Mayor Fred Perriman and Madison City Council members celebrated April by honoring its volunteers at the city’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.

Most of the Madison City Council work session held on May 3 was devoted to a refresher course on Georgia’s open meetings and open records laws, facilitated by Rusi Patel of the Georgia Municipal Association.

MAGallery in downtown Madison will open its third special exhibition of the year this Friday, “Finding Light,” featuring the ethereal works of Southwest Georgia artist Dana Johns.

Madfest was held beneath overcast skies on April 27, but the event still attracted a large crowd of locals and visitors drawn to Madison for the festivities organized by the city each spring at Town Park.

The proposed Georgia Conservation Safari Park, which has wound its way through red tape and delays for the past decade, took another step toward becoming a reality recently.

Welcome to the 2024 Spring Tour of Homes and Gardens presented by the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center April 19 and 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian announced March 7 that it is delaying indefinitely its plan to build an EV plant east of Atlanta, near Madison. Instead, Rivian said it will initially begin building its new R2 midsize SUV at its present location in Illinois.

Madison City Manager John Klimm continues to update procedures and protocols as the Madison City Council moves forward.

By the close of business on March 5, 21 candidates had officially entered races for elected office in Morgan County by paying the qualifying fees, according to Elections Director Jennifer Doran.