Weather Difficulties Through the Years
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We often complain about things we don’t have in Madison County, but we’ve always had plenty of weather to discuss! On December 2, 1921, the home of Mr. and Mrs.
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More on History and Local Women
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Recently Barbara Tibbett’s Wilson called to add to my information on women firsts. She confided, “When I was a girl, 4-H Club here was for boys only.
More Local Women’s History
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March, Women’s History Month, continues. The women below were not first doing anything like last week’s subjects, but these did more than their share. I chose alphabetical order to avoid playing favorites starting and ending.
Museum musings: Local Females First
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March is Women’s History Month, and I apologize. I’m late, but this is important to me. When I was in school, history books probably had 10- or 20-men’s names for every one woman’s name. In my opinion and for way too long, women were not considered to be capable of important jobs or recognition. However, it seems to me that we have almost always performed the most important work possible, that of raising the next generations! We’ve done that and much more!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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FROM THE PRECINCT 1 DESK: I appreciate all the good input from those who were able to make the road meetings. As a reminder, anyone who can’t make them is more than welcome to call and talk with me or leave a voicemail with input at 936-241-6241.
Artwork and More in Madison County Museum
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Currently two of the Museum windows contain representations of our most previous courthouse, the one that was built in 1897 and burned on Mother’s Day, 1967. That structure was much-loved and often inspired photographers and artists.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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LEAD STORY FAMILY VALUES Tony Toto and his wife, Frances, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, are celebrating 57 years of marriage, WFMZ-TV reported in a feel-good Valentine’s Day story. “We have been blessed that we had all these years,” Tony said, noting “that one time when we had a rough time.” Yeah, that was the time in 1983 when Frances hired teenaged hitmen five times to kill Tony.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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I don’t want to lose focus on the greater obligation of the commissioners’ office to govern, but I know the roads are generally what we see first. I would like to give a couple of updates and express my appreciation for the way the community has continued to work with me in this area so far. Many people start their conversation off with something similar to “I don’t want to be a bother but” or “I’m sorry to bring this up but” … Part of my job is managing our roads and I need to be informed about conditions as they come up. I don’t mind being reminded occasionally of things needing to be addressed because this helps me update prioritize my work as conditions change. I purchased a more efficient vehicle to be on the roads more. Since December 2, I have already put over 8,000 miles on this vehicle so far. Good road design takes time, organization, and effort. I have found that the best time to look at the roads is after dark during a heavy rain. If you see a blue Bronco Sport driving slowly down your road or backing up around midnight, please don’t shoot lol, it’s probably just me. I also understand the real concern that our “gravel road” design is rough on vehicles as I have already had over $1,000 in repairs to my new vehicle, directly resulting from county roads. I agree we need to move to a better road design. I am developing a plan to fix this.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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LEAD STORY WAIT, WHAT? A couple in Etobicoke, Toronto, left on an extended business trip in January 2022, CTV News reported. When they returned home months later, they were stunned to realize that their house had been sold and the new owners had moved in.
Black Citizens Contribute to Madison County History
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The following essay first appeared in the Madisonville Meteor on February 2, 1984, not many years after Black History Month was first designated in 1976. Remember as you read this that it speaks from 1984, 39 years ago. When it says someone lives, that was true then. The Gooden/Washington essay starts in the next paragraph.
