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          <title>Another national magazine touts MC</title>
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Madison County recently made yet another national magazine&#8217;s list of popular destinations. But this time, the county is being recognized as one of the top 10 places to build a log home. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:42 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town multi&#45;use issue lingers</title>
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The Madison Town Council&#8217;s 7 p.m. Thursday, July 2 meeting is expected to include a vote regarding the council&#8217;s desire for the planning commission to reconsider a previously proposed town zoning change that would have allowed new stores to share their buildings with single-family apartments. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:39:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC schools prep policy in &#8216;Octomom&#8217; era</title>
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If Madison County ever has its own &#8220;Octomom&#8221; school officials may need to ensure all eight siblings are placed in the same classroom. A new Virginia state law now requires that public school boards develop policies to allow a parent of twins or &#8220;higher order multiples&#8221; (triplets and so on) to request that the children be placed in the same classroom or separate classrooms if they are in the same grade level at the same elementary school. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:43 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Ramming case back in court</title>
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A case against an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man &#8211; who was charged after officials say he used a stolen pickup to deliberately strike a Madison County Sheriff&#8217;s Office deputy&#8217;s cruiser twice during a June 1 chase &#8211; will now head to a Madison County grand jury.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:46:20 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supervisors to have less say</title>
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The Madison County Board of Supervisors recently adopted a new county employee personnel policy, which one local official says will remove the board&#8217;s role in hiring and firing upper-level employees.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:49:19 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC phonebook foul&#45;up fixed</title>
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After years of incorrect Madison County governmental phonebook listings, it seems the foul-up has been fixed. &#8220;It&#8217;s finally right,&#8221; Madison County Emergency Communications Director Robert &#8220;Radar&#8221; Finks said of the listings of various Madison County government offices included in the 2009 Verizon Piedmont Virginia phonebook.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:41:24 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fiery, head&#45;on crash closes 231</title>
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A Madison County two-vehicle, head-on collision kept Route 231 closed for nearly two hours Tuesday morning as firefighters battled towering columns of fire and smoke that roared up again and again from the car involved in the crash. Yet in spite of the blaze that repeatedly engulfed the 2002 Lincoln sedan driven by a Rochelle women, both that woman and the Culpeper woman driving the second vehicle, a 1996 Chevy truck, escaped injury, a Virginia State Police spokesman said.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:15:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Eaheart &#8216;09 MCHS valedictorian</title>
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Due to some late-arriving grading information (it was announced June 11, after the current print edition of The Madison County Eagle went to press), it turns out Julie Eaheart is this year&#8217;s Madison County High School valedictorian &#8211; the highest academically ranked student in the graduating class. The class salutatorian &#8211; the second highest ranked student &#8211; is Claire Jackson.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:07:33 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>County&#45;town miscommunication causes problem</title>
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Although Madison County and the town of Madison have co-existed for more than 200 years, a lack of communication between the two entities continues to raise concerns. County officials&#8217; recent move to do away with its motor vehicle decal fee and other related tax bill changes has left town residents concerned about being &#8220;double taxed.&#8220;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:26:08 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Eight vie for supervisor slots</title>
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Eight Madison County residents have officially thrown their hats into the ring, vying for three soon-to-be open board of supervisors seats. None of the incumbents up for re-election on the board &#8211; Bill Crigler, Bob Miller and Clark Powers &#8212; chose to file the necessary forms to be placed on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:56:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MCHS set to graduate 152</title>
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Madison County High School seniors won&#8217;t throw their caps into the air until June 13 but the party leading up to the Class of 2009&#8217;s graduation has already started. While munching on some snacks during lunch last week, MCHS senior Jennifer Edwards barely seemed to notice the dollops of cornstarch wisped across her face nor that her lower legs were covered in the substance.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:42:39 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Rain only slightly slows courthouse work</title>
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Work on the Madison County Courthouse is going smoothly, but May&#8217;s frequent downpours will likely delay the project&#8217;s completion into mid-February of next year. On May 28, the Madison County Board of Supervisors put on some hard hats, got their shoes dirty and took an inside look at the ongoing renovation and expansion work.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:43:14 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Teen steals truck, rams deputy</title>
