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…
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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…
Local: Former Madison County Clerk and County Commissioner passes away
Jacob Bembry: Greene Publishing, Inc. Alfred Welch, 78, former Madison County Commissioner and Clerk of the Court, passed away Friday evening, July 28, 2017, surrounded by the family he loved and who…
Local: Jobless rate rises locally as state’s rate drops
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in June, another 0.2 percentage point drop from 4.3 percent in May and 0.3 percentage point lower than…
Local: Late night chase ends with crash
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. If you live near SW Parramore Ave., between SW Pinckney St. and Sinclair Ave., in Madison, you may have heard a ruckus outside on Monday, July 24,…
School Board: Citizen calls for unity on School Board
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the public comments portion of the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, July 17, a local citizen, Gwen Hubbard, spoke of…
National: Florida ranks No. 1 in fiscal health
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. A just-released study of the 50 states’ financial condition by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, in Virginia, puts Florida at the head of the pack…
Drive on the interstate
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who drive slow in the left lane and those that do not. If you have driven on…
International: Blue Whale Challenge
Savannah Reams Greene Publishing, Inc. We live in a world dominated by the internet. Social media rules our lives, slowly yet steadfastly pulling us further away from reality with every swipe through…
Local: The battle over “Booty Warz”
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the public comment portion of the Tuesday, July 11 meeting of the Madison City Commission, a local businessman raised issues he had encountered in relation to…
Local: Twenty people convicted and sentenced in meth drug trafficking conspiracy
Story Submitted The last of twenty defendants have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale, methamphetamine trafficking organization operating primarily within Taylor County. During the fall of 2014, an Organized Crime…
