MADISON — Dane County has hired Jerome Dillard to serve as its new Jail Re-entry Coordinator, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced May 5.  Parisi included the creation of the new position, located in the county’s Department of Human Services, in his 2014 budget to better connect individuals transitioning from the criminal justice system back […]

MADISON — A retirement party was held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center May 1 for Wanda Fullmore, who has worked in City Hall for five different mayors —– Paul Soglin, Joe Sensenbrenner, Joel Skornicka, Sue Bauman, and Dave Cieslewicz. Since 1975, Fullmore was the first person you'd see or talk to if […]

By Dane County Media  MADISON —  Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, who was overwhelmingly elected to a second term in 2010 with 71% of the vote, has announced he is seeking re-election this November 2014.“Working together, we’ve improved public safety, cracked down on drunken driving, and eliminated overcrowding in the jail,” Mahoney said. “But there […]

By Kristin Van Spankeren MADISON — The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) is pleased to announce the unveiling of its new community rain garden on May 17 with a celebration from 1-2:30 p.m.In partnership with UW-Arboretum Earth Partnership with support from Friends of Lake Wingra and Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the CMC seeks to empower […]

MADISON — “Planting seeds, nurturing growth, strengthening community” will be the theme as friends and supporters of Madison-area Urban Ministry (MUM) gather at the East Side Club on Monona Drive to celebrate the agency’s 41st anniversary fundraiser on Thursday, May 22ndThe festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres. This year’s event […]

By A. David Dahmer, Photos by Leann Schwarz The 3rd annual MS Gets On My Nerves basketball fundraiser was held at Pooley's Restaurant on Madison's east side on May 3.“We raised a little over $2,000 from the event,” said Daze Entertainment Basketball Owner Troy Dean (pictured at right). “That will go to one of the […]

By Pepsi Cola of Madison

For 23 years, The Madison Times has been the only weekly news publication covering the positive news, people, and events that affect Madison’s communities of color, with our primary focus on the African American population. The first issue of The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper was published April 24, 1991. Described as "Madison's only 'blue chip' […]

“Advancing Talent, Opportunity & Prosperity: The Madison Region's Economic Development, Diversity & Leadership Summit” by A. David Dahmer In past years, MadREP’s annual State of the Madison Region Summit and the Urban League’s Workplace Diversity and Leadership Summit were separate events held weeks apart in May. This year, the two Madison powerhouse agencies will have […]