Later this year, most Madison County residents will be forced to fork over more money to cover their tax bills. The board of supervisors recently approved a 10 percent increase of the equalized real estate rate – bringing it to 44 cents per $100 of assessed value. 

• Some zoning fees up five-fold 07/03/08 11:49 AM
• Man charged in concrete block attacks 07/03/08 11:59 AM
• Hypocritical to salute vets, buy foreign car? 07/03/08 12:47 PM
• ‘Surrogates’ shouldn’t write sheriff’s letters 07/03/08 12:49 PM
• More on cell towers 07/03/08 12:54 PM
• MCHS-WMS revamp mulled 06/26/08 1:57 PM

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Four square, tetherball and “capture the flag” are classic summer camp activities. While the Boys and Girls Club of Madison County’s summer program offers most of these things, its opportunities reach beyond what you would expect of a typical day camp. 

• MC program preps race runners 06/12/08 12:56 PM
• MC’s Banks is state runner-up 06/05/08 5:22 PM
• MC softball seven get All Dist. 05/29/08 5:01 PM
• Four MCHS athletes honored 05/22/08 5:05 PM

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A Madison County woman will leave for a missionary trip at the end of this month from which she may not return. Mary Grace of Lost Valley will head to Suleimaniya, Iraq on July 31 as part of a Christian Peacemaker Team, an international organization that sends groups to areas involved in crisis situations, she said. 

• Family recalls teacher Grace 06/26/08 2:10 PM
• MC history group maps graves 06/12/08 4:04 PM
• Madison County Area Community Calendar 04/06/08 6:05 PM

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