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JULY 9, 2025 Madison County Journal Merged with The Corner News and The Danielsville Monitor, 2006 < U MadisonJournalTODAY.com Merged with Vol. 42 No. 27* Publication No. 1074-987* Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia 30633 * A Publication of MainStreet Newspapers Inc. *12 Pages, 1 Sectio Plus Supplements $1.00 Danielsville moves upcoming City Council meeting DoUar General denied Locals express opposition to store; BOC denies rezone request The City of Danielsville announced in a recent Face- book post that its July 14 City Council meeting has been moved from Daniels ville City Hall to the more spacious Madison County Government Complex. A number of citizens have expressed their intent to at tend the meeting and express their concerns about the re cent actions of the Daniels ville Police Department and members of the city govern ment, following the circu lation of body cam footage online showing Police Chief Cleve Williams shooting and killing a dog while issu ing an ordinance violation. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the government complex located at 91 Al bany Ave., Danielsville. At tendees will need to enter through the back door of the building. By Caleb Rollins caleb@mainstreetnews.com A group of concerned citizens from the county’s Shiloh community, locat ed on the northern ends of Danielsville and Ila, made their opinions known about a rezoning request for a new Dollar General location at the Madison County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on Monday night. The board ultimately voted to deny the request. The proposed store lo cation, if approved, would have included a 10,640 square-foot building, along with 43 parking spaces, on a 3-acre tract along High way 29 in Danielsville, across from the junction with Wildcat Bridge Road. DEVELOPER REMARKS Developer Jason Fritz spoke on behalf of the re quest. He stated that the store, while not a Dollar General Market, was a “new prototype” of Dollar General store that would provide fresh produce, meat and household items. According to Fritz, the developers felt the northern end of the county lacked grocery store options and believed the proposed store would provide that service to the community. “This would be really the only grocery store within a six-mile radius or so of that area,” he said. “We felt it would be a great addition to the community.” He also said the store would provide roughly IQ- 12 jobs and a new tax base to the community. COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPEAK While nobody came for ward to speak in favor of the rezoning request, over a dozen citizens were present See BOC, page 3A Freedom rings across Madison County Independence Day parade winds through Colbert Fireworks sparkle over Ila igu |a 009Ey Photos by Michael Lafountain A motorcyclist (above) hands out candy to parade-goers at Colbert’s Independence Day Pa rade last Thursday. Riders of a classic corvette (right) wave to parade-goers gathered in Colbert. Index News — 1A, 3A, 5A, 7A Opinions — 4A Crime — 6A Socials — 2A, 5A Schools — 8A Churches — 8A Obituaries — 9A-10A Classifieds — 7A Legals —11A 13J3637 8 MAILING LABEL 4879 14144 .V A rider and her horse walk in the parade. Photo by Andrew King Fireworks light up the night sky at Ila’s July 4 celebration on Friday night, hosted by Black Antler Tattoo Company. Photo by Michael Lafountain A musician performs at the July 4 celebra tion in Ila. - Photo by Michael Lafountain Locals enjoy the Ila July 4 celebration. Comer market hosts second annual pet show By Pete Dybdahl Cashew is a three-year- old Australian shepherd who lives in Comer. He en joys long walks, knocking his water bowl around the backyard and chewing on banana peels. And as of Saturday, Ca shew is also the 2025 win ner of the Best in Show award at the Comer Com munity Market Pet Show. His handler, seven-year- old Willow Helms of Com er, paraded the Aussie pup around the market stage and had him sit before the judges table. Then Cash, as he is called, sealed the See Pet show, page 2A 2 2- cere Photo by Corina Common Cashew, an Australian Shepherd, shakes hands with owner Willow Helms to secure the Best in Show award at the Comer Market Pet Show on Saturday.
