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Social
Community calendar: Week of July 2
COUNTY REC.
DEPT. OFFERS YOGA
The Madison County Recre
ation Department offers a yoga
class on Mondays at 6 p.m.
Yoga is held in the Old Daniels
ville Gym, located at 91 Albany
Ave., Danielsville.
Pre-registration is required and
the cost is $10.
Bring your own yoga mat, bot
tle of water and workout towel.
For more information, vis
it https://www.madcorec.com/
home/programs/yoga
Adult Kickball
registration open now
The Madison County Recre
ation Department’s Adult Kick-
ball League registration is open
now until Aug. 1.
The league’s season takes place
from August to October with
Monday night games at Sammy
Haggard Park. Registration is
open to anyone age 16 or older.
Team fees will be $375.
To learn more or register, visit
www.madcorec.com/home/adult-
sports/kickball
For more information, contact
jjackson@madisonco.us
Rec. dept, set to
host Summer Dance Camps
The Madison County Recre
ation Department will be hosting
two more dance camps this sum
mer:
The “Oz and Attitude” camp
will take place July 7-11 from
6 to 7 p.m. The camp is for ages
6-12 and costs $55.
The “Under the Sea-SD” camp
will take place July 21-25 from
5:15 to 6:25 p.m. This camp will
accommodate ages 3-5 for $65
and ages 6-12 for $55.
Both camps will take place at
the Old Danielsville Gym, located
on Albany Ave.
To register, visit www.mad-
corec.com/home/programs/col-
lins-school-of-dance
Colbert’s July 3
Kid Parade coming up
Colbert will host its Kid Pa
rade on Thursday, July 3, starting
at 7:15 p.m. outside the Colbert
Train Depot, located at 60 W 1st
Ave, Colbert.
Along with the parade, the
event will feature refreshments,
prizes and other family activities.
Parade participators are invited
to decorate their power wheels,
scooters, bikes, strollers or tri
cycles for a chance to win Best
Ride. Helmets are recommended
and motor vehicles are not al
lowed. An adult must accompany
kids in the parade walk.
Participators are asked to arrive
at 7 p.m. in front of the red train
for line ups.
The parade will start at the de
pot, proceed down 4th Street, turn
left on 5th Avenue, then left on
5th Street back to the depot. All
are welcome to come watch the
parade.
Comer’s Second
Annual Car Show,
Independence Day Fireworks
Celebration on July 5
The City of Comer will host
its Second Annual Car Show on
Saturday, July 5, as a part of the
city’s Independence Day celebra
tion.
The car show will take place
from 3 to 6 p.m. at 185 E. North
Ave., Comer, featuring music
from Crusin’ to the Oldies, food
vendors, top 20 awards and kona
ice. There will also be face paint
ing and a bouncy house available
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Registering a vehicle for the car
show will cost $20, and a portion
of the proceeds will go to Com
er’s Sharing and Caring Commu
nity Service programs.
Comer’s Independence Day fire
works celebration will take place
after the car show at 9:15 p.m.
For more information about the
car show, contact Comer Coun
cilmember Ron Farren at 240-
997-9159.
Star Spangled Stop & Shop,
car show coming up on July 5
The Athens Area Vendors Group
is hosting a Star Spangled Stop
and Shop, along with the Street
Masters Car Club Show, on Sat
urday, July 5.
The stop and shop will be open
from 3 to 8 p.m., while the car
show will run from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
The event will feature over 50
vendors, produce, crafts, gifts,
boiled peanuts and a kids zone
with inflatables and face painting.
The event will take place at East
Athens Baptist Church, located at
4325 Lexington Rd., Athens.
The Athens Area Vendors
Group can be found on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/AAVGfan-
page
Movers & Makers camp
taking place July 14-18
Comer’s Movers and Makers
camp will be taking place July
14-18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
camp is currently accepting camp
ers from grades 3-8.
“Join us for games, crafts and
community building while learn
ing about the cultures and com
munities of Comer,” camp lead
ers said. “Each day campers will
learn about artists, athletes and
activists who through physical or
social movements helped to make
the world a more beautiful place.”
Suggested cost for a camper to
attend is $50 to $200, but guests
are asked to “pay what you can,”
according to camp leaders. Regis
tration includes lunch, field trips
and a t-shirt.
Camp will be held at the Com
er Community Center located at
2180 Spring Circle, Comer.
To register, visit theperchcomer.
com/camp
For more information, email
theperchcomer@gmail.com
MART hosting Back
to School Rally on July 22
The Madison Area Resource
Team (MART) will host a Back to
School Rally on Tuesday, July 22,
from 5:30 to 7 p.m., at Madison
County Middle School.
MART will distribute school
supplies and backpacks to Mad
ison County Pre-K through 12th
grade students who need them.
There will also be a hot dog din
ner and resource fair.
Pre-registration is open until
Friday, July 11. On-site registra
tion will also be available.
To register, visit https://madi-
son.gafcp.org/events
MART is also accepting dona
tions to support the event. Finan
cial donations can be mailed to
MART PO Box 1034, Daniels
ville. Checks can be made pay
able to M.A.R.T.-Back-to-School
Drive.
For more information, visit
MART’s “supply list” at https://
madison.gafcp.org/news
Chamber hosting
Back toSchool Bash
at the Splash on July 24
The Madison County Chamber
of Commerce will host its Back
to School Bash at the Splash on
Thursday, July 24, from 5:30 to
7 p.m.
The event is open to all children
and will offer a hotdog dinner.
Registration will cost $10 for
adult Chamber members and $15
for adult non-member. Kids get in
free.
The event will take place at the
Madison County Splash Pad lo
cated at 1345 Hwy 98 W.
