MADISON TOWNSHIP — As a high school student, Larry Thomas said his classmates voted him most likely not to succeed. Six decades later, he’s proving them wrong. Thomas, who now resides in Florida, recently donated $100,000 to Madison Comprehensive High School. Thomas made the donation on behalf of himself and his two brothers, Michael and David, […]
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Madison Middle School student arrested for sending threatening email
MANSFIELD — A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with inducing panic on Wednesday in connection with a school shooting threat against Madison Middle School. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office arrested the teen after the principal of Madison Middle School received an email from an anonymous account early Wednesday morning. The email stated the sender had […]
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Two minors charged with trespassing after entering Madison High School
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Two teenage boys caused a commotion Thursday after entering a school they didn’t attend through a side door. Staff at Madison Comprehensive High School became aware of the pair at around 12:35 p.m., according to a notice sent out by the district. “They were student-age, but they were not our students,” Supt. Rob […]
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Madison board recognizes outgoing teacher Carrie Hughes
MADISON TOWNSHIP — When Carrie Hughes was a beginning teacher in Hemet, California, Macintosh computers were the latest new technology making their way into schools. “Being out West, Apple computers came into the schools around 1982,” she said. “A lot of people thought they were just going to be a passing fancy.” Computers turned out […]
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Richland County schools receive mass email bomb threat
MADISON TOWNSHIP — A number of school districts in Richland County received an emailed bomb threat on Sunday afternoon, according to Maj. Joe Masi, public information officer at the Richland County Sheriff’s Office. The email stated a “terrorist organization had planted explosives in American school buildings set to detonate (Sunday) afternoon at 2 p.m. in […]
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Madison treasurer offers rosier financial forecast after school levy passes
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Local Schools will need to continue reducing expenditures, administrators said Wednesday. But the district is in a far better place financially than it was a month ago thanks to the narrow passage of a new operating levy. The Madison Local Schools board of education met in a special session on Wednesday […]
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Madison levy passes, but recount needed
MADISON — Voters in the Madison Local school district have passed the first new operating levy since 1997. The five-year, 7.5 mill levy passed 3,673 to 3,640, according to final, official vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections. Elections director Matt Finfgeld announced the results during meeting Friday, when the board met to certify […]
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Madison levy passes by razor thin margin, recount looms
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to reflect that correct amount generated by the levy. MANSFIELD — It appears voters in the Madison Local School District have passed a new operating levy, though the slim margin will likely trigger an automatic recount. Madison’s 7.5 mill, 5-year operating levy passed by just 11 votes, according […]
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Madison releases list of students earning academic honors
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Madison Comprehensive High School has released its list of students earning academic honors in the first grading period. All A’s SENIORS Alivia Ash, Isaiah Atwell, Joshua Atwell, Bayleigh Auflick, Layla Azmoun, Natalee Back, Hannah Ball, Olivia Barley, Tyler Batcheller, Madison Berry, Karsyn Blust, Colin Carroll, Jillian Conard, Brookelyn Coulter, Callie Cyrus, Chloe […]
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Letter to the Editor: Support Madison Schools
Madison Local Schools has placed a levy for additional operating funds on the Nov. 7 ballot. Our schools are the heart of the Madison community, and the district has continued to operate on the same local tax dollars since 1997 (26 years). In order to do so, many cost- cutting measures have been implemented. One […]