Category: Community News

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson made a trip to Madison. While in town, he met with students at Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA), at their…

Dan Buchanan Contributor The 31st Annual Founder’s Day Celebration is just around the corner and will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15. For 31 years, the church has always looked for new…

Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Senior Trooper Craig Lents started his work in law enforcement at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDT) in the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance in…

Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com On Tuesday, Aug. 2, State Representative Allison Tant held a special event at Four Freedoms Park, in Madison. Tant, whose opponent in the State House District Nine race has…

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, July 28, candidates for three seats on the Madison County District School Board were able to make their case at the Madison County Courthouse during the first…

Becky Robinson Contributor “Back to School” means it’s time to go back to dancing school as well. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the sound of tapping feet and lively music will once again…

Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com On Friday, Oct. 21, the Madison RV and Golf Resort will be hosting their first 2022 Jake Sullivan Calcutta Live Auction. The auction will begin at 7:30 p.m., in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…