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Finley to seek third term as Madisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor

NEWS

By GREGG PARKER Gregg. Parker@ Madisoncountyrecord.com

Paul Finley

Marc Highsmith

Maura Wroblewski

James Ross

Steve Smith

Joe Gaines

Connie Spears

Teddy Powell

First Day of School

MCS prepares for first day of school virtually, while setting sights on in-person instruction soon. Page 3A

A Grand Slam

Jordan, Whitlow marry in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;surpriseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Toyota Field wedding. Page 5A

EDUCATION

MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Madison Mayor Paul Finley has announced his candidacy to run for a third term as municipal elections approach on Aug. 25. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my first elecFinley tion as the incumbent candidate,â&#x20AC;? Finley said. Finley won both the 2008 and 2016 elections as a challenger. See FINLEY Page 2A

Clark hopes for re-election to Madison City Council, District 6 By GREGG PARKER Gregg. Parker@ Madisoncountyrecord.com

Jocelyn Broer

Ranae Bartlett

Brian Goodwin

Fourteen candidates for Madison municipal offices will be at the Madison City Candidate Forum on Thursday evening. District 5 city councilman John Seifert, not pictured, is running unopposed.

Way To Go!

Students win National Merit Scholarship. Page 6A

Save Space Camp

Fundraising drive to save Space Camp and the US Space and Rocket Center takes off. Page 6A MCS holds Institute Day for teachers and staff virtually. Page 7A

SPORTS

Gerald Clark

Karen Denzine

Forum for municipal candidates in Madison to be held Thursday Republican Women of Madison to host the in-person and virtual Q&A forum Aug. 6

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Miracle

By GREGG PARKER Gregg. Parker@ Madisoncountyrecord.com

Events at Toyota Field

MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Republican Women of Madison organization will sponsor the Madison City Candidate Forum on Aug. 6 as a venue for residents to learn more about local office seekers. The in-person forum will be held at Best Western Plus - Madison at 6:30 p.m. This event also will available virtually. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited to host this opportunity for residents to get more information and a better understanding of each of the candidates,â&#x20AC;? Sheila Banister said. Banister is President of Republic Women of Madison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;COVID19 has made so many things difficult this year and that includes our electoral process. We wanted to create an opportunity that enables our citizens to meet the candidates and make an informed decision,â&#x20AC;? Banister said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think this combo is a perfect solution.â&#x20AC;?

Cael Bagby is suiting again to ride in the biggest race of the year. Page 1B The Rocket City Trash Pandas added even more events for Toyota Field in coming weeks. Page 1B

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Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the in-person event will have limited seating. Club members had first dibs at seating; additional seats are open to the public. Guests must make reservations, given on a first-come, first-served basis. For reservations, email rsvp@rwmadison.org. Attendees must observe social distancing practices, including wearing masks. Anyone who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend the forum in person can watch the event with Zoom. The link will be available on Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. Visit rwmadison.org and click the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet the Candidatesâ&#x20AC;? graphic, or visit Facebook/Republican Women of Madison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We highly encourage participants to log in early to ensure their connectivity. Anyone logging in at 6:30 p.m. or later may experience a delay in admittance to the broadcast,â&#x20AC;? Banister said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see this forum as the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forum,â&#x20AC;? Banister said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to ask the hard questions that weigh on the minds of our resSee FORUM Page 2A

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MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gerald Clark has announced his campaign for re-election to Madison City Council, District 6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am running for re-election to City CounClark cil because my family and I have a vested interest in the future of the City of Madison,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. Clark views the important issues for See CLARK Page 2A

Powell pursues re-election as District 3 City Councilman By GREGG PARKER Gregg. Parker@ Madisoncountyrecord.com

MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Teddy Powell, incumbent District 3 Councilman on Madison City Council, is seeking re-election to the post. Powell has been honPowell ored to serve District 3 residents and the City of Madison, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While there have been many positive improvements, I believe the moSee POWELL Page 2A

Madison man killed in wreck on Mooresville Road near Athens By STAFF REPORTS MADISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Madison man was killed in a single-vehicle crash last week near Athens, according to a state trooper. Joey Steven Ward, 44, was killed when the Dodge Ram he was driving left the pavement on Mooresville Road and struck a tree, said Senior Trooper Chuck Daniel. Officials said that after the vehicle hit the tree, it burst into flames.

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“I’m asking for your vote on Aug. 25 to continue to work with our City Council to represent you and our Madison community by providing consistent and strong leadership as we navigate through unique challenges and begin to return to a focus on what has made the city strong: our fantastic quality of life in Madison,” Finley said. “We have an incredible community. It has been an honor to represent Madison citizens as their Mayor,” Finley said. “We will continue to focus on managing our growth, supporting our school system, diversifying our economic base, and working each day to maximize city revenues to improve quality of life.” Finley detailed his administration’s success: * Madison City Schools – The city provided strong support in mediating

Forum

idents; that is why the majority of the forum will be addressing questions from the community.” RWM encourages residents to submit their questions about the city for candidate comments. To submit a question, email info@rwmadison.org and include your name and district number. In addition to the forum, Republican Women of Madison has published a Madison City Voter’s Guide, available online on Aug. 5 at rwmadison.org. Printed versions will be available at the forum. For more information, visit rwmadison.org. There will be opponents in nearly all Madison city races for the Aug. 25 municipal elections, except for the district 7 city council

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Limestone County tax issue, he said. Created Madison Growth Impact Committee, developed Madison Growth Policy, promoted 2019 property tax increase and controlled Limestone County annexation to limit residential/student population growth. Also funding to pay School Resource Officers. * City Council – Increased revenues from $32 to $40 million, continued to hold AA+ and AA2 bond ratings and maintained healthy General Fund balance, Finley said. Purchased Three Springs facility for future community center. * Development – Sales tax revenue has averaged a 10-percent increase annually, he said. Working with Huntsville and Madison County, job creation, including Mazda Toyota facility, has created a demand of up to 50,000 jobs in next 10 years.

