Government
The Town of Madison is the county seat and commercial center. It is near the center of the county, near the intersections of the three major highways service the area – U.S. Route 29, State Route 230, and State Route 231. There are about 300 residents in the town whose north-south boundaries parallel Main Street.
The Town of Madison is governed by Mayor Willie Lamar and a four-person town council comprised of Vice Mayor Nancy Knighting, Charles Carter, Alma Lu Ayers, and William Payne. The town office is located at 23 Washington Circle in the Peterson Building and also houses the Division of Motor Vehicles office. The town Council meets at that office, 540-948-3202, on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. The town Planning Commission meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. The town Project Management Team meets on the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm. The town Board of Zoning Appeals meets annually.
Town of Madison Contact Information
Madison Town Office: 540-948-3202, (Fax) 540-948-5994
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (excluding state holidays)
Cheryl Yowell, Town Administrator, Town Clerk, Zoning Administrator, and Treasurer
Madison Town Council:
Jennifer Campbell, Mayor 540-718-4679
Nancy Knighting, Councilwoman 540-948-7031
Charles Carter, Councilman 540-948-4071
Deborah Byram, Councilwoman 540-407-7106
Kimberly Pumphrey, Councilwoman 540-219-6367
Madison Town Planning Commission:
Shannon Johnston, Chair 540-948-4711
Alma Lu Ayers, Commissioner 540-948-6532
William M. Pattie, Commissioner 540-718-1008
Kim Pumphrey, Commissioner 540-219-6367
Vacant, Commissioner
Madison Town Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA):
Shannon Johnston, Chair 540-948-4711
Zane Byram, Vice-Chair 540-648-6172
Jane Lamar, Member 540-948-6717
Stephen Chambers, Member 571-244-6600
Jesse M. Bannister, Member 540-295-7864
iNCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The inclement weather policy follows Madison County.
HOLIDAY CALENDAR 2025
The following are observed Holidays for 2025:
January 1 (Wednesday) - New Year's Day
January 20 (Monday) - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 17 (Monday) - George Washington Day
May 26 (Monday) - Memorial Day
June 19 (Thursday) - Juneteenth
July 4 (Friday) - Independence Day
September 1 (Monday) - Labor Day
October 13 (Monday) - Columbus Day & Yorktown Victory Day
November 4 (Tuesday) - Election Day
November 11 (Tuesday) - Veterans Day
November 26 (Wednesday) - Day Before Thanksgiving (close at noon)
November 27 (Thursday) - Thanksgiving
November 28 (Friday) - Day After Thanksgiving
December 24 (Wednesday) - Day Before Christmas (close at noon)
December 25 (Thursday) - Christmas
December 26 (Friday) - Day After Christmas