Small businesses are seeing the upside of the growth as the city approves a new budget with traffic flow as a priority.
MADISON, Ala. — Andrea Williams is a Madison native and has had the pleasure of seeing the city grow.
“When I grew up here in the eighties and nineties, you at least drove by four or five cotton fields before you went to school,” Williams said. “If you went to Liberty, you went by a lot of cotton fields. The first thing that changed was that now it’s all houses or churches.”
From cotton fields to Toyota Field, the city of Madison has become a hot spot in the greater Huntsville area. Williams’ family has owned Madison Station Antiques for over 30 years and says the city has a lot to offer.
“It has drawn so many people because of the school ratings and things,” Williams said. “You know, about ten years ago with people from St. Louis and …