🌱 Main Street fire displaces Madison tenants who lacked renters insurance

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• Main Street fire displaces Madison tenants who lacked renters insurance

Today's riddle: What did the big rose say to the little rose? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
• Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Structure fire in Madison displaces tenants, authorities say (foxbangor.com) — Fire crews quickly knocked down a garage fire on Main Street in Madison Friday afternoon, but the damage was serious enough to displace the tenants. Investigators say the blaze started in a garage wall, isn’t considered suspicious, and the renters—who lacked insurance—are now left without housing.
   

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📸 Around Madison

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madison

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Monday May 25

• City of Madison Closed Memorial Day →
  City of Madison Calendar Madison, AL 35758

Wednesday May 27

• Open Chess Club at Madison Community Center →
  Madison Community Center, 1329 Brownsferry Road, Madison
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 28

• Ribbon Cutting - Wellstone, Inc
  Wellstone, Inc. - Madison Location
  9:00 am
• Sounds of Summer - Groove →
  City of Madison - City Events, 100 Shorter Street, Madison
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Open Chess Club at Madison Community Center →
  Madison Community Center, 1329 Brownsferry Road, Madison
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 24

• Sensory-Friendly Swim-Dublin →
  City of Madison Calendar Madison, AL 35758
  10:00 am
• Country Queens - Legendary Drag Brunch →
  Straight to Ale, 2610 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville
  11:30 am
• The Market at MidCity 2026 →
  MidCity District, 5909 University Dr, Huntsville
  12:00 pm

Monday May 25

• Household Garbage Collection Schedule Changes Due to Holiday
  Madison County Commission, 100 North Side Square, Huntsville

Tuesday May 26

• Finance Committee Meeting →
  City of Madison Calendar, 100 Hughes Rd, Madison
• Madison City Council Meeting →
  City of Madison Calendar, 100 Hughes Rd, Madison
  6:00 pm

Friday May 29

• Ribbon Cutting: True40 Huntsville
  Huntsville Madison County Chamber, 225 Church St NW, Huntsville
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brownish city water coming from the faucet this morning.
  We’re in Madison. Anyone else having this issue? (Nextdoor Kensington Estates)
• Hello!
  We live in the Monrovia area. My parents have some questions about their septic tank. Are there any recommended companies who can help? Thank you! (Nextdoor Monrovia)

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Town Madison-Back of House Team Member in Madison. Apply here.
• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Redstone Arsenal

• Tornado Warning CANCELLED for Madison County (waaytv.com)

Huntsville

• Huntsville High graduation holds tribute for student killed in plane crash (waff.com)
• Memorial Day 2026: 21 things to do in Alabama this holiday weekend (al.com)
• Huntsville drug task force agents seize 15 lbs of cocaine from trafficking operation (whnt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hiya. Bud!! (Thank you Noreen F. for sending it in!)
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