SUMMARY: The 2025 Madison mayoral race features three candidates vying to replace Mayor Paul Family, who is not seeking re-election. The candidates are City Councilwoman Renamed Bartlett, City Administrator Steve Smith, and community organizer Margie Daley. All moved to Madison as adults and have held various leadership roles. Daley is known for attending city council meetings, Smith has served two terms as a city councilman and is now city administrator, and Bartlett was on the Medicine Board of Education before joining the city council. Key campaign issues include school funding, improving roads and parks, better utilizing the baseball stadium, and enhancing community safety. Voters prioritize infrastructure and road maintenance.

Here’s what to know about the 2025 Madison Mayoral Race.

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SUMMARY: On August 26, 2025, News 5 NOW covered Alabama’s municipal election day, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., highlighting Mobile’s mayoral race with four candidates. Other key stories included President Trump’s new executive order to prosecute flag burning, challenging a 1989 Supreme Court decision. Over 2,000 cans of SevenUp Tropical Zero Sugar were recalled in Alabama and Florida for containing sugar. The Air Force awarded UWF $100,000 for AI research in intelligence systems and robotics. Measles resurfaced in Alabama with the first case in 20 years in an unvaccinated child. Voter engagement and election updates were also emphasized throughout the broadcast.

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SUMMARY: Fourteen-year-old Lucas Garrard, a freshman at Enterprise High School, won first place in the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association’s 2025 Road Trip Photo Contest with a photo taken at his sister’s softball tournament. His image received the most online votes, earning him a $100 gift card. Second place went to Shelby Favre York for a photo at Prairie Creek Campground, winning $50, while Barbara Sims took third place with a picture of her grandson in Conecuh County, winning an ALBBAA merchandise gift basket. ALBBAA recently launched the Best Fish Photo Contest, running through September 30, open to fish caught in Alabama’s Black Belt counties.

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