Madison, Arkansas

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• Museum Works To Survive In Tough Economy
  

  Sydney Caldwell found himself in a quandary while trying to form a sacred harp singing group 10 years ago.

• Allen Elected State School Boards Association President
  

  A local woman who served on the Rogers School Board for 16 years now has another title.

• Rogers woman new president of schools group
  

  Cathy Allen, a 16-year member of the Rogers School Board, is the new president of the Arkansas School Boards Association.

• Tour of homes aids Ark
  

  Madison Ark Executive Director Mandy Nabors is seen with shelter dog Peyton at Marian Bowen's home in Ridgeland, just one of the homes on the Yappy Holidays Tour of Homes fundraiser.

• Tejano Grill to hold open house Dec. 18
  

  Tejano Grill, 1030 U.S. 51 in Madison will be holding a Christmas Open House Thursday, Dec.

• Bad economy affects animal shelters
  

  Dozens of cats and dogs are patiently waiting for homes at Madison Ark. Unfortunately there are more people coming to the shelter to drop off pets than to adopt them.

• Quorum Court levies real estate and personal property taxes
  

  Head-on accident: Two teenagers were taken to the hospital following this head-on collision Tuesday afternoon.

• FC City Council to discuss budget
  

  The Forrest City City Council will meet in special session at 5 this evening to continue discussing the city's 2009 budget.

• Incumbents reelected in FC; other cities to see new faces
  

  Restaurant renovation: The Forrest City Taco Bell has undergone a face lift on both the inside and outside of the building with new paint and a new facade.

• FIRE /AMBULANCE
  

  Forest, woods or wildland fire at 305 E. Main St. * Building fire confined to furnishings, no structure at 590 Highland.

• Car hauler fire on I-40 backs up FC traffic
  

  A fire on Interstate 40 involving a loaded car hauler Monday forced traffic to be rerouted through Forrest City for much of the afternoon.

• Move of the ALE students to one campus will benefit local district
  

  Getting ready: Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute is continuing preparations for the 21st annual Vo-Tech Barbecue this Friday.

• Around Town : Remembering courage in times of crisis
  

  In the struggle to forge our country 232 years ago, James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton penned a series of pamphlets to support and defend the creation of a new kind of government, one unlike any the ...

• Madison campus to house all ALE students in FCSD
  

  The Madison campus will soon house all students assigned to the Alternative Learning Environment in the Forrest City School District.

• Candidates for Pos. 6 on FCSB say millage needed for students
  

  Voters in the Forrest City School District will have two candidates to choose from in the race for Position 6 on the local school board when they head to the polls Tuesday.

• Madison Fire Department to hold fire safety event
  

  The Madison Fire Department will hold a fire safety event Oct. 4 at the Home Depot in Colony Crossing.

• Madison ARK needs volunteers, donations for Waveland pets
  

  The ARK has not previously been open, so as a result, the shelter is in need of the following items as well as volunteers: higher quality dry dog and puppy food cat food cat litter litter pans water and food ...

• Clerk: Filing slow for council positions
  

  The filing period for council seats in five local municipalities ends at noon on Tuesday, and so far, St.

• Filings continue for council seats
  

  The filing period for city council positions in Caldwell, Colt, Madison, Palestine and Widener will close next Tuesday, and St.

City Description

Madison is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census. Madison is located at 35°0′49″N 90°43′37″W / 35.01361, -90.72694 (35.013681, -90.726919). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.93%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 987 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 577.9 people per square mile (222.9/km²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 239.5/sq mi (92.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 10.03% White, 88.96% Black or African American, 0.41% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 358 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.3% were married couples living together, 32.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or

City Contained By:

• St. Francis County
• Arkansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 4.6619785986 km squared

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