Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating several church burglaries. At this time, the affected churches have been isolated to…
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State: Jobless rate remained unchanged
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent in July, unchanged from the previous month and 0.2-percentage point lower than the national rate of 4.3 percent. The…
July rainfall below average
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) received below average rainfall during July, according to the agency’s latest hydrologic conditions report. Overall, the district’s rainfall averaged 6.13…
Local: Confederate monument guarded
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Acting on a tip passed along from Domestic Security Intelligence Analysts, the Madison Police Department (MPD) stood watch all day and night Friday, Aug. 18, guarding Four…
natural phenomenoN: All eyes on the sky
Lynette Norris: Greene Publishing, Inc. A solar eclipse happens somewhere in the world every 18 months. That’s how long it takes for everything, from the moon’s position relative to the sun and…
SPORTS: Former Cowboy to play football in France
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison, Fl. is certainly a long way from St. Ouen l’Aumône in France. But that is where former Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboy Brandon Crawford will…
Weather: Forecasters update hurricane season
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Weather forecasters are revising their earlier predictions about the 2017 hurricane season in accordance with new information. Due to changing conditions in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and…
WRECK: One injured Logging semi hits Public Works truck
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. A collision involving a log truck and a Madison County Public Works truck blocked a section of W Base St. (US 90) on Monday, Aug. 14, from…
Greenville Town Meeting: An inability to function
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Aug. 14, the Town of Greenville held its regularly scheduled monthly town meeting. Little was accomplished in what ended with a yelling match between council…
National: Don’t eclipse your vision
Chris Jones Greene Publishing, Inc. People across the country are preparing for the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21. Beginning shortly after 1 p.m. on that day, the moon will begin…
County Commission Meeting: County receives check from SRWMD
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Aug. 9 the Commissioners accepted a check in the amount of $19,917.45 from the…
Drive sober or get pulled over
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…
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…
