Story Submitted The Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Florida Law Enforcement Liaison Program and the Florida Dept. of Transportation during the…
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WRECK: Truck vs. Motorcycle Greenville man in serious condition
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc.; According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), on Saturday, Aug. 12, at approximately 11 a.m., Trooper J. Clement responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of…
Crime: Drugs & credit cards land two in jail
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Two south Florida men are in the Madison County Jail on felony drug charges after they were pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol’s (FHP) Criminal Interdiction…
City Commission: Topics discussed
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing Inc.; The first to speak during the citizen participation portion of the Madison City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8, was David Lawton, owner/organizer of the “Booty Warz”…
State: New Florida driver’s licenses coming soon
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc.; According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the department has started issuing new, more secure Florida drivers’ licenses and ID cards. By the…
Structure Fire: Family Loses Home
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. A Madison family has lost their house and all of its contents due to a recent fire. On Saturday, Aug. 5, at approximately 8:45 p.m., Madison Fire…
Technology: Are your kids ready to be online?
Story Submitted The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and function in our day-to-day lives, exposing us all to an unimagined volume of ideas and possibilities. We are only beginning to…
National: bank scam spreads
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. There is a new scam spreading across the nation targeting Wells Fargo bank customers. In this scam, customers are contacted by phone in an attempt to gather…
Local: Commissioners travel to Washington D.C.
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. It was almost like the plot of a classic Jimmy Stewart movie. Two local County Commissioners from a small rural county travel to the nation’s capital at…
Madison man wrecks in Jefferson County
Debbie Snapp: Greene Publishing, Inc. An early morning vehicle accident on Monday, July 24, left a Madison County man being transported to the hospital for injuries sustained in a roll-over on Highway…
City of Madison: Lawton vs. Citizens “Booty Warz” battle continues
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, Aug. 3, before a standing room only audience, the City of Madison’s Planning and Zoning/Board of Adjustment held a special meeting to vote on whether…
National: Sheriff’s Office addresses dangerous fumes
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. Reports of police officers passing out behind the wheel of Ford’s Police Interceptor Explorer and testing positive for carbon monoxide exposure has lead Ford and the U.S….
State of Florida: Human Trafficking closing in on Florida
Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Sunday, July 23, at least 38 people were found in critical condition inside a scalding hot semi-truck trailer in San Antonio, Tx. At the time of…
EDUCATION: Incentives fill MCCS vacancies
During a meeting between representatives from the Madison County School District and representatives from the Madison County Education Association-the local teacher’s union- on Wednesday, July 19, an emergency meeting was called in…
County Commission: Will your fire and solid waste assessments rise?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the meeting of the Board of Madison County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 25, the Commissioners set a meeting for a public hearing to consider the assessment…
International: When the day turns dark
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Aug. 21, a rare solar eclipse will take place. It will cover most, if not all, of the continental United States with the moon’s shadow…
Special city hearing for new bar/tavern
Rick Patrick, Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, August 3, at 4:45 p.m. there will be a special public hearing with the City of Madison’s Board of Adjustment to consider a request by…
Fatal: UTV accident kills Lee man
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. According to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a utility vehicle (UTV) accident on Friday, July 28 proved fatal for the driver, 56-year-old James…
Wreck: Madison woman recovering from serious injuries
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. A Madison County woman received serious injuries in a single vehicle wreck on Saturday, July 22. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report Darla Carver,…
Education: Could MCCS be forced to close?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. With the beginning of the school year fast approaching, Madison County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Pickles has spelled out the few available options for Madison County…
