Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Due to an expected large audience, the meeting has been moved to the Madison County Courthouse, located at 125 SW Range Ave., in Madison. Local Madison County…
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Has Greenville Country Christmas come to an end?
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Greenville Town Council on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Kathy Reams, informed the Council members and those gathered for the meeting that the…
“Trouble with your current credit card”
Lynette Veit Greene Publishing, Inc. The scammers never sleep. A local woman has reported numerous daily phone calls telling her there is “trouble with your current credit card.” Not Visa, Discover, AMEX,…
Town of Greenville: MCSO: No agreement with Town of Greenville
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart, there currently is no agreement between the Town of Greenville and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) to provide extra…
County Commission: Gavel passed to new County Commission Chair
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. At the beginning of the meeting of the Board of Madison County Commissioners on Wednesday, Oct. 11, the gavel was passed from Alfred Martin to the new…
CRIME: Man sentenced for deadly collision Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Feb. 25, 2015 a car crash took the life of a 22-year-old Pinetta woman and her 23-year old boyfriend,…
SCHOOL BOARD: District comes to an agreement with teachers’ union
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Tuesday, Oct. 3 the Board voted to accept an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) with…
SCAM: Florida Lottery warns citizens
Story Submitted The Florida Lottery is warning citizens of a lottery scam involving MEGA MILLIONS® in which scammers are sending emails to the public indicating they may have won $1 million, in…
Local: Third Annual Toys for Tots Program Give to a child in need this Christmas
Story Submitted Madison County’s 3nd annual Toys for Tots Program, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, has begun. Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart oversees the local Toys for Tots Program. He…
Weather: Nate’s path still uncertain
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Tropical Storm Nate, as it has been officially named as of Thursday morning (previously it was simply designated as Tropical Depression 16), appeared to have altered its…
Education: MCCS one step closer to becoming a charter school
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County Central School (MCCS) could be a large step closer to becoming a charter school if the State of Florida has its way. This was the…
Greenville Town Meeting: Will Greenville continue to have Sheriff’s patrols?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. A Greenville Town Council member recently questioned the need for a law enforcement presence in the Town of Greenville. At a recent budget workshop meeting for the…
City Commission: Budget approved for 2017-2018 fiscal year
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Madison City Commission held a special meeting in order to finalize and approve the budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018. The budget…
WRECK: Single vehicle roll-over
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at approximately 9:45 a.m., a single vehicle roll-over wreck occurred on I-10 sending one to the hospital. Louis Marino, 85, of Tampa, Fl.,…
LOCAL: Are you ready to trick-or-treat?
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. What are you going to be for Halloween? A ghost? Zombie? Princess? Superhero? The possibilities are endless on Halloween when kids can become anything they like. On…
COUNTY COMMISSION: Budget and millage rate adopted
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Board of Madison County Commissioners have passed a balanced budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018. During a special public hearing on the tentative millage rate and…
LOCAL: Local couple scammed nearly $2,000
Debbie Snapp: Greene Publishing, Inc. Recently, just before Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in Madison County, a very caring and loving local couple received a call on their house phone from an attorney…
HEALTH: Another Lowndes County sewage spill
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Another sewage spill in Lowndes County, Ga. has raised concerns for the Withlacoochee River. On Saturday, Sept. 23, approximately 25,000 gallons of untreated sewage entered into a…
LOCAL: The other end of the snake story
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. What do you do with a six-foot long rattlesnake killed on school property? That was the question faced by one parent recently. On the afternoon of Tuesday,…
LOCAL: Early morning fire
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. A local McDonald’s restaurant was burned in an early morning fire on Saturday, Sept. 23. According to a report from Madison Fire Rescue, a call was received…