“Trash Pandas have set records in each development stage and were set for a record year when COVID-19 situation arose,” Finley said. “We continue to be set up for success, even with postponement of baseball and will move into next year just as strong.” * Communication – Hired Communication Specialist. Two hours each two weeks dedicated to citizen meetings. Finley will continue to nurture relationships with City Council; Huntsville; Madison County; and military and state leaders. Finley’s infrastructure aims include five-laning Hughes Road and Sullivan Street, improving I-565/ Wall Triana interchange and full interchange at Town Madison. For information, visit madisonal.gov or Facebook/PaulFinleyforMayor2020.

position. Incumbent John Seifert was the only candidate to qualify. In the mayor’s race, two-term incumbent Paul Finley qualified to run for a third term. Challenging him will be Marc Highsmith. In the city council races, James Ross will challenge incumbent Maura Wroblewski for the district 1 position. Joe Gaines and former MCS school board member Connie Spears will challenge current city council president Steve Smith for the district 2 post. Brian Goodwin will challenge incumbent Teddy Powell for the district 3 seat; and Jocelyn Broer will challenge incumbent Greg Shaw for the district 4 position.

In district 5, long-time city council Tommy Overcash is not running for a fifth term this year. That leaves Madison City Schools Board of Education member Ranae Barlett and Ryan Clark to run for the open position. In district 6, Gerald Clark has qualified to run in a re-election attempt against challenger Karen Denzine. In addition to the Aug. 25 election date, a runoff is set for Oct. 6, according to the Alabama League of Municipalities’ election calendar. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and no write-in votes are allowed. The new term will start on Nov. 2. For more information and updates concerning the Aug. 25 election, go to www.madisonal.gov.

HOPE. HEALING.

Madison in distinct categories: * Madison City Schools – Clark is and always has been committed to work with Madison Board of Education to find real solutions to maintain the A+ school system. Madison’s future depends on sustainable school growth, he said. * Smart growth – Clark has advocated and committed to improvements in a smart growth plan that will focus on sustainable retail development to grow revenue in Madison. * Infrastructure improvements – “I have advocated for paving, widening and improving utilities on a maintainable cycle while serving on council. Serving in public office means sometimes you must stand up to powerful people and big money to do what is right,” Clark said. “I have and will continue to do

Powell

mentum must be continued through experienced, strong leadership.” “I work here, and I have raised my family here. I am invested in our city and district as a whole, and I want to see Madison thrive,” Powell said. “Now is the time, more than ever, that we continue our comprehensive plan regarding our residential growth, infrastructure, schools and economy,” Powell said. “While this mayor and council have accomplished many things over the last four years, there are a few projects that need to be completed in order for Madison to achieve its full potential for future generations.” Powell emphasizes the need for continued development and sustained support in specific areas: * Continue smart growth -- Continue with the first-ever strategic plan for smart growth that was developed with input from both the School

this, despite what it may cost me.” “As your council member, the needs of fellow citizens have always come first. I am honored to represent each of you and listen to your concerns to help make Madison the BEST city in Alabama,” Clark said. During his term from 2016 to 2020, Clark has seen numerous projects materialize. Hughes Road was widened to five lanes, and repaving was completed for Hughes Road walking path. The Gillespie Road sidewalk connection extends from Hughes Road to Wall Triana. Sullivan Street will be widened to five lanes. New businesses include Ace Hardware, Publix Shopping Center and Phase 3 Fitness on Hughes Road and Crossroads IGA stores on Wall Triana and Old Madison Pike. Miller Plaza has seen improve-

ments. Clark noted new restaurants, including Culver’s Restaurant at Wall Triana and Shrimp Basket. In addition, Madison reached a tax settlement with Limestone County Schools. Gerald works as a landscape architect for Goodwyn Mills and Cawood. He and wife Tina have two sons -- Phillip and William. Phillip, a 2016 graduate of Bob Jones High School, now serves as Chief Warrant Officer rotary wing pilot in the U.S. Army; he is stationed at Fort Irwin, Calif. William is an eighth-grader at Discovery Middle School, plays tenor saxophone in Discovery Band and is taking guitar lessons. The Clarks are members of Madison Church of Christ. “I humbly ask for your vote on August 25, 2020,” Gerald said.

Growth Committee and Madison Board of Education to benefit the city and award-winning Madison City Schools. * Increase economic development – Collaborate with neighboring cities and counties to create a comprehensive and inclusive growth plan. Continue to recruit new businesses to the area, while sustaining and supporting our current businesses. * Strengthen infrastructure – Continue to provide improved infrastructure -- to include roads, greenspaces and recreation -- for greater quality of life in Madison. * Revitalize and preserve – Redevelop Madison Boulevard, continue to preserve and support downtown and revitalize aging shopping centers and areas of commerce. “I am proud to call Madison home and look forward to our family growing and staying in this wonderful city,” Powell

said. Teddy earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Birmingham Southern College and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Teddy and wife Rikki have lived in Madison for 16 years and the Huntsville/Madison area for 26 years. They work for the Department of Defense, supporting finance and contract management. They serve on the finance committee and as trustees at their church in downtown Madison. Their three children, Jackson, Morgan and Riley, attended Madison City Schools and currently are attending both the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Calhoun Community College. To contact Teddy Powell, email teddyp4district3@gmail.com or visit Facebook/Teddy Powell City Council District 3 or Twitter.

Madison Police Arrest Report July 24 Myosha Kioda Shantel Cohen, Decatur, was arrested at 302 Lee St, Decatur, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION Roderick Lashawn Matthews, Madison, was arrested at 117 Roy Dr, Madison, on the charge(s) of: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY STRANGULATION-INJURY Laquan Quartez Honey, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION Michael Joshua Clark, Limestone, was arrested at 23027 Hwy 20, Limestone, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC July 25 Allison Paige Aftab, Madison, was arrested at Highway 72 W / Hughes Rd, Madison, on the charge(s) of: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION, MARIJUANA-POSSESSION 2 Shon Christian Bailey, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION Garrett Scott Vincent, was arrested at Douglass Rd and Indian Creek Rd, on the charge(s) of: BAIL-JUMPING SECOND DEGREE July 26 Damon Treyvon Ligon, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION John Randall Isbell, Huntsville, was arrested at 6150 University Dr Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC Summer Jodie Lorrain Jones, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC Brittany Cameille Gough, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: BAIL-JUMPING SECOND DEGREE Roy Lee Pickens, Madison, was arrested at 194 Shelton Rd, Madison, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER July 27 Albert Joseph Dragon, Madison, was arrested at 100 Freedom Way, Madison, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC Archie Lee Donaldson, Huntsville, was arrested at

