Madison County community bands together to provide for families in need during holidays

MARS HILL – In Madison County, neighbors help neighbors. A number of local residents made sure that Madison County’s nursing home residents and foster children, as well as low-income families, knew that their community was thinking of them during the holiday season, and that they would be provided for. A fledgling Facebook group made up of residents from Madison County and beyond, called Let’s Sew MadCo, made sure this Christmas was one to remember for local at-risk populations. The group was started by Karen Ingraham, a Mars Hill resident, in August. The group had 168 members as of Dec. 27. Since the outset of the group’s formation, Ingraham wanted to find a way to give back to local residents. “I…