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By Paula Dempsey, Chair of Madison County Democrats With deep gratitude for her excellent service and faithful commitment, Madison County Democrats joyfully recognize Nancy Ashley Fosson as the 2026 recipient of the Liston B. Ramsey Award. Nancy and her husband Don chose Madison County as their home in the 1970s, and it wasn’t long after they arrived before folks in the area learned of Nancy’s competence and reliability, especially on the Mars Hill College campus, at Mars H

🚨 Mark Your Calendars! 🚨 Madison Dems 250th Celebration 🗓️ Saturday, July 18th, 4:30PM-6:30PM Madison County, Come Celebrate! Madison County, come celebrate! Join us and your neighbors from across the community for an afternoon honoring 250 years of American democracy. We're thrilled to welcome Justice Anita Earls, candidate for reelection to the NC Supreme Court, as our guest speaker. Then stay for the party. We'll have a taco bar, live music from Steve Davidowski and Fri

by Tricia Shapiro Changes in the rules governing your right to vote this year are still being made by local, state, and federal government. Here's what we know, as of June 26: In Ring One: Locally, our county elections board voted unanimously last month to have all three of Madison County's usual early voting sites open this fall. 🎉 Meanwhile, in Ring Two, the Republican partisans who now run NC's state Board of Elections have proposed a bunch of voting rule changes that, if

by Judy Major Most of us understand that property taxes (about 45% of Madison county revenue) are essential to providing a broad range of valuable public services such as clean drinking water, quality K-12 schools, safety on our streets and services for the elderly, to name a few. Most of us also agree that property taxes should be equitable. That is to say, taxes should be in proportion to the owner’s means. It’s important to understand that the tax rate aka “mill rate” (th

by Scholarship Recipient Kalan Cody When Benjamin Franklin was asked at the close of the Constitutional Convention what kind of government the delegates had created, he famously replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” The Constitution drafted at that convention became the foundation of our government, outlining exactly how "We the People" participate. The United States is a representative democracy, meaning citizens elect representatives who serve as our voice in governmen