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An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man already wanted on various charges faces multiple new ones &#8212; including attempted capital murder  &#8211; after authorities say he repeatedly rammed a Madison County deputy&#8217;s cruiser Monday while fleeing in a stolen truck.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:49:08 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>D.C. firm still wants CES</title>
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A Washington, D.C.-based company is asking Madison County officials to once again consider its offer to purchase the former Criglersville Elementary School buildings and their surrounding property. Last week, The Craftsmen Group Inc. &#8211; a historic restoration and preservation company &#8211; re-sent its offer to buy the 1940s-era structure for $167,000, according to the company&#8217;s president, Christian Kelleher.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 18:25:18 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>County eyes maintenance costs</title>
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Now that &#8220;spring has sprung,&#8221; officials are taking a closer look at all of the mowing, weeding and other grounds maintenance that fill up Madison County employees&#8217; time. There&#8217;s about 30 different pieces of property that require some type of upkeep by the county &#8211; from mowing to weeding to cleaning to building maintenance, according to a chart provided to the board of supervisors by Madison County Administrator Lisa Robertson.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:30:17 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Taxpayers pay sheriff legal fees</title>
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Madison County officials recently received state funds to cover Sheriff Erik Weaver&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s fees in his successful appeal of a lower court ruling that he willfully violated Virginia&#8217;s Freedom of Information Act. The $12,647 of state taxpayers&#8217; money the county accepted from the state compensation board fully covers the bills the county has received, and paid, so far from Weaver&#8217;s attorney, Harrisonburg-based Mark Obenshain, according to Madison County Finance Director Teresa Miller. (The county&#8217;s finance director said that the county might receive additional bills from Weaver&#8217;s attorney.)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:16:45 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>New councilman appointed</title>
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Madison resident Dan Painter will fill the vacancy opened following the recent resignation of longtime Madison Town Councilman Charles Carter. Although most of the 20 town property owners and area residents who attended the council&#8217;s special May 14 meeting &#8211; including Carter &#8211; seemed pleased with the choice, much of the meeting was filled with heightened voices as citizens raised other concerns they have with the council.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:22:09 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison school lunch menus</title>
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May 18-29           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:17:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Cater resignation fallout continues</title>
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About 20 town business owners and area residents initially filled the town meeting room May 7 expecting a discussion surrounding Carter&#8217;s surprise, immediately effective resignation, and his replacement.But within minutes, the meeting had been cancelled, and those who attended were forced to use the parking lot in front of the office as forum for their thoughts.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:18:08 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC recycling trailer sidelined</title>
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Madison County officials pulled the roving recycling trailer out of service last week following ongoing issues with what they say were inappropriate items being tossed into the trailer.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:32:15 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>County mulls demolishing school</title>
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Madison County officials may look into knocking down the former Criglersville Elementary School building and transforming the property into a park.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve discussed the Criglersville school since I&#8217;ve been on this board,&#8221; Supervisors Chairman Eddie Dean &#8211; who started serving in 2004 &#8211; told the supervisors at their April 30 workshop meeting.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:15:49 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC parents sent swine flu letters</title>
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Madison County school officials are taking extra precautions to ward against a virus that continues to spread across the world, and into Virginia. A public health emergency was declared in Virginia last week following the ongoing spread of the H1N1 flu virus &#8211; more commonly known as swine flu &#8211; a respiratory disease that causes regular outbreaks in pigs as well as less common infections in people. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 10:58:59 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town councilman resigns</title>
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Madison Town Councilman Charles Carter resigns.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:44:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison classrooms emptier</title>
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&#8220;Honey, I Shrank the Schools,&#8220; sounds like it could be the title for a Rick Moranis comedy movie sequel. But shrinking schools are no laughing matter to Madison County school officials. Although the physical dimensions of Madison&#8217;s school buildings are staying the same, fewer students are walking the halls these days. That could mean less state money for the school system.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:51 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Spots open in Madison races</title>
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After The Eagle&#8217;s April 23 issue went to print last week, both Madison County School Board Chairman Jeff Early and member Doug Farmer responded to requests regarding their plans to run for re-election in November, telling The Eagle they had not yet made final decisions regarding their plans.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:54:35 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge: Sheriff unsure on FOIA</title>