815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION VIOLATION OF PROBATION July 28 Cassie Danielle Harbison-Chappell, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, Al on the charge(s) of: BAIL-JUMPING SECOND DEGREE Therome Dion Garth, Madison, was arrested at 100 Hughes Rd, Madison, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC Travis Michael Yerby, Huntsville, was arrested at 8897 Highway 72 W, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC John Dwight Thomas, Tanner, was arrested at 23027 Hwy 20, Tanner, on the charge(s) of: THEFT SHOPLIFTING-4TH DEGREE Terry Anthony Campbell, Hunts, was arrested at Wheelver Av, Hunts, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION Donald Jefferson, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC Emily Ann Reagan, Madison, was arrested at Port Ln, Madison, on the charge(s) of: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION, MARIJUANA-POSSESSION 2, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA July 29 Jessie Lee Allen, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: THEFT SHOPLIFTING-4TH DEGREE Amir Ali Arbabi, Huntsville, was arrested at 6725 Swancott Rd, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION July 30 Virginia Shaneyfelt Lucas, Madison, was arrested at 100 Hughes Road, Madison, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION Nathaniel Allen Johnson, Madison, was arrested at Mill Rd / Mill Park Ln, Madison, on the charge(s) of: DV 3RD-MENACING-GUN Harold Dean Mcnatt, Huntsville, was arrested at 8897 8897 Highway 72 W Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: VIOLATION OF PROBATION Floyd Emones Moore, Huntsville, was arrested at 815 Wheeler Av Nw, Huntsville, on the charge(s) of: FAILURE TO APPEAR TRAFFIC

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Madison City Candidate Forum sponsored by Republican Women of Madison BACK TO SCHOOL - Madison City Schools hosted a pickup day for free school supplies on Tuesday at Discovery Middle School. The supplies are for students to use at home and in schools when students return to campuses.Volunteers handed out backpacks filled with supplies like paper, pencils, graph paper, composition notebooks, colored pencils, scissors, and other donated school supplies from churches, PTAs and other benevolent organizations and individuals. MCS social workers Briana Hawkins and Heather Hicks are shown above sorting through supplies to be placed in backpacks. Students will return to school virtually on August 12. Madison City Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols is shown at right testing an Electrostatic sprayer used to apply hospital grade surface disinfectant. Every school and the transportation department will be equipped with the new spray devices for when in-person instruct resumes after the first nine weeks. Go to www.themadisonrecord.com for the latest updates as schools prepare to reopen.

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Madison City Schools say they plan to hand out 1,500 Chromebooks and hot-spots MADISON — Madison City Schools started handing out computers and WiFi hot-spots to make sure students have what they need when online-only learning starts Aug. 12. Madison City School officials said they’ll be handing out the laptops and WiFi hot-spots for the next week and a half. It’s all to make sure everyone has access to WiFi and can complete all assignments with no issue. “A lot of parents are working from home right now. So they have one computer or maybe two computers. Well, those are being used by the parents,” said Thomas Paone, technology infrastructure coordinator for Madison City Schools. While Thursday was the first day the district handed out the technology for this school year, almost 1,000 families already signed up for computers and hot spots. The district hopes to give out 1,500. Paone said it’s important students have all the technology they need to fin-

ish their work on-time, and the district can also provide direct support. “We’ll set up times and they can just come. We might just use the same waitlist app so we might have time slots where they can reserve time to come up and we’ll have a team available to troubleshoot, replace or repair,” said Paone. For students to get a Chromebook and a hot-spot, they must register with the school first. The district hopes a set schedule avoids long lines, because in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, everyone’s health and safety are always priorities. “Our students get together, our teachers get together online and they can collaborate with each other and they can learn together and hopefully they can still make those connections that you can make in a classroom - virtually,” he said. The school district will hand out the technology through Aug. 12. They say they will announce more pick up dates soon. - WAAY 31

The Technology Team at Madison City Schools has expanded pickup opportunities for electronic devices for virtual learning. They plan to hand out hundreds of devices to area students by Aug. 12. Go to tye school district’s website at www.madisoncity.k12.al.us for more information.

American Legion summer baseball finished up this weekend with a tournament at the James Clemens fields. The tournament winner was Post 208 with the Jets from the American Legion Post 229 in Madison finishing as runner up. Post Commander Larry Vannoy is pictured giving out the tournament trophy, along with medals to each of the players.

DUBLIN PARK POOL COVID-19 CASE – Last Wednesday afternoon, Madison Parks and Recreation officials said Dublin Park’s outdoor pool was closing to the public after an asymptomatic employee tested positive. The Parks and Recreation department said they will work diligently to sanitize all areas of locker rooms and pool equipment. Employees who came in contact with the positive case will also be tested and quarantined until test results are received. The pool is expected to reopen this week.

Trump fires TVA chairman Skip Thompson By STAFF REPORTS From The Decatur Daily President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, who is Skip Thompson of Decatur, claiming the federal agency has betrayed American workers. “It does appear from information that we’ve received that Skip Thompson, who is the chair, and Richard Howorth (of Mississippi), who is the former chair, both have been dismissed from the TVA board of directors,” said Jim Hopson, manager of public relations for TVA. Trump told reporters at the White House that he was formally removing the authority’s chair of the board and another member of the board and threatened to remove other board members if they keep hiring foreign labor. He said the TVA board must immediately hire a new chief executive officer who “puts the interests of Americans first.” According to Trump, the CEO earns $8 million a year. “The new CEO must be paid no more than $500,000 a year,” Trump said. “We want the TVA to take action on this immediately. ... Let this serve as a warning to any federally appointed board: If you betray American workers, you will hear two words: ‘You’re fired.’” As a federal corporation, TVA receives no taxpayer money to compensate its employees. As amended in 2004, the TVA Act directs the board to pay TVA employees, including its CEO, wages that are competitive with private industry in comparable jobs. The CEO of Alabama Power received executive compensation totaling $8.2 million in 2019, according to a report the company filed this year. According to Energy and Policy Institute, two dozen U.S. utility CEOs received annual compensation packages in 2019 worth over $8 million, with the highest being the Southern Company at $27.9 million. U.S. Tech Workers, a nonprofit that wants to limit visas given to foreign technology workers, took out an ad to persuade Trump to

