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Medical-care offerings continue to expand in Madison County as Boston Mountain Rural Health Center aims to complete its after-hours urgent-care facility this summer. A new health-care facility, …

Second-grade students from Watson Primary School in Huntsville sing Christmas songs at the Madison County Courthouse on Friday.

FAYETTEVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA — New River Gorge became the nation’s second national river in 1978, its’ designation following the country’s first national river established in 1972: Arkansas’ Buffalo National River.

JASPER — Nearly 1,200 people — more than double the town’s population — packed the Jasper High School Auditorium on Thursday night to voice concerns and pose questions regarding a proposal to turn the public lands around the Buffalo National River into the Buffalo River National Park Preserve.

Faith Thomas was crowned as the 2023 Homecoming Queen. She was escorted Friday night by her father, Danny Thomas.

Cade Jackson, right, son of Bobby and Tracie Jackson, sold his Grand Champion Steer to Reliable Poultry, represented by Kendall Proctor, left, during the Junior Livestock Sale at the Madison County Fair Saturday night. There were 54 entries in the sale. A special fair section will be published in next week’s Madison County Record.

Madison County Judge Larry Garrett informed the quorum court Monday night that bonds for the jail project will be sold on Oct. 31 and he will be ready to sign contracts on Nov. 1.

Madison County Judge Larry Garrett spoke as a special guest before the Huntsville City Council Monday night on the possibility of the city waiving building permit fees for the new county jail.

Hundreds of Huntsville residents turned out for the final First Friday held on Polk Square last week. Activities included a pumper truck from the Huntsville Fire Department spraying water on the street creating a cool, splashy environment for kids as well as adults.

Huntsville dentist Dr. Randy Ridgway is doing his part to restore a bit of history at the Huntsville Cemetery, where he’s meticulously repaired or cleaned more than a dozen headstones.

The Madison County Quorum Court on Monday approved one-time bonuses for employees of the sheriff’s office, but said discussions about raises would have to wait until justices of the peace know more about the 2024 budget.

The Huntsville City Council on Monday approved a two-year intra-agency agreement with the Huntsville School District to provide two School Resource Officers, after last month’s announcement by Madison County Sheriff Ronnie Boyd that his agency would no longer be providing SROs due to a lack of manpower.

An alternative sentencing residential facility located two miles outside Huntsville opened three weeks ago by organizer and Huntsville resident Nick Robbins, who says the facility will provide services to low-level offenders.

Excitement bolted through the muggy morning air around Fritchie Farms last Saturday as hundreds of cyclists from across the world huddled near the starting line of the Highlands Gravel Classic. For every athlete sweating on that dirt road, The Highlands race presented a rare chance to compete on the world stage.

The Madison County Quorum Court on Monday rejected a proposal to give bonuses to deputies and dispatchers/jailers at the sheriff’s office, in favor of discussing the issue through a committee formed by County Judge Larry Garrett.

Work continues on the Huntsville Water Department’s new water tank atop Governors’ Hill, and utility Manager Sean Davis said the company doing the work is on schedule.

Madison County Funeral Home Owner and Madison County Coroner Doug Rabold said he was surprised when opposition emerged recently to his plans to install a crematorium in a building he owns at 504 E. Main St.

An official with Rausch Coleman Homes said the company is making repairs to houses built in Huntsville, if needed, although the president of the Property Owners Association at Cedar Bluff Subdivision said many issues are not being resolved by the company.

Thanks to the advocacy of Huntsville School Board member Bobby Ray Gulledge, St. Paul schools are seeing improvements around their campuses, including the addition of a restroom in the library. 

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