Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison District School Board on Tuesday, June 6, discussion about the candidate for the position of principal at Madison County High…
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SCAM: Court summons e-mail scam hits Madison
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Billy Washington, Madison County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller, a fraudulent e-mail has been showing up in people’s e-mail boxes, including some Madison County…
Madison Fire Rescue Flow testing fire hydrants: starts June 26
Story Submitted: Madison Fire Rescue will start flow testing fire hydrants on Monday, June 26. The City has approximately 270 fire hydrants, 75 of which were tested earlier this year. This process…
Town of Lee: Finances in good shape
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, June 6, at 7 p.m., the Town Council of Lee held its regularly scheduled meeting. The Council was one member short of a quorum, meaning…
State’s jobless rate drops to 4.5 percent in April
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in April, down 0.3-percentage points from March’s rate of 4.8 percent and 0.1-percentage point higher than the national…
North Florida: Budget cuts would stop Amtrak’s return
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Over a year ago, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, Madison citizens welcomed the arrival of an Amtrak train into the small station at 1000 Range St. It…
Hurricane Season: Are you prepared?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Are you prepared for another hurricane season? With the warm temperatures, the smell of outdoor grills, and the sound of children enjoying the family pool, comes yet…
Local: Fieldwork to take place on Cherry Lake
Story Submitted: The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) has contracted with Greenman-Pederson, Inc. (GPI) to conduct elevation surveys of key environmental attributes on and around Cherry Lake that will be used…
City of Madison: Financial health holding steady
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to a recent financial report by Powell & Jones, Certified Public Accountants for the City of Madison, for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2016,…
FHP investigating I-10 hit and run accident
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a minor hit-and-run accident on the interstate, in Madison, during last weekend that involved a Jefferson County motorist. According to…
Fatal Crash: High speed chase on I-10
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. Jannie Lavett Hodge, 41, of Madison, was killed Saturday, June 3, at approximately 5 p.m. in a single vehicle wreck, in Live Oak. According to the…
Armed robbery at AC Food Mart
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Madison County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Epp Richardson, on Saturday, June 3, at approximately 9 a.m., the AC Food Mart, located at 13689 US 90…
Madison man sentenced for 2014 vehicular homicide
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, June 1, Eric Ottey Hammond, Jr. pled no contest to charges of vehicular homicide and tampering with evidence, relating to the 2014 death of 38-year-old…
Drugs lead to arrests
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), two arrests have been made recently in drug-related crimes. On Tuesday, May 30, at approximately…
Three car crash slows traffic
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, June 1, at approximately 12:54 p.m. a three-car-crash slowed lunchtime traffic on Base St., in Madison. According to a report from the Madison Police Department…
UPDATE: Fatal crash on Rocky Springs Church Road
Rick Patrick, Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at approximately 2:51 a.m. on Monday, June 5, a 2002 GMC Yukon, driven by Darryl Jones, 53, of Madison, was traveling…
Will your property tax bill reduce?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. If Florida voters approve a measure recently passed by the State Legislature, many Florida homeowners could see a reduction in their property tax bills. This all depends…
Bill watch: Governor vetoes liquor bill
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Senate Bill (SB) 106, which would have allowed grocery stores and some other retail outlets to sell liquor alongside beer and wine, was vetoed by Florida Governor…
New law lets police review body cameras
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. One of 11 bills that Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on the week of May 8, allows police officers to review the recorded footage on their body…