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Skip Thompson, left, Gina Lodge and Richard Howorth listen while the public addresses members of the Tennessee Valley Authority board in May 2018 during a meeting at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center in Florence. Both Thompson and Howorth have apparently been dismissed from the TVA board by President Donald Trump. stop the TVA from outsourcing much of its information technology division. The group, led by Kevin Lynn, criticized the TVA for furloughing its own workers and replacing them with contractors using foreign workers with H-1B visas. “We understand and support today’s Executive Order,” TVA’s Hopson said in an email. “We want to ensure that U.S. employees have good opportunities through our employment and supply chain practices. We look forward to working with the White House, continuing a dialogue and supporting future policies in this direction. “All TVA employees are U.S. based citizens. All jobs related to TVA’s Information Technology department must be performed by in the U.S. by individuals who may legally work in this country.” Trump made the announcement as he signed an executive order to require all federal agencies to complete an internal audit to prove they are not replacing qualified American workers with people from other countries. The White House said the order will help prevent federal agencies from unfairly replacing American workers with lower cost foreign labor. The order followed the TVA’s

announcement that it would outsource 20% of its technology jobs to companies based in foreign countries. TVA’s action could cause more than 200 highly skilled American tech workers in Tennessee to lose their jobs to foreign workers hired on temporary work visas, according to the White House. But Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said the TVA doesn’t get any taxpayer money. Commenting on the issue in April, Alexander said the White House was spreading misinformation. He said that TVA chief executive officers’ pay is lower than other large utilities and that TVA energy rates are among the lowest in the nation. In a memo to TVA employees in April, after Trump initially challenged Lyash’s pay, Thompson wrote, “Our CEO compensation is based on comparisons with the utility industry and is evaluated by independent auditors. That total compensation (for Lyash) ranks in the lower 25 percent of utility peers.” “... We are fully supportive of (Lyash) and of the entire TVA team,” Thompson said in the April memo. “It’s unfortunate that ill-informed opinions are now distracting us from our focus on providing reliable power and other vital services during

this challenging time.” As a federal corporation, TVA’s Board members serve at the pleasure of the president, according to Hopson. The board’s by-laws allow it to continue its oversight function with the loss of one or more of its members. Thompson was elected TVA chair in February 2019 and took over May 19 that year. His term was to run until May 18, 2021. Thompson was sworn in as a board member in January 2018 after being nominated by Trump on Sept. 21, 2017. Thompson is president and CEO of Corporate Billing LLC in Decatur. He previously served as president and CEO of First American Bank in Decatur and president and CEO of First Commerce Bank of Huntsville. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and is a graduate of Decatur High. The TVA is a federally owned corporation created in 1933 to provide flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region that was hard hit by the Great Depression. The region covers most of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky as well as small sections of Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

Recruiting efforts are underway to help staff Alabama’s 1,980 polling places ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Poll workers are paid for their work, but there are several requirements to become a poll worker: • Must be a registered voter in the State of Alabama. • Must be registered to vote at the precinct in which they desire to act as a poll worker. • Must attend a mandatory poll worker training. There are no exceptions to this requirement. • Cannot be a member of a candidate’s immediate family or the second degree of kinship, and cannot be a member of a candidate’s political committee. Fill out the application on the secretary of state website to become a poll worker and return it to your local Probate Office. Alabamians ages 16 or older who are enrolled in high school or college are able to apply to become a student poll worker intern, through contacting their local Probate Judge, after filling out a form.

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Tiffany Jordan and Louis Whitlow were married in a surprise wedding at Toyota Field in Town Madison on July 20. Her son David Faulk and his son Lamir Whitlow joined their parents to hit baseballs for good luck.

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Jordan, Whitlow marry in ‘surprise’ Toyota Field wedding MADISON – People often plan a surprise party, maybe for a birthday or anniversary. At Toyota Field in Town Madison, Tiffany Danica Erika Jordan planned a surprise wedding with Louis ‘Lou’ Dewayne Whitlow for their lives together. Louis proposed to Tiffany on her birthday, Oct. 30, 2018. They were married on Toyota Field on July 20 at 7:32 p.m. “I really haven’t had a sense of urgency to get married and was content with our relationship,” Tiffany said. “However, I know Daddy (Louis) really wanted to solidify our relationship ‘the right way.’” As she planned for Louis’ 40th birthday, Tiffany dreamed about merging the events. Because of COVID-19, Tiffany opted for a joint celebration of Louis’ birthday, engagement and marriage. Lyn Knox, Tiffany’s best friend’s mother, suggested pretending the wedding would be at their lake house, thus allowing the couple to have a wedding registry and discussions on ring sizes. “Why a baseball field? Because the man of my dreams loves baseball. I wanted him

to feel the impact he is making (as baseball coach and hitting/batting instructor) in the lives of so many youth,” Tiffany said. “I think we hit a home run with that.” Attendees were amazed to experience Toyota Field as the venue. “It does take your breath away,” Tiffany said. Art Nelson drove up with his brother, Louis, from Alabaster to confirm arriving on time “… even though they were 30 minutes late!” On the field, Louis watched a video, ending with Tiffany asking, “Why not now?” about their wedding. “I turned around … to an absolutely beautiful woman decked out ready to marry me,” Louis said. “It couldn’t have turned out any better. Tiffany really hit it out of the park.” Chanda Crutcher, a mentor to both Tiffany and Louis, officiated the wedding. Tiffany’s best friends -- Chelsea McKinney, Joy Reed, Ashley Davis and Cynthia Parker – assisted with staging and decorating. Louis, Tiffany, her son David Faulk and his son Lamir Whitlow hit baseballs from a tee to symbolize knocking out generational curses that come against marriage. Simultaneously, the crowd recited The Lord’s Prayer. Parents, colleagues, friends and youth that Louis trains all enjoyed the recep-

