"One Nation Under God, I Love This Land," is a line from a song by Gold City titled "I Love This Land," that sums up Fourth of July celebrations. Americans gather for family cookouts and firework displays to honor and celebrate freedom. Freedom did not come easy, it has taken the lives of many soldiers, and because of their sacrifice, America celebrates Independence with appreciation. The event is titled God and Country: Fourth of July Celebration. [click for more]

A Greenville woman was arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer and for stealing a beer on Thursday, June 16. [click for more]

Oakridge Cemetery in the City of Madison was the scene of an exhumation that had the purpose of identifying a hit and run victim from August of 1980. [click for more]

A Madison woman was arrested for forgery and for having an open container on Friday, June 26. [click for more]

Circuit Judge David W. Fina has been selected as the next chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. He was elected to the post by his fellow Third Circuit judges, and he will replace the current chief judge, Circuit Judge E. Vernon Douglas, when Douglas' 2-year term expires on June 30. This will be Fina's first term as chief judge. [click for more]

Volunteers across Northern Florida are organizing a T.E.A (Taxed Enough Already) party to be held on the 4th of July at Forest Capital Park in Perry, Florida, on U.S. 19 from 10:30 a.m. until noon. [click for more]

In an effort to offset the 2009-2010 loss of $200,000 from the small county grant, awarded by the Department of Environmental Protection, the County Commissioners voted at their regular meeting on June 3 to begin reducing collection center hours on Sundays beginning on July 5. The Coordinator, Solid Waste and Recycling Department, has submitted its draft budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year and all line items have been closely scrutinized to address budget reductions. The cost reduction efforts identified by Coordinator Jerome Wyche clearly shows that the reduction of services on Sunday's will have minimal impact on citizens but a major impact on the expenditure of available funding. Citizens are requested to be cooperative and understand the effect of the funding loss. Madison County, compared to some other small counties with less than 100,000 people population, will still be able to deliver quality services as opposed to some counties having to layoff employees, if not losing their entire program. Following are some helpful hints that may be of assistance to citizens entitled to dispose of their waste at the collection sites: [click for more]