Batson family history (Part 2)
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(Continued from Nov. 24) Go back for a minute to 1817 Thomas’s daughter, Elizabeth Batson Longbotham Hannah (1845).
Opinion
Batson family history
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Part one of a two part series from Madisonville Museum It appears to me that Madison County doesn’t have as many Batsons living here as once was the case, but our cemeteries prove there WERE many here. Findagrave reveals 164 Batson graves in our county, or 218 if we search with Batson as a maiden name, scattered through Madisonville Cemetery and Batson, Ten Mile, Willowhole, George, Mount Tabor, High Prairie, Rock Prairie, Plainview, Sand Prairie, Midway, Randolph and Allphin cemeteries.
Update from the State Capitol
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It’s the only time of the year I get to make my Nanny’s famous dressing and serve it up alongside my family’s cheese grits, cherry salad, and homemade pumpkin pie. More importantly, Thanksgiving affords us the opportunity to gather with loved ones and give thanks for our countless blessings. As you’re passing the turkey and cranberry sauce around the table this Thanksgiving, I hope you and your family will take time to share with each other what you’re most grateful for this holiday season. Let us always remember that Thanksgiving should not be just a day, but a way of life.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Hey Madison County, congratulations on our massive County, congratulations on our massive Special Election participation and turnout this past Election Day! Historically, we generate only 300-500 voters on these off-cycle, no-candidate ballots. But not on our just-completed election.
Bedias Civic Club sets Dec. events
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please, please reconsider... do this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor, do this for your community...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Now that the election is over and we know the hospital district proposal failed, the question becomes, “What now?”. I think most everyone agrees some type of health care facility is needed. I know my family has used and benefited from the hospital here. However, as a business and property owner, I know property taxes are already a huge burden and the burden gets heavier each year. There must be a better way to ensure adequate health care without creating an additional tax burden.
Brownlee: A storied local history
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The word “Brownlee” is partially hidden at the very top of the building now housing Elite Armory at 110 South Elm, on the west side of the town square. However, there has not been a Brownlee there in decades nor a Brownlee living here in over 25 years.
THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN…
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By the time you read this, Tuesday’s hospital district election will be “in the books”…as long as we don’t have any “hanging chads” or “3:00 AM data dumps”. As I am writing this, I have no idea how the vote will wind up. Obviously, it either Passed or Failed. Either way, I just wanted to let you know where I stand. Let’s take the outcomes, one at a time. If it failed:
DH road way issues continue advance
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Have you and your family received the COVID inoculation? Please, please reconsider... do this for yourself, do this for your family, do this for your neighbor, do this for your community...
Update from the State Capitol
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With cooler weather and the month of November right around the corner, our nation prepares to honor one of our most important holidays - Veterans Day. Our brave servicemen and women risk their lives so we may live with the freedom and principles upon which our country was founded. I hope you’ll join me in showing your gratitude for our veterans and praying for those who have served or are currently serving in our nation’s armed forces.