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* JOY M. DUAN – Bob Jones, probable career field in medicine, National Merit UAB Scholarship from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. * SHRISHTI DUBEY – James Clemens, probable career in economics, National Merit University Of Alabama Scholarship. * SKYLAR E. ELLIOTT – Bob Jones, probable career in materials engineering, National Merit University Of Alabama Scholarship. * SOPHIA N. FOX – James Clemens, probable career field in medicine, National Merit UAB Scholarship. * MICHAEL B. GUTHRIE – Bob Jones, probable career in chemical engineering, National Merit University Of Alabama Scholarship. * RANOAH L. HOLCOMB – James Clemens, probable career in biomedical engineering, National Merit UAB Scholarship. * ELLIOTT J. KLIESNER – James Clemens, probable career in electrical engineering,

National Merit University Of Florida Scholarship, Gainesville, Fla. * ASHLEY TAYLOR MACKENZIE – Providence Classical School, probable career in veterinary medicine, National Merit Mississippi State University Scholarship, Starkville, Miss. * SULEKHA RAMESH – Bob Jones, probable career in environmental engineering, National Merit Texas A&M University Scholarship, College Station, Texas. In addition, another Madison student won a corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship award. Most winners were announced in April but this was published in July: * KEVIN ZHENG – James Clemens, probable career field in computer science. National Merit PPG Foundation Community Scholarship awarded to outstanding youth who live where PPG maintains manufacturing or distribution operations. For more information, visit nationalmerit.org.

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The YMCA Is Open! At Institute Day, the James Clemens High color guard presented the colors, Bob Jones ambassadors led the Pledge and MCS Personnel Coordinator Dr. Daphne Jah sang the national anthem.

MCS holds annual institute day for teachers, staﬀ virtually By STAFF REPORTS MADISON - Madison City Schools officially launched the school year for employees last Wednesday, two weeks ahead of the school start for students. It’s called Institute Day, the annual all-hands meeting of school and district employees where service awards are given, district teacher and staff members of the year are announced, and an address from the superintendent Schools Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols charged employees to love their students and remain positive and extra vigilant in communicating with them and their parents. “There’s a lot of pressures that will be applied this year, challenges, learning new things,” he said. “I want us to be the thermostats for this community. I want the community to see the most positive, focused, dedicated, loving, understanding group of educators anywhere.” Dr. Nichols said one citizen com-

mented to him recently that this will be the worse school year ever. “My answer is we can make this the greatest school year and I believe we will because of the men and women in the Madison City Schools district, that they will take the challenge and step out.” He invoked the district’s mission statement of Empowering Students for Global Success in saying to do that, students must be resilient, flexible and ready to adapt. “They will learn those skills this year by watching us. They will see our skills, our adaptivity, our flexibility, our readiness for change. They will see our attitude and it will be infectious and show them how to prepare for life.” Due to COVID-19, this year’s gathering was held virtually. Rather than assemble en masse as they’ve done yearly in an auditorium, employees joined virtually from their individual schools. Dr. Nichols, Board of Education members and administrative staff led the program from the Central Office and broadcast it into the schools.

Board President Tim Holtcamp said employees will be the ones who shape what the 2020-2021 school year becomes regardless of the situation caused by COVID-19. “More than ever, we need you, your students need you, and their parents need you. My high school senior and my 5th grader need you. We need you to be creative, innovative, agile, flexible and brave. And you are up to the challenge. You are ready to do what you were called to do and that is to educate and love your students,” he said. At Institute Day, the James Clemens High color guard presented the colors, Bob Jones ambassadors led the Pledge and MCS Personnel Coordinator Dr. Daphne Jah sang the national anthem. Heritage Elementary reading specialist Kristin Kolenich was named MCS Elementary Teacher of the Year and Bob Jones engineering teacher Jessye Gaines was named MCS Secondary Teacher of the Year. Heritage Elementary CNP worker David Jones was named MCS Staff Member of the Year.

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Cael Bagby stands with one of his two new KTM motocross bikes he has purchased and will use in the upcoming 2020 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. The 15-year old qualified for the national championship and after having to sit out of the sport for months after a broken femur he suffered during a race last November. Photo Contributed

Cael Bagby is suiting again to ride in the biggest race of the year By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - Cael Bagby is a walking and riding miracle. The 15-year old Bob Jones sophomore has a steel plate in his right shoulder, an orthopaedic wire in his left knee from ACL reconstruction and a steel rod in his left leg after breaking a femur during an accident last November. With all of the accidents and eventual required surgeries, Bagby will again suit up and crank the engine of his 250cc

motocross bike and make his way to the biggest race of the year in the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship set for Aug. 5-8. He was one of 42 who qualified for the elite race. “I’m ready to race and be among the 42 best riders in the country,” said Bagby just prior to exiting his home for the trek to Hurricane Mills, Tenn. site of the 39th annual national event. “I always think positive in my racing as it’s a great way to get my confidence ready for See BAGBY Page 2B

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Toyota Field will jump into August and September events ranging from a back to school bash to watching the Run For The Roses.

MADISON - While the sound of cracks of the bat are not heard and the daily aromas of hot dogs and fresh popcorn cannot be drawn to your senses, both due to the ongoing pandemic, Toyota Field will remain busy with the continued onslaught of special events instead of the baseball of the Rocket City Trash Pandas. The hits of summer will continue with the Back To School

Bash on Friday, Aug. 7. The event will feature high schools from across the area with each school highlighting booster clubs, marching bands, academic standouts, athletic teams and special school honorees. In addition, the School Supply Drive will also accept donations of new school supplies, which will be gathered and distributed throughout the Tennessee Valley. On Saturday, Aug. 8, the Trash Pandas will host the SuSee TRASH PANDAS Page 2B

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Bagby the competition.” The world’s largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program will be held at Loretta Lynn Ranch located just west of Nashville. Bagby will take to the enormous and challenging race course in “Schoolboy 2 (ages 12-17)” division where he will use his two new KTM cycles costing $8,000 each. He will tangle with the difficult course in three races with points being given per the finish in each outing. At the completion of three races a national champion will be named. Bagby hopes to be that rider raising the championship trophy. “I’m ready. I’m pain free and not afraid of taking to my bike and course,” said Bagby. “I prepared for

this outing by practicing at local tracks, some within an hour or so from home. I’ve crashed a couple times, but I’m okay. Racing is in the moment. Whatever happens, happens.” Since his severe crash just days prior to Thanksgiving, 2019, and the next day undergoing major surgery at the University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., Bagby has gone through a battery of intense physical therapy sessions. After six weeks post-surgery, he was able to put full weight on his injured leg and by February stepped back on his bike and entered his first competition race in April. “Getting back on my bike the first time made me super happy as I

went through some wild emotions,” said Bagby. “I wasn’t sacred. You can’t be sacred and race.” Bagby attended two qualifier races in both Indiana and Florida. He waited until looking on the race website to see his name as one of the 42 qualifiers for the national event. He added, “I had just awaken and saw my name on the website. I was freaked out. I ran downstairs and told my mom and dad.” Heart, dedication, being fearless and the race to glory is what Bagby is made of. His determination to return to elite racing status and doing so knowing another severe crash could be just around the corner in any race, makes his miracle attempt even more remarkable.