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The Freedom of Information Act required that Madison County Sheriff Erik Weaver give names of members of his citizens advisory board to a Brightwood woman who requested them. But because the sheriff&#8217;s failure to follow FOIA statutes wasn&#8217;t done &#8220;willfully and knowingly,&#8221; the woman &#8211; Leigh Purdum &#8212; didn&#8217;t prevail. That&#8217;s the gist of the April 20 ruling by Judge Jay Swett in the sheriff&#8217;s appeal of a December 2007 lower court decision that he had willfully violated Virginia&#8217;s Freedom of Information Act.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:52:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Preservationists race termites to restore slaves&#8217; cabin</title>
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Madison Piedmont Chapter of Questers President Jacqueline Mow, a Syria resident, presented the Madison County Historical Society a check for $1,000 on March 27 for the Kemper Residence Slave Quarters Restoration Project.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:23:03 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC, &#8216;Rapp&#8217; schools link up to offer more</title>
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County students may soon be able to develop Web design skills, explore geographic technology or master their culinary arts talents. The Madison County School Board recently entered into an agreement with Rappahannock County that will allow some students to freely enroll in classes not available at Madison County High School.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:10:09 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Officials OK $34.7 million budget</title>
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Madison County officials were in and out of the county&#8217;s April 14 public hearing in mere minutes. Less than 10 local residents showed up for the evening meeting during which the Madison County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its proposed $34.7 million 2009-2010 fiscal year budget and corresponding tax rates. (Supervisor James Arrington was absent from the Tuesday meeting.)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:45:29 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town rejects OK of new above store apartments</title>
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Town officials&#8217; decision last week to leave a zoning ordinance untouched left some local property owners visibly upset. Despite ongoing discussions regarding changing the town&#8217;s zoning rules to allow apartments within business properties, most Madison Town Council members decided to quietly pass over the ordinance revision.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:29:16 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Parrish wins clerk race</title>
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UPDATE
Linda Parrish won the April 7 special election for clerk of the Madison County Circuit Court, capturing 790 of the 1,273 votes cast, according to unofficial Tuesday night results from the Madison County Registrar&#8217;s Office. There were 233 votes cast for Andrew Wynham. Although officials Tuesday night would not tell The Madison County Eagle how many of the 242 write-in votes were cast for Jennifer Weakley, who ran as a write-in candidate, the information was released Wednesday morning after The Eagle went to press. Officials reported counting 235 write-in votes for Weakley.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:58:18 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Polling place may return to Criglersville site</title>
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It won&#8217;t happen in time for the April 7 special election, but by fall Criglersville precinct voters should again be able to use the old Criglersville school site as their polling place. County Administrator Lisa Robertson told the Madison County Board of Supervisors that although there are some zoning issues with the property that would need to be resolved prior to the switch back &#8220;everything&#8217;s looking good&#8221; and the county &#8220;should be able to make [the voting precinct location change] happen&#8221; for the Nov. 4 election.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:59:32 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Special clerk election April 7</title>
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Linda Parrish has won the special April 7 election for Madison County Clerk of the Circuit Court, capturing 790 votes of the 1,273 cast, according to unofficial Tuesday night results from the Madison County Registrar&#8217;s Office. There were 233 votes cast for Andrew Wynham. Officials Tuesday night would not tell The Eagle how many of the 242 write-in votes cast were for Jennifer Weakley, who ran as a write-in candidate. &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to give that to you tonight,&#8220; said Madison County Electoral Board Secretary Tommy Tanner.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:54:58 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Weakley predicts write&#45;in win</title>
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Although only two names will appear on the ballot in the special April 7 Madison County Circuit Court clerk election, a third person officially announced her candidacy last week and said she is confident she can win as a write-in candidate. Brightwood resident Jennifer &#8220;Jenny&#8221; L. Weakley, 37, a certified deputy clerk for the Culpeper County Circuit Court, said she can defeat the two candidates whose names will be on the ballot &#8211; Linda Parrish and Andrew Wynham.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:59:25 EDT</pubDate>
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All of those who live in Madison County already believe it&#8217;s the best place on Earth. But it&#8217;s always extra nice when outsiders let you know they agree. The Progressive Farmer magazine recently chose Madison County as one of the top 10 best places to raise a family in the nation. The county also made the No. 3 spot on the magazine&#8217;s regional top 20 list for the Southeast.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:32:37 EDT</pubDate>
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The Madison County Eagle captured a first place writing award and one second and two third place design awards in a statewide competition. In an annual contest by the Virginia Press Association, The Eagle and its reporter, Jane DeGeorge, won first place in the general news writing category. The paper and its editor, Don Richeson, also won a second place award in the editorial page category, as well as two third place awards in the general makeup and front page categories.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:20:31 EDT</pubDate>
