Early morning on Wednesday, March 30, Christopher Sapp, 17, of Lee, was involved in a wreck around midnight that resulted in him remaining undiscovered by his family and authorities until much later…
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Senior night for Cowgirls rescheduled
Senior night for the Madison County High School Cowgirls softball team that was scheduled for Friday, April 1 was rescheduled due to inclement weather. On Thursday, April 7, the Cowgirls will be…
Madison voters may receive incorrect info
Voters in Madison County may be receiving a mass mailing from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) as they have recently sent out a mass mailing to many residents in Florida. The information…
Relay For Life Survivor Dinner scheduled
Relay For Life of Madison is currently scheduled for Friday, April 29 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Madison County High School Boothill Stadium. Event Chair Denise Bell has been…
Concealed weapon license applicants can schedule appointments online
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that, in his continued effort to make applying for a concealed weapon license as convenient as possible, online appointment scheduling is now available….
Session ends, bills die
On Friday, March 11, Florida’s legislative session drew to a close, leaving many bills to become laws and many more to die. Below are a few bills that the Madison County Carrier…
Midnight wreck not found till morning
A wreck took place early morning on Wednesday, March 30 that resulted with the driver being entrapped in his vehicle for a number of hours before his eventual rescue. According to the…
Officials, residents discuss water quality of Cherry Lake
On Tuesday, March 29, the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Cherry Lake residents and representatives with the Suwanee River Water Management District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and…
Senior night to be held for Cowgirls
The Madison County High School Cowgirls softball team will be honoring their four senior players Friday night, April 1 at the Madison County High School softball complex. The senior ceremony will begin…
Allen Cherry to retire
After 10 years of serving Madison County as County Coordinator, Allen Cherry is announcing his retirement. He will retire on July 29. Cherry was born and raised in Madison and is the…
Citizen of the Year nominations being accepted
It’s time to say thank you to an outstanding member of the Madison County community. One of the most coveted awards is the 2016 Citizen of the Year Award, sponsored by the…
Florida defunds Planned Parenthood
On Friday, March 25, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that will tighten restrictions on abortion clinics and defund Planned Parenthood in Florida. The bill, HB 1411, redefines gestation and pregnancy trimesters;…
MCSO deputies honored nationally
During the week of Monday, March 14, four deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office were honored and received national recognition in Reno, NV by the National Criminal Enforcement Association (NCEA) during…
Madison ranks low in overall state health
The findings of the 2016 County Rankings and Roadmaps program, derived from Florida Department of Health (FDOH) data, has been released by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation….
Commissioners discuss fracking ordinance
The Madison County Commissioners met on Wednesday, March 23 at 6 p.m. with a short agenda but had much to discuss. For petitions of the public, Jerome Wyche of the Kiwanis Club…
Vehicles collide
The intersection of Washington Ave. and Base St. became the scene of an accident, which then resulted in a citation being issued when a driver ran a red light. Joshua…
Prayer Never Fails shows in Madison April 1
The movie that was filmed in Madison last summer has been released for showing in Madison this Friday, April 1. Prayer Never Fails is a gripping legal drama that was filmed almost…
The tractor-trailer debate continues
During the Tuesday, March 22 special meeting that was called together by the Madison City Commissioners, the matter of allowing tractor-trailer trucks to park overnight in sections of the city that had…
Fire destroys home, man arrested
On Tuesday, March 22 at approximately 7:25 p.m., the Lee Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) responded to a report of a structure fire on Pioneer St. in the southeastern section of Madison County….
Crash ends in mental evaluation
On Monday, March 14 at around 1:44 p.m., a driver from Crescent City, Fl. (whose name was not provided by the Florida Highway Patrol due to the sensitivity of the case) was…