Trash Pandas perhero On-Field Movie Night with the showing of Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2. Before the lights go low as the feature film begins, the playing field will be host to Rocket City Adult Baseball. Showtime is set for 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children age 12 and younger. An overnight campout will accompany On-Field Movie Night on Saturday, Aug. 15. For $22, campers will receive a movie ticket, popcorn and soda, Sunday morning breakfast and a commemorative Trash Pandas scout patch. Those

wishing to attend the movie only, admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger. The fun at Toyota Field will continue is less than 24 hours with the Brushes and Brunch at SportsMED Stadium Club on Sunday, Aug 16. This fun event will include painting instructions, plus all the supplies and painting canvas for each participant to take home. The event will include two drinks and brunch prepared by the Trash Pandas’ executive chef. Admission is $50 per person. Adults also have the option to add bottom-

less mimosas for just $10. The new month of September kicks off Saturday, the fifth, with Derby Day. The Toyota Field block party will feature the live showing of the world’s most famous horserace The Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs in Kentucky. Specialty foods and drinks will among the special events on Derby Day. The event will also include on-field activities and fireworks. Gates open at noon with tickets just $10 per person. “We are thrilled to continue entertaining the good people of North Alabama

who have continued to support us during this difficult time,” said Josh Caray, Director of Broadcasting/ Public Relations. “This year has taught us to think differently on how we use our stadium and we have succeeded by coming up with new ideas to attract fans to Toyota Field. These new events are proof-positive of that fact.” The Rocket City Trash Pandas insure these events to be CDC and Madison County compliant. Facemasks are required. Additional information is available at www.trashpandasbaseball.com.

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Congrats to these Madison softball champs. The Damage 14U won at the USSSA Nationals in Hendersonville, TN (above), the Bulls 10U won at the USGF World Series in Clarksville, TN (below), and the Bulls 8U won at the USSSA Nationals in Orange Beach (far below).

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Trash Pandas’ Jay Bell meets with baseball fans in Madison By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON Rocket City Trash Pandas’ field manager Jay Bell made a two-day visit to North Alabama for a special Meet The Manager luncheon and dinner extravaganza. Held at Toyota Field’s SportsMED Stadium Club, Bell spoke to each attending group and added oneon-one meet and greet discussions with attendees. “It was a special two days as the people here are holding onto baseball and just my looking out over the field sort of scratched my itch for baseball,” said Bell. “I’m really looking forward to baseball as this area is still exciting and ready for some action.” A member of the 2001 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks, Bell was set to enter his 37th season of professional baseball when the minor league season was called off by Major League Baseball due to the COVID-19

pandemic. He was in the Major League Camp as part of spring training for the Los Angeles Angels when the season was shut down. He was only able to get to know a very few of the players who would have been part of the Trash Pandas’ roster. “The biggest disappointment was not being able to be with them and be on the field with them,” said Bell. “Not having a game is tough. I miss it. I’m looking forward to next April.” The 54-year old Bell made the trek to Madison from his home in Phoenix and will make stops to see nearby family members before returning to the hot confines of the Southwest. He has two sons who are currently in professional baseball and he’s been able to spend some quality time with them tossing batting practice to Brantley, 25, a third baseman in the Cincinnati Reds program, and catching bullpen pitching practice for 22-year old Brock, a pitcher for the

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War Dawgs tip off basketball season soon By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MADISON - Season number two is just around the corner for the North Alabama War Dawgs and already the squad feels any team set to face the War Dawgs will be in for an intense 60 minutes of “grown man basketball.” “This year we have unfinished business to take care of as we didn’t get a chance to show just how good our team really was because COVID-19 precautions required us to cancel the end of the season,” said Tim Jones, team owner. The War Dawgs are members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) the largest professional sports league in the U.S. with 155 teams across the states with squads also in Mexico, Canada, Australia and Japan. The War Dawgs in their inaugural season a year ago post-

ed a 12-7 record finishing No. 25 nationally and were bound for the regional playoffs and possible spot in the finals held in New York City when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the season came to a close. Local players are expected to fill the roster with several key players returning from last season’s action including former Bob Jones standout Jeffery Moss, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who went on to be drafted to the ABAMX, which is an exhibition tournament held in Mexico. Moss was part of the Bob Jones 2010 squad that stormed to the Class 6A AHSAA State Championship. He went onto a star career at Murray State where he was named OVC First Team selection. The tryouts for the War Dawgs were held with about 25 players in attendance going through several team drills and scrimmage games under the direction of head coach Adrian Caesar and assistant coach

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Crock Pot Cashew Chicken and Greek Cucumber Salad By CHRISTY JORDAN Southernplate.com

CROCK POT CASHEW CHICKEN Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken is a takeout favorite made easy at home. While many consider slow cookers to be for fall and winter dishes, I think most of us LOVE our slow cooker in the summertime. There is nothing like having supper ready on a day when it’s 100+ degrees outside and not having to turn on your oven. A slow cooker sure does keep your kitchen a whole lot cooler. I love chicken teriyaki and I also love cashew chicken. A combination of my favorite ingredients turns out a supper you’ll want again and again. You’ll need: Chicken tenderloins, Teriyaki marinade and sauce, cashews, rice and some type of veggie. I’m using steam in bag sugar snap peas from the frozen foods section. Botan Calrose Rice is my favorite rice. You can get it near the Asian foods section, it usually isn’t near the regular rice. It’s kind of almond shaped and a friend of mine who is from Korea refers to it as “sticky rice”. My Mama (and consequently myself) was raised eating rice for breakfast. We like to take hot rice and stir some butter and sugar into it for a quick breakfast, lunch, or even a sweet evening treat. I call it sweet rice and this brand makes the best on earth. Place your chicken in your slow cooker. Pour in one cup of teriyaki sauce and add in your cashews if you want them to be cooked and tender. *If you prefer your cashews to stay crunchy, add them in the next step. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. Lots of folks might prefer water chestnuts or even peanuts to cashews. If that is you then go for it.

