County council votes to reimpose voting machine tax
Jefferson County Council adopted a cumulative voting system tax of 0.013 cents per $100 assessed value to fund upgrades for 100 voting machines. The rate, not in effect before, will start with the next tax cycle. upgrade cost is $280,000 with ongoing maintenance expected. Residents debated voting methods as officials stressed elections require modernizing equipment.
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Jefferson County
Heather Huff
Tabatha Eblen
Eblen
Election Board
Merritt Alcorn
Richard Carter
Carter
Alcorn
Mindy McGee
Heather Foy
Madison Main Street Gala Honors Four in Downtown Growth
Madison Main Street celebrated its eighth annual Gala and Dessert Auction on Tuesday, honoring four downtown businesses and one external community member. Chandler Morris of Morris on Main received the Innovation Award for expanding offerings including candles and gift items as Morris on Main approaches its three year anniversary in August.
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Bob Demaree
Madison Main Street
Austin Sims
Steve and
Elizabeth Thomas
Thomas Family Winery
Beth and
Russ Lewis
Old Tyme Marketplace
Larry Ricci
Rainbow River Club
Judy George
Chandler Morris
Jacob Volmer
Morrison Main
Hilary Beall
Adison Main Street
Madison
Valeria Crisafulli
Main Street
Morris On Main
Crossroads Acoustic Fest Comes to Seymour in April
Seymour hosts the Crossroads Acoustic Fest April 28 29 with more than a dozen musicians in downtown listening rooms. Organizers Shawn Busby and brother Shane push for intimate acoustic sets and focused listening, continuing Seymour’s roots music scene.
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Aold RiverRoots
Seymour
Shawn Busby
Shane
Shawn
Madison
Madison Schools Hire New School Resource Officer
Madison Consoli dated Schools fills two of three SRO positions as the school board notes more officers may be needed after an active threat at Madison Junior High, a hoax that shut down schools, amid recent nationwide shootings including a Nashville school attack and a Louisville bank shooting that injured a local graduate.
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Madison Consolidated Schools
Michael Scott
Scott
Madison Junior High
Nashville
Tennessee
Old National Bank
Louisville
Madison Consolidated High School
Darrin McCauley
112th Custer Contest to Be Held Sunday at Opal E Sherman Aud
Five Madison Consolidated High School seniors Mitchell Adams Zoe Bullock Preston Kuppler Mia Mires and Annie Zhang will perform in Madison’s 112th Custer Contest at 2 p.m. Sunday in Opal E Sherman Auditorium. The annual oratorical event began in 1912 for top students who earned four years at Madison. Adams will read Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie with coach Helen Cope and plans to study sports media at Butler University.
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Madison Consolidated High School
Opal E. Sherman
Mitchell Adams
Zoe Bullock
Preston Kuppler
Mia Mires
Annie Zhang
Adams
Troy
Kristy Adams
Agatha Christie
Helen Cope
Butler University
Indianapolis
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