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…
Healthcare Hero: Macy Ely
Shelly Holbrook, news@greenepublishing.com Macy Ely is from Perry, and has been working as a nurse practitioner rotating between the Madison, Taylor and Jefferson County Health Departments since August of 2019. Ely completed…
MCHS FFA recognizes state degree recipients
Shelly Holbrook, news@greenepublishing.com The Madison County High School (MCHS) Future Famers of America (FFA) recently recognized their club members who received State and American Degrees. Students who accomplished this will be recognized…
Cowboys’ season ends at region semi-final
Rick Patrick, rick@greenepublishing.com The Cowboys’ up and down baseball season came to an end on Tuesday, May 10, at the hands of the Hornets of Lafayette High School. The Cowboys struggled at…
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…
Ronald Anthony Thomas, Sr. April 16, 1967 – May 6, 2022 “TT”
Ronald Anthony Thomas, Sr. came into the world on April 16, 1967, to be a blessing to his parents, Edgar Thomas, Sr. and Johnnie Mae Kirkland Thomas, as well as to their…
Frank Galbraith, III
Frank Galbraith, III, 74, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 10, surrounded by his wife and four children, after a brief battle with cancer. Frank served his country in the…
From the sunny side: Extreme
Since I began my little adventure here at the newspaper, I’ve been called many things. Some of them actually good. Some of them not as good. I’m sure some of them can’t…
Funds raised for woman fighting cancer
Shelly Holbrook, news@greenepublishing.com Darla Dee (Carver) Winn, who is better known to so many as Darla Dee Sunshine, has been a Madison County resident for most of her life, raised on a…
Local marksmen headed to 4-H National Shooting Sports Championship
Beth Moore, Contributor The earliest evidence of archery dates to the late Paleolithic period, around 10,000 B.C., when the Egyptian and neighboring Nubian cultures used bows and arrows for the purposes of…
20th of May Pageant this Saturday
Rick Patrick, rick@greenepublishing.com In recognition of the annual 20th of May celebration, there will be a “20th of May Pageant” held on Saturday, May 14, at 5 p.m. The pageant will feature…
From the sunny side: Beet juice
Those folks who know me well, know that I have never been a very picky eater. In actuality, it only takes a casual glance to see that I have not turned down…
Mary Ruth Kramer
Mary Ruth Kramer, 80, was born in Madison, Fla. in 1941. Her father, Hyem, owned the renowned Kramer’s retail store, and her mother, Eva (nee Greenstein) was one of the first women…
Get ready for Down Home Days 2022
Devyn LeBlanc: reporter@greenepublishing.com The Madison County Chamber of Commerce has worked hard to plan this year’s Down Home Days event. Down Home Days is set to take place on Saturday, April 23,…
Could Popeyes be open in May?
Shelly Holbrook: news@greenepublishing.com The Madison community is eagerly watching the progress take place at the construction site for the new fast food dining restaurant, Popeyes. Jeffrey Shivers, project and development manager for…
Cross Road Missionary Baptist Church holds meet and greet
Elder Perry Lee Jones, Sr.: Contributor Cross Road Missionary Baptist Church welcomes everyone to a meet and greet, scheduled for Sunday, April 24, beginning at 2 p.m. Elder Perry Lee Jones, Sr….
Cowboys swat hornets
Rick Patrick: rick@greenepublishing.com On Monday, April 4, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys varsity baseball team hosted the Hornets of Pelham High School, from north of the border, in Pelham, Ga….
Lyric Mattair Lee releases first book
Mickey Starling: reporter3@greenepublishing.com Lyric Mattair Lee, daughter of Merv and Denise Mattair, has finished her first book, “A Girl’s Missing Piece: A Daughter’s Appreciation for her dad’s presence & a daddy’s handbook.”…
Light it up Blue: Awareness on the spectrum
Heather Ainsley: news@greenepublishing.com Beginning Saturday, April 2, the world turned blue in honor of World Autism Awareness. Both children and adults with autism are especially susceptible to mood changes due to lighting,…
The Madison Passion Play begins this Saturday
Devyn LeBlanc: reporter@greenepublishing.com It’s that time of year again, where the community can join together to enjoy The Madison Passion Play, presented by Madison Church of God, located at 771 NE Colin…