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To make Crock Pot Cashew Chicken, you’ll need chicken tenderloins, Teriyaki marinade and sauce, cashews, rice and some type of veggie.

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Crock Pot Cashew Chicken. After your chicken is fully cooked, add in some sugar snap peas if you like, or other vegetables. This is when you add in your cashews if you like them to stay crunchy. Stir that up and cover again until your veggies are tender. Serve over rice and enjoy. This supper is easy, delicious, and easily customizable for your family. Ingredients  2 lbs Chicken can use less  9-ounce package frozen sugar snap peas or veggie of your choice, thawed 1 Cup Teriyaki Marinade and Sauce  1 Cup Cashews can substitute water chestnuts or peanuts

Instructions Place chicken in slow cooker. Add sauce. Add in nuts if you prefer them tender but if you want them crunchy wait until step #3. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or on high 3-4 Thirty minutes before serving add in thawed vegetables and nuts (if you didn’t in step #1). Cover and cook another thirty minutes. Serve over rice and enjoy. GREEK CUCUMBER SALAD - HEALTHY AND GUILT FREE! This is prime cucumber salad season for us and there is just nothing like a refreshing cold salad as the perfect side dish to

any summer meal. I combined some of my favorite flavors to make this Greek version of a classic. Simple, natural, and guilt free, you’ll want to make this soon – and often. You’ll need: three cucumbers, about two cups (give or take) of cherry or grape tomatoes, 1/2 of a red onion, crumbled feta, olive oil, lemon juice (fresh or bottled), oregano, salt, and pepper. From the Southern Plate Kitchen Chop up your cucumber, slice onion, and cut tomatoes in half. Place all of this in a large bowl. Add olive oil, lemon juice, and seasonings. Stir well to combine. Cover this and refrigerate until chilled.

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LEFT: To make the Greek Cucumber Salad, you’ll need three cucumbers, about two cups (give or take) of cherry or grape tomatoes, 1/2 of a red onion, crumbled feta, olive oil, lemon juice (fresh or bottled), oregano, salt, and pepper. RIGHT: Greek Cucumber Salad

Top with crumbled feta cheese before serving. This Greek Cucumber Salad will be delicious in the fridge for up to three days. Ingredients  2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes sliced in half  3 cucumbers peeled and chopped  1/2 red onion sliced  1/4 cup olive oil  1 Tablespoon lemon juice fresh or bottled  1 teaspoon dried oregano  salt and pepper to taste (I use about 1/4 teaspoon to start)  1 cup crumbled feta for topping Instructions In large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumber, and onion. Add with oil, lemon juice, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well to combine. Cover and place in fridge for several hours for flavors to intermingle (we don’t want to say married because they hardly know one another). Before serving, top with feta. Enjoy!

The ‘Eyes’ Have It By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. Ephesians 1:18

In our current environment the phrase “the eyes are the windows to the soul” could really be applicable. Smiles are what reflects a persons’ soul too. You may have to hide your smile, but you can still be smiling whether

people see it or not. Open the eyes of your heart to see the needs around you. Do you feel the pain or hurt of another? Is there a tangible way you can bring a smile of hope to someone hurting deep inside? Go the distance and reach out in this for-

eign environment you find yourself in right now. Love one another. PRAYER: Jesus you alone are my heart’s

desire. I lift up my eyes to you for you are my strength my deliverer a light in the darkness. I pray for this time of hav-

Christy Jordan is a food blogger, bestselling cookbook author, tv personality, former editor at large for Southern Living Magazine, former contributing editor to Taste of the South magazine, and someone who loves to feed people. She holds a B.S. in Home Economics with a concentration in Foods and Nutrition. A ninth gener-

ation Alabamian, Christy lives just minutes from where she was born with her husband of 20 years, their two children, various cats, dogs, and a small flock of chickens. Her website, SouthernPlate, has been twice named one of the top 25 food websites in the country, and draws millions of visitors each month.

ing to hide our faces to soon be over. In Jesus’ name. Amen. God’s Lemonade Stand is written by former Madison resident Becky Miller. Her daily devotions appear on a Facebook page entitled God’s Lemonade Stand or at www.godslemonadestand.blogspot.com. She can be contacted at writemiller2002@yahoo.com.

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August 5, 2020

The history of 204 Church Street, the Pruitt -Dublin house By JOHN RANKIN Madison Historian MADISON - The Pruitt - Dublin house was at 204 Church Street until it burned down about 15 years ago. The text below is the caption trimmed off a photo used in a previous article prepared for another publication of the Madison Station Historical Preservation Society. It provides a synopsis of knowledge at the time of what and who could be associated with the lot before the 2005 fire: “The Pruitt-Dublin House was built by Joe Pruitt around 1910. It was sold to a Mr. Fisk of Fayetteville, TN. He moved back to Fayetteville and sold the place to Howard Dublin in 1937. Howard rented the house to others while he lived in Greenbrier, AL. He and his wife, Sallie Williams Dublin, moved int the house in 1942. Howard died there in 1972, while Sallie lived in the house until her passing in 1994. “Howard was mayor Madison from 1949 to 1950. He was the brother of Clyde Dublin, namesake of Dublin Park. They were nephews of Jim Williams of 19 Front Street, and descendants of Roland and Elizabeth Gooch, who had a daughter (Eleanor) that married James Dublin. Their son, Westley M. Dublin had a son, Westley Lee Dublin, who was the father of Clyde and Howard. “It was Roland and Elizabeth Gooch who deeded land in 1838 for the Methodist Church on Church Street when it was located at Old Madison Pike and Hughes Road. “The Pruitt-Dublin House burned in 2005. It may have been the site where old timers of the town told of a little girl drowning in a cistern across the church in the 1920s or 1930s.” Builder Joe Pruitt was Joseph O. Pruitt (1877-1944), whose parents were Elhanon Oscar Pruitt and his wife Pherby Louisa Hodges. Joe married Maud Wann (18821962) in Jackson County on September 28, 1899. They had two known children: Beatrice Wann Pruitt (1900-1991) and Joseph O. Pruitt Jr. (1912-1975). The 1910 census listed Joe and his family in Larkinsville of Jackson County. The current DREAMap for their lot at 204 Church Street shows a lot size of 118 feet x 152 feet. This totals to 0.67 acre, but 0.24 acre was excepted for part of the lot that is to the north and east of today’s parking lot at the junction of Church Street with Maple Street. The links on DREAMaps also indicate that the 204 lot was last owned by Susanne Northcutt per a deed dated October 21, 2005, when the property transitioned to ownership by the United Methodist Church at 127 Church Street. However, there is reason to question

