Madison County home breeders of dogs and cats can once again sell their young animals without needing a special use permit. The Madison County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to return to the original ordinance after a public hearing last week that was part of the supervisors regular joint meeting with the Madison County Planning Commission. Supervisors decided against amending the county’s kennel zoning ordinance after listening to accounts from county residents. They had previously voted to delete the last line at the recommendation of the planning commission at their regular meeting Dec. 8, 2009 meeting.

UPDATE—Madison County’s boys basketball team defeated the Castlewood Blue Devils 51-38 March 11 to advance to the Group A, Division 1 state final game March 12 in Richmond’s Sigel Center, according to the http://www.berrysports.com Web site. Madison’s Logan Terrell led all scorers with 14 points, followed by fellow Mountaineers Jerel Carter and David Falk with 9 each, Casey Campbell with 8, Matt Garr with 6, Trey Hensley with 3, and Patrick Lucas with 2.

Celebrating didn’t even cross the minds of the Madison County boys basketball team on its way to the locker room after a 72-58 win over Surry County in the Group A, Division 1 quarterfinals Saturday in Harrisonburg. The Mountaineers had already moved on and were waiting for their state semifinal game to start.

Madison County will play in the Group A boys basketball state tournament vs. Surry County 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6 at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. Tickets for the JMU Convocation Center game are $8 at JMU the day of the game only.

State Sen. R. Edward Houck, D-Spotsylvania, said the bill (inspired by a Madison County Sheriff’s Office conflict of interest case) simply modernizes the salary threshold at which Virginia’s conflict of interest law kicks in. “The last time this thing was updated was 1994,” he said. “The subcommittee felt this update was certainly acceptable.”

A juvenile and domestic relations court judge denied bond Feb. 22 to a Madison County woman charged of shooting and murdering her estranged husband, an Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigator, in an apparent crime of passion Dec. 11, 2009 at his residence in rural Unionville.

Building in Madison County may present some unexpected challenges to potential residents or businesses. No more places to connect to sewer lines or “taps” remain in the areas of the county that offer water and sewer lines Rapidan Service Authority Chairman Steve Hoffman said. He explained the current state of water and sewer lines in Madison at the Madison County Board of Supervisors regular Feb. 9 meeting.

It happens very year. Just as soon as wrestling season ends a tremendous letdown ensues. Who can understand it?  Who would care?

Much of the story could be seen in the face.There were scratch marks, discoloration around the eyes, the usual sweat and traces of blood for the full measure.All the things an embattled fighter or wrestler wears after a fight.That was the face of Madison County’s Ethan O’Connell following his Group A state championship bout against Covington’s Chris Bowden Feb. 20.