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&#8220;It was quite a love fest,&#8221; one county representative remarked jokingly as he left the county&#8217;s March 23 budget hearing. It seemed most of those who spoke at the March 23 public hearing took Supervisors Chairman Eddie Dean&#8217;s request to keep comments to a &#8220;positive view&#8221; without personal attacks to heart.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:58:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain T&#45;shirt case dropped</title>
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A Madison County woman will not be prosecuted for wearing a political T-shirt to the polls during last November&#8217;s election. Brightwood resident Leigh Purdum was arrested about a month after she refused to cover her John McCain T-shirt Nov. 4, 2008 at her Brightwood precinct polling place.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:26:30 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Body found on Syria lane</title>
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Investigators found the body of an elderly Syria resident lying on the ground in his driveway March 16. The man &#8211; 91-year-old Malon William Smith &#8211; was found dead around noon by relatives who then called the Madison County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, according to Investigator Greg Garrett.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:20:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sound off on budget March 23</title>
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The county still has time to revise its budget before it votes on its final approval following the public hearing about the budget set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23 in the auditorium of the County Administration Center at 414 N. Main St. in downtown Madison.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:58:06 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Two qualify for clerk race</title>
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Two candidates will vie for the Madison County Circuit Court clerk position in a special April 7 election featuring just that race. By the March 9 close of qualifying to run for court clerk, two Madison County residents had officially tossed their hats into the ring to fill the vacancy, which was created when longtime clerk Caroline Watts announced late last year that she would retire early. (Her resignation became effective Jan. 1 of this year.) The two are Interim Circuit Court Clerk Linda Parrish, 58, and Andrew Wynham, 49.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:25:22 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>School officials hope for fed funds</title>
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Federal stimulus funds may save some school positions previously on the chopping block. Madison County school officials also hope to use the money to restore summer school programs for younger students.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:35:48 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC &#8216;Reverse 911&#8217; coming soon</title>
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A new automated notification system has hit a few snags but will likely come to the county soon. The emergency &#8220;reverse 911&#8221; system &#8211; called Code RED &#8211; will allow Madison County officials to rapidly send residents recorded voice messages over the phone during emergencies. The uses range from notifying residents of weather-related events to missing children alerts or descriptions of escaped criminals, according to the system&#8217;s Web site.&nbsp;              ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:18:26 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC eyes stimulus funds</title>
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A $90 million, 10-lane beltway diverting traffic around the town of Madison and a $50,000 college tuition fund designed for a Madison County High School senior are just two ways local county residents would like to see the $787 billion economic stimulus package spent.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:02:59 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC schools closed Monday</title>
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Madison County Public Schools
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Monday, March 2, 2009.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:33:51 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison wins region crown</title>
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BREAKING NEWS
Madison County&#8217;s boys basketball team is now poised for the state tournament. Friday in home action, the Mountaineers avenged last year&#8217;s loss to Buckingham County, out-jousting the Knights 65-58 in this year&#8217;s Region B semi-finals. Saturday in action at Eastern Mennonite University, the Mountaineers whipped Dan River&#8217;s Wildcats 56-48 to win the Region B crown.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:52:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Projected tax picture mixed</title>
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Madison County homeowners may now express a collective sigh of relief &#8211; officials are proposing to keep the local real estate tax rate constant for the coming fiscal year. However, some residents&#8217; taxes may still go up. County officials are looking at possibly increasing its personal property tax rate for motor vehicles by about five percent to offset their plans to do away with the county&#8217;s motor vehicle fees.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:57:49 EDT</pubDate>
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More Madison County residents were forced to hand over their homes to banks and lenders this past year. The number of foreclosed county properties almost doubled from 2007 to 2008, according to court documents. &#8220;There&#8217;s no question they&#8217;re up in Madison County,&#8221; said Commissioner of Accounts Jeff Early, who reviews certain legal paperwork that must be filed every time a county property is foreclosed.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:50:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Part of sprawling county complex to open</title>
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Some of Madison County&#8217;s youngest aspiring athletes will start practicing their sporting skills at the sprawling, new Hoover Ridge athletic complex this spring.
