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…
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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,…
Champion Fitness holds grand opening
Halie Wetherington news@greenepublishing.com On Saturday, Dec. 11, Champion Fitness held a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for its new location in the old Shelby’s building. Now at 140 NE Yellow Pine…
Madison Tourist Development Council extends photo contest
Shelly Holbrook news@greenepublishing.com The Madison Tourist Development Council is holding a photo contest that had an original entry deadline of Wednesday, Dec. 15. However, the council extended their photo contest deadline to…
Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosts annual Christmas party
Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com The Madison County Chamber of Commerce, located at 182 NE College Loop, in Madison, hosted their annual Christmas party on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The night was filled with joyous…
Where are they now: Hannah Lancaster
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Hannah Lancaster grew up in Madison, nurturing an adventurous spirit and a contagiously friendly demeanor. Her sense of humor was widely known and enjoyed by her many friends. She…
Madison Books hosts local author
Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com On Friday, Dec. 3, Madison Books graciously opened their doors to six-time author Jimmy Deas, who spoke on his books and the inspirations behind them. Before becoming an author,…
Wingfield shares his story of healing and success
Shelly Smith news@greenepublishing.com Born and raised in Madison, Malcolm Wingfield shares his story of perseverance in the face of what seemed like impossible odds. On Dec. 7, 2017, Wingfield was severely injured…
Madison Garden Club hosts monthly meeting
Devyn LeBlanc news@greenepublishing.com The Madison Garden Club held their monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Madison Woman’s Club. During the business portion of the meeting, it was discussed that the…
Vandalism in Town of Lee
Shelly Smith news@greenepublishing.com The bench located at the lake in the town of Lee has been vandalized. It appears as though someone attempted to remove the bench, resulting in damage to the…