Dec20

Weather Shelter Coming Soon

WEATHER SHELTER COULD BE COMING TO MADISON. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO ALLOW MORGAN COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR GWEN RUARK TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF GRANT FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT A SAFE ROOM IN THE CITY LIMITS. THE STORM RESISTANT STRUCTURE WOULD BE BUILT IN THE WASHINGTON PARK AREA AND WOULD PROVIDE SAFETY FOR UP TO 250 PEOPLE, WITHSTAND STORM WINDS OF UP TO 250 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE ALMOST $600, 000 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF IT’S CONSTRUCTION COST FUNDED BY THE GRANT FROM FEMA.

Dec20

Ethics Probe Comes To End

THE MADISON CITY COUNCIL HAS CALLED AN END TO AN ETHICS PROBE. THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY HAS VOTED 3 TO 1 TO END THE ETHICS PROBE DUE FINDING NO PROBABLE CAUSE OF ANY VIOLATIONS AGAINST DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEMBER EVERETT ROYAL WHO WAS ALLEGED TO BE INVOLVED IN PROPERTY ACQUISITION IN AN URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA IN MADISON.

Dec20

Stolen Loot Found At Residence

RECENT BURGLARY ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED AT A UNION POINT RESIDENCE. THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ARRESTED 31 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER GERALD SILVEY OF GREENSBORO AND JAMIE LYNN WEBB OF WOODVILE AND CHARGED BOTH WITH 1 FELONY COUNT OF BURGLARY AS  RESULT OF THE ITEMS FOUND IN THE HOME OF ONE OF THE SUSPECTS FORMER GIRLFRIENDS WHO NOTIFED AUTHORITIES OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY’S LOCATION. ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILLED AGAINST THE TWO AS THE CASE CONTINUES.