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2020 hindsight: A look back at a tumultuous year

The end of 2020 couldn’t get here fast enough for many. It’s been the year of the toilet paper shortage, face masks, quarantines, job losses and political strife. It will be remembered as the Presidential election year when a pandemic altered life for people across the globe. Coronavirus affected life in Madison County, too. And there were numerous COVID-19 stories on the front page of The Madison County Journal in 2020, but there was plenty of local news not related to the virus this year. Here is a look back at front-page news in The Journal in 2020: JANUARY •Madison County commissioners voted 5-0 to include a referendum on the 2020 General Election ballot to allow voters to decide on whether to give senior citizens a break on their property tax bills.

Community steps to the plate for needy kids at Christmas

Two hundred and eighteen needy Madison County kids are having a brighter Christmas this year thanks to the county sheriff’s office and community volunteers and donors. Over $10,000 was raised by the county Toy Ride in honor of the late Stan Elrod this year, and trash bags full of toys were loaded into vehicle after vehicle Saturday morning. Madison County Sheriff Michael Moore praised Angel Fisher and Torie Lester for organizing the effort. “Those two really organized it really well,” he said. “They did a lot of shopping. And had a lot of people go shopping. They said they were going to make it happen and they did.”

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