The Madison Courier

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/county-council-oks-minimum-wheel-tax-to-ensure-road-funding/article_7ca43574-35d3-5319-9ab8-872e385c0a6a.html

A wheel tax on Jefferson County vehicles was adopted 4-3 by County Council Thursday, after the narrow majority reluctantly approved the measure as perhaps the only way to ensure adequate

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/residents-continue-to-voice-input-on-zoning/article_8bf6804d-bee9-5dbf-ba3a-66539608d306.html

Two meetings to hear from community residents about proposed riverfront zoning changes were held over the last few days — one hosted Wednesday by Councilman Patrick Thevenow and the other

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/trimble-apple-festival-this-weekend-in-bedford/article_a9e0e323-d6e9-50ea-9174-97c536969846.html

Trimble County’s annual Apple Festival will return to the Courthouse Square in Bedford for its 34th anniversary this weekend with special events Saturday and Sunday celebrating the county’s harvest season

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/madison-budget-postponed-to-october/article_701afb26-3675-512b-8ebb-c1705d6d99a5.html

The first reading and adoption of Madison’s 2026 budget will be delayed until October as city officials work to make cuts to balance revenue shortfalls caused by property tax cuts

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/opinion/kellems-contests-false-assertions-on-transparency-of-riverfront-development-proposal/article_b6af31fe-825b-5b0d-80e7-dd8784d41ebb.html

Like others, I have followed closely the lively community conversation about the proposed Coal Property development and am concerned about repeated false assertions by opponents who state incorrectly that the

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/hanover-renews-rumpke-trash-recycling-contract/article_c99adc7c-529a-59c1-8425-dbbf8dbb44f1.html

A contract with Rumpke for trash and recycling was approved by Hanover Town Council at its meeting Tuesday that falls in line with what the town planned for the next

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/milton-fire-rescue-promotes-emily-mcqueary-to-captain/article_81fdb240-ebe9-54a1-8c1c-d4091a56900d.html

Milton Fire & Rescue has announced the promotion of Emily McQueary to the rank of Captain — making her the first female officer in the history of the department.

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/parks-board-projects-60k-deficit-for-crystal-beach-this-year/article_3eebe90b-aa72-5d81-b8e5-65e6703a6739.html

With the summer swim season ending this week at Crystal Beach Aquatic Park, it was announced at Wednesday’s Madison Parks Board meeting that the pool will likely have a $60,000

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/canaan-man-dies-in-sr-7-fatal-crash/article_44b81f73-ffc2-5b15-8369-1cd480d6636b.html

A multi-vehicle collision in the 8000 block of State Road 7 in Jefferson County resulted in the death of a Canaan man Monday afternoon.

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/hanover-oks-restoration-of-2-historic-houses/article_6be5a927-2ef7-5683-b440-60fbe4224369.html

Two more historic houses in Hanover are on the road to rehabilitation after Hanover Town Council gave approval at its meeting Tuesday for the utilization of Lilly Endowment Inc. funds

05/09/2025

https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/dustin-bentz-named-ceo-of-boys-and-girls-club/article_6c13591a-98c0-527a-a49e-0fb76e7856ef.html

Dustin Bentz was officially hired Wednesday as Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Jefferson County, a role he had served as interim since the resignation of

31/08/2025

There was something for just about everyone in Jefferson County over the Labor Day Weekend from the Old Settler's Meeting at Neavill's Grove to the Rockin' on the River Car Show on Madison's riverfront to Play Music on the Porch day all over downtown Madison — and all with great weather! Photos by Bob Demaree