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The Madison County Commissions financial management committee will recommend that the full commission fund a new Pope for $48 million.

Thursday was the deadline for those wanting to run for elected office in Madison County to file their petition to run after being able to pull a petition beginning on Dec. 20.

Madison Countys budget committee voted Tuesday to recommend borrowing $32 million and using $16 million in federal money to build new Pope School.

County Commission failed to take care of important detail consistently | Opinion

Maroney was officially appointed on Friday by Gov. Bill Lee to serve as the Chancellor for the 26th Judicial District, taking over for Jimmy Butler, who retired after serving 18 years as Chancellor on June 30.

A Union University professor, who started his educational career in Jackson-Madison County Schools with teaching and administrative roles, will take a vacated school board seat until the August 2022 general election. The Madison County Commission appointed educational leadership professor Ken Newman to the District 2 school board seat, vacated by board member O’Neal Henley’s resignation. Henley was elected in August 2020, meaning the person elected to the seat in 2022 will serve until 2024....