Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Local Madison County residents will have an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their state representatives on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Rep. Halsey Beshears and Sen. Bill Montford will…
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Education: School Board revises school calendar
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Board voted to revise the school calendar in order to make…
Weather: Hurricane season updated again
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Is it any surprise that after Harvey, Irma and Maria, meteorologists might want to revisit their earlier rosy forecasts of the Atlantic hurricane season? Like singer/songwriter Bob…
Greenville Town Council: Reams vs. Council
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Kim Reams, an employee of the Town of Greenville has requested that Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart and the Office of Gov. Rick Scott launch an investigation…
LOCAL: Rattlesnake found at MCHS
Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida is known for several things, and the number of deadly snakes is one of them. And when the territory of humans and snakes collide, bad things…
City Commission: First budget draft approved
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison City Commissioners held their September meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Madison City Hall. Shortly after the start of the meeting (following…
Tax filing due dates extended for Florida businesses
Story Submitted Today, Florida Department of Revenue (FDR) Executive Director Leon Biegalski issued an emergency order to extend certain filing due dates for Florida businesses registered with the Department in each of…
Wreck SR 53: Bad visibility causes two-vehicle crash
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. Two people were injured during a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 5:55 a.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Hai Nguyen, 57, of Houston,…
City of Madison: Tennis Courts open
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Those residents of Madison who desire to get in a couple sets of tennis, now have brand new courts on which to enjoy the game. The new…
Wreck in Pinetta: Log truck vs. SUV
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. A two-vehicle collision occurred Friday, Sept. 15 at the intersection of CR 145 and CR 150, in Pinetta. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, at approximately…
Wreck @ Winn-Dixie: Truck vs. Pedestrian
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at approximately 11:30 a.m., 80-year-old Flossie Blackshear, of Madison, was sent to the Madison County Memorial Hospital emergency room due to injuries she…
County Commission: County approves purchase of new grapple truck
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Commissioners voted to purchase a new grapple truck for the…
WRECK: Semi jackknifed on I-10
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) spokesperson Sergeant Brad Johnson, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at approximately 10:45 p.m., near mile marker 268 on Interstate 10, 28-year-old Ryan…
FUNDRAISER: Fundraiser set for Brandon Bailey
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. A benefit has been planned for Brandon Bailey, who recently lost his leg due to an automobile accident. Brandon is the son of Pastor Jeff and Janet…
County Commission: Commissioners consider new budget
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Board of Madison County Commissioners held a public hearing for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 tentative budget for the county. The budget…
STATE: Florida marriage laws might be changing
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. In the State of Florida, it is currently perfectly legal for someone 16 or 17-years-old to marry, given parental consent. However, a controversial law exists that makes…
Arresting Details about two local people
Eboni Roshondra Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Tallahassee Police Department announce the arrest of Eboni Roshondra Montgomery Henderson for retaliating against a witness. According to the MFCU…
Irma touches Madison County
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Before Hurricane Irma flooded Georgia, Florida, and the Caribbean, she flooded news outlets, social media, and the minds of every attentive resident of the Sunshine State. Her…
WRECK: Car vs 4-wheeler
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday morning, Sept. 7, a 2000 Honda Accord, driven by 23-year-old Rhionna Gaal, of Lee, collided with a Polaris all-terrain vehicle (ATV), driven by 19-year-old Christopher…
EDUCATION: School Board considers lower millage levy
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Board considered the new millage rate to be levied in the…