Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, March 22, the Commissioners heard from Greg Vickers and Ann Vickers, who…
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City of Madison hosts community meeting
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, March 23, the City of Madison hosted a meeting for any community-minded citizens who wished to attend. The purpose of this meeting was to announce…
Semi-truck slams into Madison building
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, March 22, at approximately 4 p.m., a 2009 Mack semi-truck, owned by Singletary Trucking, and driven by Gideon Elliot Suggs, of Live Oak, ran off…
Madison EMS paramedic arrested
Story Submitted On Saturday, March 25, at approximately 7 a.m., the Madison Police Department received a report of missing prescription pills from an employee of Madison EMS, located at 1314 W. Base…
Proposed legislation would cut back on food stamps
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. A bill working its way through the Florida Legislature could cut off food stamps to nearly 230,000 residents — including children and seniors. House Bill 581, titled…
MCHS weightlifting team holds its own at regional meet
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Following an impressive District meet on Friday, March 10 in Fort White, the Madison County High School (MCHS) boys weightlifting team travelled to Baker County High School,…
Babe Ruth league opens Saturday
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The local Babe Ruth Baseball and Softball League will have their Opening Day Celebration on Saturday, April 1, at the Madison County Recreation Park. The Opening Ceremony…
MFR to flush fire hydrants
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison Fire Rescue will be flushing fire hydrants around the City, beginning on Monday, April 10. This process will take approximately two weeks to complete. The City…
Stolen vehicle, armed robbery, wreck; one dead, one critical
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. The events that unfolded early Thursday morning, March 30, left one teenager dead and one in critical condition. According to multiple law enforcement reports, at 1:48…
Armed robbery; one shot
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Friday, March 24, at 10:22 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the Pit Stop Convenient Store, located at 1407…
Saving our schools… It really does take a village
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the sixth in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. It is…
Trash truck rolls over
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper Britany Doty, on Monday, March 20, at 11:30 a.m., a 2006 Mack semi-truck and trailer overturned on SW Greenville Hills…
Sleeping driver’s truck overturns; burns
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), on Tuesday, March 7, at approximately 5 p.m., a 1995 Ford F-150, driven by Alejandro Zamora-Albora, of Wauchula, exited Interstate…
Greenville man life-flighted to Shands
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Lt. Riordan of the Florida Highway Patrol, on Tuesday, March 21, at 12:45 p.m., Trooper J.R. Tillie responded to a wreck on Interstate 10, near…
Lee man flown to Shands after wreck
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Sgt. Tomas Dillon of the Florida Highway Patrol, on Saturday, March 25, at approximately 8 p.m., Investigator Keith Davis investigated a single-vehicle wreck on the…
Staffing cuts ahead for school district
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, March 21, the Madison County District School Board held a workshop meeting ahead of their regularly scheduled meeting. The purpose of this workshop meeting was…
Multiple agencies respond to fire off I-10
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, March 20, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol received a report of a fire on the side of Interstate 10, near mile maker…
Failure to yield causes crash in Madison
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the City of Madison Police Department, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 7, a white 2002 Ford sedan, driven by Freddie Lee Johnson III,…
Georgia Johnson is turning 103
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, March 29, Georgia Johnson will celebrate her birthday; she will be 103 years old. She has lived in Madison all of her life, and she…