Plans to open two of the property&#8217;s baseball fields in April are still on schedule, according to Madison County Facilities and Maintenance Director Ross Shifflett. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:32:17 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Courthouse fix costs climb</title>
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Officials approved an additional $230,000 to be spent on the Madison County Courthouse renovation project last week. The extra expenses amount to more than three percent of the project&#8217;s $7 million price tag. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:24:55 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC hoop boys win semi&#45;final</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s undefeated boys basketball team won its Bull Run District semi-final game vs. Manassas Park 64-38 Wednesday night.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:05:45 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Less free ambulance service</title>
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Madison County officials will likely start charging for ambulance rides in about a year. County representatives recently received the OK to move forward with the proposal from the owner of the county&#8217;s ambulances &#8211; the Madison County Rescue Squad.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:51:37 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Way paved for housing projects</title>
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As groups of local residents shuffled into the County Administration Center Feb. 4, they were greeted by a sheet of white paper taped to the door of the auditorium. The paper included a statement from a Virginia state promotion Web site that referred to Madison County&#8217;s &#8220;protective, zoning ordinances designed to protect the county&#8217;s most valuable component, its unspoiled beauty.&#8221; A stack of papers with the above words highlighted in bold print had been placed on a table inside the auditorium next to packets of the two proposed zoning ordinance amendments &#8211; both of which would later be OK&#8217;d by officials.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:54:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Guestroom tax draws fire</title>
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Madison County officials are looking to out-of-county visitors staying at local bed and breakfast inns and lodges to help recoup anticipated state funding cuts.
A &#8220;transient occupancy&#8221; tax &#8211; recommended by the county&#8217;s finance committee &#8211; would impose a two-percent tax on rooms rented out for less than 30 days. 
The tax would apply to &#8220;hotels, motels, boardinghouses, travel campgrounds and other facilities offering guestrooms,&#8221; according to finance committee member Bill Hinkes of Etlan.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:13:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Teacher: Save summer school</title>
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A scaled back summer school is likely again this year, according to officials. Madison Primary School teacher Betty Sherrod pleaded with the school board at its budget hearing last week to allow &#8220;something&#8221; to go on at the primary school this summer.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:45:24 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Amend law for complex?</title>
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A proposed Madison County zoning ordinance amendment would allow for senior housing developments to include larger buildings and less parking. Local residents have the chance to sound off on this &#8211; and one other proposed zoning ordinance change &#8211; during the joint meeting between the board of supervisors and the planning commission set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:08:47 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Axe 14 school jobs?</title>
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Madison County Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Tanner has proposed a cut of 14 positions across all four public schools. Citizens can sound off on this and related topics at a public hearing regarding the schools&#8217; proposed budget set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 in Madison County High School&#8217;s auditorium.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:01:03 EDT</pubDate>
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Icy conditions make Madison County travel treacherous and cause multiple crashes, including one that closed U.S. 29 in Shelby just before dawn Wednesday. The highway reopened later that morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:45:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>More on WYES evacuation&#45;causing stench</title>
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A hazardous materials team searching Waverly Yowell Elementary School decided the sickening odor there was due to a reportedly non-toxic &#8220;rust inhibitor&#8221; fluid that was leaking from a broken heating coil, a school system official said Jan. 20, the day the school reopened.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:40:41 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC reacts to inauguration</title>
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Foil-covered casseroles and other homemade dishes rested on the dining room table untouched. Despite an abundance of food, no one was eating. Instead, the group of Madison County residents who gathered Tuesday sat glued to a television set nearby. The soft dab of handkerchiefs wiping away tears was the only sound that interrupted President Barack Obama&#8217;s voice as it echoed into the room. All were enthralled with a moment that many never believed they would get to see &#8211; the inauguration of the first African-American U.S. president.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:01:29 EDT</pubDate>
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A proposed new section of Madison County&#8217;s zoning ordinance aims to improve cell phone service while protecting scenic views from tall, unsightly towers.&nbsp;  
After months of discussion, a &#8220;wireless communications facilities&#8221; ordinance amendment is on the table for local residents to consider. A three-person committee &#8211; comprised of the Madison County Planning Commission&#8217;s Jacki Eisenberg, Ray Gooddall and David Jones &#8211; was established this past year to discuss what types of guidelines should be adopted regarding towers and antennas to provide both cell phone and wireless broadband Internet services.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:55:38 EDT</pubDate>