the traditional claim that Joe Pruitt built the house in 1910. Joseph O. Pruitt actually obtained his first property in Madison on December 26, 1913, when he paid $325 for a lot of ground that measured 70 feet by 152 feet as the northern portion of the lot owned by Thomas W. Carter. This was known as Carter’s homestead lot that he had purchased from D. N. Teague. The heirs of Lee Dublin (will come up again later) owned the lot to the east of what Pruitt purchased. J. H. Humphrey’s lot was immediately to the north of the Pruitt purchase. The details are recorded in Deed Book 111, on page 506. Therefore, it would appear that early 1914 would be a better date for construction of a house on the Pruitt-purchased part of the Carter lot. He would have built the house to be just north of Thomas Carter at 202 and just south of J. H. Humphrey at 206 on Church Street, as well as immediately west of the Lee Dublin lot. Pruitt held his lot until September 28 of 1916, when he sold it to Emmett Woodall for $1400. The price increase of $1075 within two years no doubt was because Joe Pruitt had in fact constructed a house on the lot. Even when Pruitt sold his dwelling place, as recorded in Deed Book 114 on page 292, the Pruitt family did not immediately leave Madison. In the 1900 census the Emmett Woodall family that purchased 204 Church Street in September of 1916 from the Pruitts was listed as living in Woodville of Jackson County. They were listed in Woodville among numerous other Woodall families. Their neighbors on the same census page included a few other surnames that figured in Madison history. These included Wann, Kennamer, and Gormley. In the census of 1910 Emmett Woodall was enumerated as age 38 (should have been 40), still living in Woodville. His occupation was shown in 1910 as Post Master of Woodville. Emmett had married Annie Wann. She was a daughter of Emmett’s next door neighbor in Woodville, Andrew J. Wann with wife India Bowers. Maud Wann, another daughter of Andrew J. Wann and Joe Pruitt’s wife from their 1899 marriage, was a signing party as seller of the 204 property in Madison to Emmett and Annie Woodall in 1916. Therefore, the sale of the 204 address was between sisters whose Wann linage has been traced back through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Johan Wilhelm Wann in Rhineland, Germany, in 1739. The Woodalls and Pruitts were joined by several other former Woodville families that moved to Madison in the early 1900s. The Bowers name of the mother of the Wann sisters was strongly entrenched in the history of Madison.

Annie Wann Woodall was born in 1874, whereas Emmett was born in 1869. Emmett died in 1958, but Annie passed in 1944. Both died in Huntsville, where they were living at the times of the censuses of 1930 and 1940. They had six known children born to them: Norma, Carl, Hobart, Thelma, Jackson, and Exie Marie. Carl is known to have married Dorothy Gwynn Rankin. (The author of this article is a Rankin whose maternal grandmother was of the Wynn / Gwynn line of Jackson County.) Exie was listed in 1930 as a professional nurse, while Jackson was employed in a wholesale grocery. Though it was not specifically identified, the grocery business may well have been the Halsey family’s Huntsville operation, considering the Halsey historical and modern connections to Madison. In any event, some of the Woodall children would have lived for a time from 1916 in the former Pruitt house at 204 Church Street. The 1920 census listed the family among others known to reside on Church Street, but only Hobart, Exie, and Jackson were shown then in the household of Emmett and Annie Woodall. According to tradition from “old timer” memories, the next known owner after the Woodalls of the 204 Church Street property was a “Mr. Fisk from Fayetteville, Tennessee”. The date of the purchase by Fisk is unknown, but research indicates this to have been John William Fisk, He was born in Mississippi in March of 1865, just about a month before the end of the Civil War. He was one of eight children of John H. Fisk (1827-1897) and his wife Martha Jane Kenny (1839-1909). The old photo caption mentioned above states that in 1937 Howard Dublin

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purchased 204 Church Street from Mr. Fisk. William Howard Dublin (1900-1972) and his older brother Clyde Harris Dublin (1899-1968) were children of Lee Wesley Dublin (1866-1908) and his wife Sarah (“Sallie”) Mary Whitworth. They lived immediately east of the Pruitt lot, along what later became Sturdivant Street. Howard and Clyde were orphaned early in life and are found in the 1910 census living with their maternal grandmother Mildred Whitworth. In the 1920 census they were living in the house of James Edward Williams, who married Mattie Susan Whitworth, a daughter of Mildred Whitworth (age 76), who was also living in the Williams house. Mildred was the widow of William Jefferson Whitworth. She was born a Bowers and died in 1923. Therefore, Clyde and Howard were nephews of James E. Williams. Howard Dublin became Mayor of Madison for one term, 1949 - 1950. Prior to that time, he was listed as a farmer in the 1940 census living along Jones Lane in Greenbrier, Limestone County. Melkijah, the father of Howard’s wife Sallie, was living with them then. He was listed as M. B. Williams, age 76, born in Alabama. Howard and Sallie had no children listed in 1940, when they were both age 39. As a former teacher, she was shown as having completed four years of high school, while Howard had completed one year of high school and M. B. Williams had completed 8 years of schooling -which was considerably above average for the neighborhood of the time. Now, Howard and his immediate family have passed on, and even the house that served as the Mayor’s House at 204 Church Street is no longer there.

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