening game versus Briarwood Christian Academy of Birmingham for precautionary reasons. AcSee FOOTBALL Page 2A

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MADISON – The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc among high school athletics. Despite the Return to Play “Best Practices� guidelines set forth by the Alabama High School Athletic Association, some schools have made revisions for their own athletic programs and more changes could be on the horizon. Both Bob Jones and James Clemens have elected not to play their opening schedule games due to health concerns surrounding the coronavirus and See COVID-19 IMPACT Page 2A

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