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Elementary school evacuated Wednesday morning after teacher there sickened by foul-smelling gas believed from school&#8217;s heating system boiler; to remain closed Thursday, Jan. 15           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:42:46 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Ways to cut polluting Madison rivers eyed</title>
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The status of the Chesapeake Bay may be the last thing on your mind when you curb your dog. The view of cows drinking from a stream may mean nothing more to you than beauty. But these everyday occurrences here in Madison County can potentially contribute to pollution downstream, according to Deirdre Clark, a regional planner with the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:47:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sound off on county spending</title>
          <link>http://www.madison-news.com/mce/news/local/article/sound_off_on_county_spending/33847/</link>
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Some residents blasted Madison County officials for shooting down the school system&#8217;s initial budget request this past year. Others cheered. It&#8217;s once again time for citizens to share their views about how they want their taxes to be spent during the coming fiscal year.&nbsp; A public hearing to receive comments from residents about budget issues, needs and priorities is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 in the auditorium of the County Administration Center in downtown Madison. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:42:48 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC killer back behind bars</title>
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A Madison County man convicted of murder who was released after serving only a portion of his original sentence is back behind bars &#8211; but for new, unrelated charges. Kevin George Garr &#8212; who was convicted in 1992 of second-degree murder in the death of Sarah Johnson Compton of Reva &#8212; was arrested Jan. 5 and charged with a series of Madison crimes authorities say occurred this past fall.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:45:16 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC schools brace for big cuts</title>
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Local schools may receive close to $1 million less state funding this coming fiscal year, according to officials.
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine recently announced a revised two-year budget plan that attempts to close a $2.9 billion shortfall due to lower than expected state income numbers, according to recent media reports.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:20:04 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Semiannual county taxes OK&#8217;d</title>
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Madison County&#8217;s real estate tax bill deadline has been bumped up by six months after all. By June 5 of each year &#8211; starting in 2009 &#8211; taxpayers must now fork over half of their typical real estate tax bill. The county will continue to collect other taxes &#8211; including personal property, machinery and tools and merchant&#8217;s capital taxes &#8211; only once a year, with bills due Dec. 5.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:40:49 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC radio fix could cost $3.6 million</title>
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Madison County needs to plan for an upgrade to its emergency radio system within the next five years, according to officials. And nationwide telecommunications company Motorola is encouraging local officials to act quickly by offering upgrade price cuts if they sign a contract to improve the county&#8217;s public safety radio network by the year&#8217;s end.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:16:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain T&#45;shirt case continued</title>
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Leigh Purdum refused to cover her John McCain T-shirt Nov. 4 at her Brightwood precinct polling place. On Dec. 1, warrant in hand, she turned herself in for arrest. The American Civil Liberties Union believes Purdum is the only person arrested as a result of the Virginia State Board of Elections ruling in October that banned political clothing at polling locations.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:07:04 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Citizens blast semiannual taxes</title>
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Proposed changes to the county&#8217;s tax collection process came under fire at a Dec. 9 Madison County Board of Supervisors public hearing. The majority of the 10 county residents who spoke questioned whether there would be benefits to changing various aspects of the way the county collects taxes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:56:05 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Residents blast billing changes</title>
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Proposed changes to the county&#8217;s tax billing process came under fire Tuesday evening by Madison County residents who questioned the benefits of switching to semi-annual tax collection as well as other proposed revisions.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:24:06 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Clash on Courthouse Mtn.</title>
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Many say low-income senior housing is needed in Madison County, but residents of Courthouse Mountain Road don&#8217;t believe their neighborhood is the ideal place for it. Although a plan to develop a piece of property along the road has already been approved by officials &#8211; it&#8217;s come back to the county once again with some proposed revisions.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:44:22 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Walking trail system eyed for Hoover Ridge</title>
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One hundred and eighty-two acres provides plenty of possibilities. Expanded walking trails will soon join the multiple athletic offerings in the works at the county-owned Hoover Ridge property.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:21:51 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hearing on semiannual taxes slated</title>