MedLink Colbert
hosting Back to
School Carnival on Aug 16
MedLink Colbert will host its
Back to School Carnival on Sat
urday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to
2 p.m.
MedLink Colbert is currently
seeking vendors for the event,
including local artisans and craft
ers, food and beverage vendors,
school supplies and clothing,
family friendly games, insurance
and health services and more.
To register or for more informa
tion, contact wrice@medlinkga.
org
Submit your event for
the community calendar
To have your event placed in
the community calendar, email
news@mainstreetnews.com. The
deadline to submit is noon on Fri
day prior to the date of publica
tion.
Priority will be given to im
minent upcoming community
events.
Library
announces
upcoming
events for July
The Madison Coun
ty Library has a num
ber of events happening
throughout July for com
munity members to take
part in:
• The library’s “Col
or Our World” Summer
Reading Program will
continue until July 30
with events, programs and
special guests, including:
• A visit from Pete the
Cat on Thursday, July 10,
at 4 p.m.
•Musical Story Time
on July 12 and 26 at
10:30 a.m.
• A visit from the Blue
Australian Canine on
Wednesday, July 16, at
3 p.m.
• Teen Game Night
on Thursday, July 17, at
6 p.m. (registration re
quired)
• A visit from Meddy
Bear and check-up with
MedLink on Wednesday,
July 23, at 11 a.m.
• An End of Summer
Party on Wednesday, July
30, at 3 p.m.
• The library will have
storytime every Wednes
day at 10:30 a.m. Story-
time will include songs,
rhymes and reading, and
is available for children
ages 0-6 and their care-
givers.
• A library social worker
is available at the library
on the first Thursday of
every month from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m., including July
3, for those who need as
sistance finding shelter,
food, a mental health pro
vider or other needs.
•STEMternoon will be
every Tuesday from 4:30
to 5:30 p.m., and will in
clude games, robots, legos
and more. This event is
for ages 8-12.
•Needlecrafters will
take place every Tuesday
from 1 to 3 p.m.
• Family-friendly Dun
geons and Dragons will
be played every Sunday at
2:30 p.m. This is for teens
and adults.
• A horror version of
Dungeons and Dragons
will begin on Tuesday,
July 22, at 6 p.m., and
will then take place every
Tuesday at the same time.
Attendance at the first two
meetings is required to
participate. Guests must
register to participate and
must be 18 or older.
• The library will have
its Acoustic Fun event
on Saturday, July 12, at
3 p.m. Those interested
can bring their acoustic
instrument (guitar, banjo,
dulcimer, fiddle, etc.) and
play with others. All expe
rience levels are welcome.
Email zmccannon@ath-
enslibrary.org for details.
• The Rather Be Read
ing Book Club will meet
on Tuesday, July 8, at
3 p.m. to discuss “Fried
Green Tomatoes at the
Whistle Stop Cafe” by
Fannie Flagg. Copies are
available at the library’s
front desk.
• The library will host
its Inclusive Book Club
on Wednesday, July 9,
at 11 a.m. to read “The
White Elephant” by Sid
Fleischman aloud while
coloring.
• The Scrapbooking and
Journaling Crafts Club
will meet on Saturday,
July 26, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The library will have
some supplies but visitors
are encouraged to bring
their own.
•MAD(ison) writers, a
writing group, will meet
on Sunday, July 27, at
3 p.m. All ages and expe
rience levels are welcome.
The library will be
closed on Friday, July 4,
for Independence Day.
FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY NEWS
The Friends of the
Madison County Library
(FOL) are currently look
ing for help watering the
Jennie Ruth Echols Me
morial Garden. Those in
terested in volunteering to
help maintain the garden
throughout the summer
are invited to contact FOL
member Ann Davis.
The FOL will have a
booth set up at the Colbert
July 4 Parade and celebra
tion. Guests can purchase
quilt raffle tickets for $2
there or at the library.
The library can be con
tacted at 706-795-5597 or
found online at athensli-
brary.org/location/madi-
son/ or
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
OUR
CELEBRATING
LIBERTIES! The Founders of
our Country realized that the
Constitution would only be ratified
if our most valued freedoms were
guaranteed through the Bill of
Rights. The First Amendment to
our Constitution guarantees five
of those freedoms, including the
freedom to practice our religion,
and the freedom of speech.
This week we have the
great privilege to celebrate our
freedoms. To remember what
makes our Country different
from any other. To remember
the great sacrifices that have been
made throughout our history to
secure these freedoms for us. To
remember that God’s hand of
providence has always been on this
great Country, and that continues
to this day. We are blessed. May
freedom continue to ring!
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
"Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristianschool.org
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Notice to Voters
O.C.G.A. 21-2-270
At the run-off primary election to be held in Madison County on July 15, 2025,
for the nomination of candidates for the Democratic Party, only one polling place
shall be open and such polling place will be located at the Madison County Board
of Elections and Registration Office located at 20 Albany Ave Danielsville, GA
30633. Any voters who desire to vote in such run-off primary must vote at said
polling place and no other polling places will be open for the run-off primary.
The Poll will be open from 7:00am -7:00pm.
Advance Voting for the run-off primary election will be July 7 -July 11, 2025.
Monday -Friday, 8:00am -5:00pm. There will be no Saturday Voting for the
run-off election.
The run-off election is for the nomination of candidates for the Democratic Party.
Only voters who cast a Democratic ballot in the June 17, 2025, primary election
or who did not vote, will be eligible to vote in the run-off election to be held on
July 15, 2025.
If you wish to vote by absentee ballot, please submit an application to our office
no later than July 7, 2025.
Question: Contact the Elections Office at 706-795-6335.
Fea.
33 Lee Street
P. O. Box 908
Jefferson, GA 30549
(706) 367-5233
Our offices will be closed
Friday, July 4 th .
