Construction on a new state veterans cemetery in Madison County is expected to begin in October, bringing North Alabama closer to having its own burial site for veterans and their families.
Officials with the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled detailed plans for the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery-North Alabama during a town hall meeting Thursday at Madison County High School.
The 150-acre cemetery will be located along Maysville Road in northeast Madison County, between Ryland Pike and the community of St. Clair. The project is intended to address what state officials described as a gap in access to veterans burial services in Alabama…