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Officials are moving forward with changes to the way Madison County residents pay their taxes. The public has one last chance to voice its opinions before the board of supervisors vote on proposed tax-related revisions, including a switch from billing residents&#8217; taxes annually on Dec. 5 of each year, to billing citizens half of their typical tax bill twice each year &#8211; with bills due on June 5 and Dec. 5 of each year.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:59:54 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Middle River mountain lion?</title>
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The Middle River Retreat community near Hood is abuzz with spirited&#8212;but unconfirmed&#8212;talk about sightings and pet attacks by a mountain lion, but authorities continue to insist the animal has been extinct in the eastern U.S. since the 1800s.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:54:22 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Build Courthouse Mountain housing?</title>
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A controversial senior housing development project will come before Madison County officials yet again this coming week. A public hearing regarding revisions to a previously approved plan for construction of an elderly community off of Courthouse Mountain Road (Route 660) is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:23:38 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Caroline Watts to resign</title>
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Local residents will head to the polls for a special election this coming year. Madison County Circuit Court Clerk Caroline Watts will resign from her post early &#8211; with seven years still left in her unfinished term. &#8220;I&#8217;ve put in 25 years serving the community and the time has come for me to focus on some other things of a personal nature,&#8221; Watts told The Eagle last week. Her resignation is effective Jan. 1, 2009.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:18:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison County to borrow $5 million</title>
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During a time when landing a loan seems close to impossible, Madison County has secured a $5 million line of credit toward its courthouse renovation project. Officials recently approved a resolution to go forward with borrowing the money through a commercial paper loan program offered by the Virginia Association of Counties and the Virginia Municipal League finance program.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Madison gun sales soar</title>
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Since mid-summer, Madison County&#8217;s main gun supplier &#8211; MWP Supply Inc. &#8211; has seen its gun and ammunition sales jump by 70 percent, store representatives reported last week. &#8220;We sort of suspected it would happen because obviously [President-Elect Barack] Obama is sort of anti-gun,&#8221; said Charlotte Hoffman, president of Madison County-based home-building outfitter MWP Supply Inc.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Treasurer fixing tax bills</title>
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More than turkeys are getting stuffed this time of year. Many Madison County mailboxes are chock-full of multiple tax bill envelopes. Despite local officials&#8217; plans to send out real estate and personal property tax bills together in one envelope &#8211; this didn&#8217;t happen. Unfortunately, a company hired to send out the bills mistakenly sent out each bill within a separate envelope, according to Treasurer Stephanie Murray. (Tax payments are due by the close of business Friday, Dec. 5.)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Town: Which lines are dead?</title>
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Beautification-minded town officials have searched for years for some way to hide the ugly thick clumps of overhead utility lines that line Main Street. The subject re-surfaced at last week&#8217;s Madison Town Council meeting, but a solution remained elusive.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:18:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>$48 million school plan rethought</title>
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The recent economic downturn is forcing officials to rethink their future school building improvement plans. Since the school system first started looking at possible building renovation and construction possibilities, the economy has taken a turn for the worst.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Eagle features Obama page</title>
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The Madison County Eagle features a special full-color keepsake commemorative page entitled, &#8220;Madison cheers Obama win,&#8220; in its Nov. 13 edition. The page features images of Madison County residents celebrating the historic election of the first-ever African-American U.S. president.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:11:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supervisor wants raises reconsidered</title>
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One local official is tired of the county covering for state budget shortfalls.Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine recently cut a previously promised two percent salary increase for county employees whose salaries are partly paid for by the state.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tourist spending in MC up</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain tops Obama in Madison</title>
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama captured the most votes in Virginia and nationwide to win the Nov. 4 U.S. presidential election, but he came in second in Madison County. His Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, received more Madison votes &#8211; 3,758 &#8211; to Obama&#8217;s 2,862. (This is according to unofficial results from the Madison County Registrar&#8217;s Office.)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC officials eye tower options</title>
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Madison County officials are still fine-tuning proposed new rules regarding cell phone towers. The new policy aims to improve wireless communication in the county while protecting its &#8220;natural beauty,&#8221; according to drafts of the possible wireless communications ordinance.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Officials seek transportation info</title>
