Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com On Wednesday, June 29, the 10th annual Youth Summer Camp began, which was hosted by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. For three days, kids ages 8-17 engaged in various…
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Verizon to give away backpacks
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com For the 10th time, the local Verizon store will be giving away school backpacks filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, a ruler and glue, as part of…
Sometimes, it takes a village
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Unifi, the largest ground handling and aviation services company in North America, is currently offering special consideration for employment applicants from the Madison area. Unifi’s Executive Chairman and Madison…
Hospital memorializes former employee through scholarship
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Madison County Memorial Hospital (MCMH) has established a scholarship to honor a former employee who was tragically lost in February of 2022. The Luci Strickland Memorial Scholarship has been…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Leah Androski reporter2@greenepublishing.com World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) takes place yearly, on June 15. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was started in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of…
From the sunny side: Cook-outs
Rick Patrick Columnist I was recently watching a morning news show on TV, because it was morning and that’s what I usually watch in the mornings as I am preparing for my…
Teen Driver Challenge at Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Halie Wetherington, reporter@greenepublishing.com On Saturday, April 30, Sheriff David Harper and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) held their first Teen Driver Challenge and had their first success in doing so. Several…
55 Plus Club hears from local veterinarian
Rick Patrick, rick@greenepublishing.com On their final meeting of the season, the 55 Plus Club heard from local veterinarian, Dr. John Lewis. Dr. Lewis gave a very informative presentation on some of the…
Book signing at Madison County Public Library
Mickey Starling, reporter3@greenepublishing.com Lyric Mattair Lee will be signing copies of her first book, “A Girl’s Missing Piece,” at the Madison County Public Library, on Sunday, May 22, from 12 p.m. to…
MCSO Citizens’ Academy: On the front lines
Rick Patrick, rick@greenepublishing.com This is the fourth in a series of articles about the new Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) “Citizens’ Academy.” The Citizens’ Academy is an outreach program of the MCSO…
Madison native turns a new leaf
Devyn LeBlanc, reporter@greenepublishing.com After 35 years of untested loyalty to the United States Postal Service (USPS), Starlet Gail Vickers, otherwise known as Gail, has retired. Gail is a Madison County native and…
Hurricane season is almost here
Lazaro Aleman, news@greenepublishing.com With the Atlantic hurricane season fast approaching, a tropical storm reported off the coast of Africa earlier this week, and weather experts predicting above-normal activity, it may be time…
2022 4-H Ecology Day
Beth Moore, Contributor The campus of North Florida College (NFC) was very busy on Friday, April 22. However, the sidewalks were not filled with your typical college-aged students but instead were filled with…
2022 Miss, Teen Miss and Ms. Madison County Galbraith, Singletary and Hernandez
Cheltsie Holbrook, cheltsie@greenepublish-ing.com The Miss Madison County and Baby to Junior Miss Madison County pageants were held this past Saturday, March 12, at the Van H. Priest Auditorium. The Baby to Tiny…
Major John Haynes receives medal of honor
Mickey Starling, reporter3@greenepublishing.com Major John Haynes, Madison native and Monticello resident, was awarded the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Medal of Honor on Wednesday, March 9. This is the…
Forgotten Coast K9 graduates pups
Shelly Holbrook, news@greenepublishing.com Lifelong Madison County resident, Chris O’Brian, has a great deal to be excited about in 2022. In 2021, O’Brian began Forgotten Coast K9, a non-profit organization which trains dogs…
Lake Park of Madison brings joy to their residents
Kara Leslie, Contributor On Thursday, Feb. 10, the residents at Lake Park of Madison enjoyed the Winter Wonderland Formal. The activities department reached out to the community, seeking donations of formal wear…
New 24 hour gym officially opens for business
Bodyworks Family Fitness 24 hour gym, located at 717 E Base St., held its grand opening on Saturday, Jan. 8. The event was a big success, as the gym exceeded its goal…
Madison County Fire and Rescue works with homeschool students
Shelly Holbrook news@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, Jan. 6, the Madison County Fire and Rescue first responders on shift worked with a local homeschool group, Training Arrows, in order to help teach them how…
Lions Club helps feed families
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison Lions Club continued a holiday tradition of theirs on Thursday, Dec. 23, when they put together food boxes to help feed 20 needy families in Madison County,…