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Madison City Schools approves elementary rezoning plan Madison City Schools is officially rezoning By Anna Mahan and Kailey Schuyler | May 6, 2021 at 6:26 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 8:17 AM
MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - A big change is coming to Madison City Schools.
Thursday night, Madison City Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a rezoning plan. The rezoning plan has been a hot debate for months now.
This is the 4th revision of the elementary rezoning plans. Madison City School Superintendent, Ed Nichols says they have considered everyone’s concerns.
“Most of our growth is on the western side of our town and so we have to balance that growth. We do not want just new growth on one side of town. We have to balance that with our schools on the eastern side of town, says Nichols.
Before the storm…
The days leading up to April 27th were extremely busy and also a time filled with an unusual energy that accompanies potential high end severe weather days. I recall that we were at an Easter Egg Hunt the prior Saturday, April 23rd (our daughter was 9 then) when several parents came up to ask me about the weather for the following week. So word was already getting out. In fact, looking back at the forecast discussion and outlooks we were already highlighting significant impact weather for the coming Wednesday.
By Monday, briefings were in full swing and the media was requesting interviews at a rather rapid pace. One interview in particular struck me, especially in hindsight. A reporter asked the Warning Coordination Meteorologist David Nadler on April 26th – the day before – “is this going to be as bad as the April 3rd, 1974 tornado outbreak?” At first, I thought this was a crazy question but the more I thought about it and the more I looked at the data
Fire reported on Liza Lane in Madison Emergency crews fighting fire on Liza Lane in Madison (Source: Associated Press) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | April 23, 2021 at 3:39 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 4:12 PM
MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - Emergency crews are working to put out a fire in Madison Friday afternoon.
Authorities confirm a fire broke out on Liza Lane off of Wall Triana Highway.
Officials with the Madison Police Department say it could take hours for the scene to be clear and encourage people to avoid the area if possible.
At this time, there are no details about what caused the fire or if anyone was involved when it broke out.