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Would you like to see bike lanes in Madison County? Or more carpooling opportunities to improve your daily commute? Officials are reaching out to area residents to find out how they feel their travel within the county and the surrounding area could be improved.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC heads to polls Nov. 4</title>
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Election officials are warning local residents to keep T-shirts, bumper stickers, buttons and other campaign materials touting candidates away from the polls Nov. 4. Although the state law banning campaign materials within 40 feet of a polling place on Election Day has been on the books for years, state board of elections officials recently spelled out exactly what they mean by &#8220;campaign materials.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Build middle school at Hoover Ridge?</title>
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In coming years, Madison County&#8217;s middle school may call Hoover Ridge home. Madison County Public Schools officials are working to develop a timeline for future school construction and renovation projects &#8211; including building a new middle school.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC may tap &#8216;rainy day&#8217; fund</title>
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Officials may dip into the county&#8217;s &#8220;rainy day&#8221; fund to cover cuts in state money. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine released a laundry list of items this month to be cut from the state&#8217;s current budget. Items on the chopping block include a previously promised two percent salary increase for county employees whose salaries are partly paid for by the state. Madison County&#8217;s current budget includes the previously expected Dec. 1 salary increases for these employees, which covers some positions in the offices of the sheriff, treasurer, social services, commissioner of revenue and others, according to officials.

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          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Group wants F.T Valley&#8217;s scenic beauty saved</title>
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Expansive views of sprawling farms, forests and mountains are the local resources most valued by many Madison County residents, according to a local group. The &#8220;Friends of the Hughes&#8221; organization aims to educate landowners about how they can protect these valued resources, according to one of the group&#8217;s organizers, Etlan resident Susan Cable.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>No MC flu shot clinics this year</title>
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Although the local health department will be offering free flu shots for some county children, it has scrapped public flu shot clinics from its usual schedule.&nbsp; 
&#8220;The primary goal of a health department is to meet a need for the public that&#8217;s not being met &#8211; but this need is being met with private doctors and drug stores,&#8221; said Jo Bond, the immunization coordinator for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District, which includes Madison County.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The blanket of bright green that has covered Madison County throughout the summer is giving way to shades of red, orange and yellow. &#8220;What I&#8217;m hearing and seeing is that fall color will be good this year,&#8221; said Madison County Extension Agent Adam Downing.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Downtown drainage woes eyed</title>
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Even a light rain often leaves the walk in front of Miss Pattie&#8217;s House antique store full of water. The 70-year-old sidewalk at 203 S. Main St. in downtown Madison includes only a small water drain, which is regularly covered by fallen leaves or other debris, according to the store&#8217;s owner. Water frequently collects in front of his store, sometimes flooding his basement, he said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Economic woes touch MC</title>
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As drivers head north along U.S. 29 in Oak Hill, the lot in front of Eddins Ford may appear a bit less crowded than usual. &#8220;People say to me, &#8216;You don&#8217;t have the inventory you used to have,&#8217; and they&#8217;re right. When the market started to slow down, I adjusted my inventory,&#8221; President Gregory Fisher told The Eagle.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:54:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Today last day to register</title>
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Madison County resident Terry Cover has only voted in one presidential election in the past, he said. &#8220;It was back when [Alabama] Gov. [George] Wallace was running,&#8221; the middle-aged, casually dressed man who lives near Wolftown told The Eagle. But come Nov. 4, he&#8217;s sure he will be at the polls. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Twice&#45;a&#45;year tax bills likely</title>
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After paying local taxes as usual this December, Madison County residents may receive another tax bill in the mail this coming spring. Officials are preparing for some upcoming changes to the way they collect taxes &#8211; including billing residents for half of their typical tax bill once in June and once in December. (This December, residents will pay their full tax bill amount as in the past.)            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Pistol pair rob Twyman&#8217;s man</title>
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Two young women pretended they had car trouble, then pulled out pistols and robbed a Madison County man last week, authorities say, adding they are seeking the public&#8217;s help in finding the pair.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>MC wins homecoming match&#45;up</title>
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UPDATE
Madison County (4-0, 0-0) defeated Page County 21-14 in Sept. 26 homecoming football action at Eddie Dean Field. 

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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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