Groundbreaking for new high school on was held on December 16th!

It's about time! Bob Jones, despite its amazing list of achievements, is bursting at the seams. The word on the street is that Madison City's new high school will be ready to open for the Fall 2012 semester. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on December 16th at 10 am and then construction commenced.

For the people that live on County Line Road, this will be a HUGE asset! Just imagine living within 2 turns and 2 miles of your elementary school, middle school and high school! That means more sleeping, less driving, less traffic and happier faces! Madison is growing and it is awesome to see the city's officials making this effort to grow with us.

Go visit the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, located along the Tennessee River between Huntsville and Decatur, was established in 1938 to provide habitat for wintering and migrating birds. Considered the easternmost Refuge in the Mississippi flyway, this 35,000-acre Refuge attracts thousands of wintering waterfowl each year and supports the southernmost and Alabama's only significant concentration of wintering Southern James Bay Canada geese. It also serves as winter habitat for the State's largest duck population. In addition to migratory birds, the Refuge hosts 115 species of fish, 74 species of reptiles and amphibians, 47 species of mammals, and 285 different species of songbirds. The Refuge is also home to 10 federally listed endangered or threatened species.

Wheeler NWR is comprised of a great diversity of habitat types such as bottomland hardwoods, wetlands, pine uplands, agricultural fields, and backwater embayment. These habitats provide excellent feeding, loafing, and roosting sites for waterfowl, as well as nesting sites for migrating songbirds. The Refuge provides a much-needed oasis in one of the fastest growing regions in the state, with Madison being ranked as one of the top ten fasting growing cities in the nation in 2002.