Environment

Parks are open

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 29th, 1:14 pm

Both Palmer and Dublin Parks are now open in the city of Madison.

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Cleaner roads

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, March 14th, 10:09 am

To improve the cleanliness, health and safety of Madison, curbed city streets will be swept beginning Monday, March 14th.

To minimize the inconvenience to motorist, the major roads will be swept at night beginning at 8:00.

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Curbside recycling expansion

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 1st, 10:39 am

The list of items that can go in your blue recycling bin is about to be longer later this month.

Mayors Tommy Battle and Paul Finley and Madison County Commission Chairman Mike Gillespie will be announce the details on Thursday, February 3rd at 2pm.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Sunday, January 16th, 2011, 12:47pm

Provided by WorldNow
Information from www.mlkday.gov

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" On Monday, Jan. 17, the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday, people across the country will be working to answer that question.

In 1994 Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, observed the third Monday of January, as a national day of service and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading the effort.

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Donations to Red Cross has helped victims in Haiti

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 13th, 12:05 pm

The American Red Cross just released a one-year report on how the Red Cross helped hundreds of thousands of Haitian survivors after the January 2010 earthquake, what has been done to respond to new issues such as the cholera outbreak, and plans for the years ahead to support Haiti's recovery.

Mary Moreillon, Regional Executive Director, states, "Citizens throughout North Alabama and Southern Tennessee responded quickly with generous contributions that have made a real difference in the lives of Haitians.

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Recycle and reuse all that holiday paper

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Friday, December 24th, 2010, 3:30pm

Recycle and reuse all that holiday paper

By Starre Varian
Provided by Earth911.com

We all love to recycle as much as we can. In my house, I like to make it a game to see how little garbage I can throw out each week. But there are always those things that are tough to figure out what to do with, and the holidays produce plenty of them.

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Lunar eclipse

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, December 20th, 10:58 am

Earth's moon will share a holiday surprise with skywatchers on December 20th through the 21st--a total lunar eclipse!

Astronomers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville will be watching, and they'll host a pair of live web chats to answer space enthusiasts' questions and help make the rare experience one to remember.

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