Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, March 29, Georgia Johnson will celebrate her birthday; she will be 103 years old. She has lived in Madison all of her life, and she…
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Helicopters transport two to TMH
Chris Jones, Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, March 22, at approximately 12 p.m., a white, late model Ford Mercury, driven by Edward Timmons, of Madison, was heading south on SR 53, several…
Two Arrested For Greenville Shootings; Two Arrested For Drugs
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Ronterious Rashad Arnold (19) and Cedrick Terrell Brown (23), both of Greenville, for the shooting incident that…
Failure to stop sends driver to the hospital
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on Monday, Mar. 20, at approximately 7 a.m., on State Rd. 53 South, in front of Big Oak Trailer Park, a …
Saving our schools….Do you want to teach?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the fifth in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. According to…
New Greenville mayor elected, citizens concerns addressed
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, Mar. 16, at a special session combining its normally scheduled town meeting and the election of mayor and vice-mayor, Council members re-elected Calvin Malone as…
MPD temporarily relocates
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison Police Department has temporarily relocated to Madison City Hall, at 321 SW Rutledge St., due to suspected mold in the regular department building. Regulatory Compliance…
Don’t call back if the missed call contains these areas codes
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Another scam has been discovered that is targeting our tendency to return missed calls. The new scam is called the “one ring” cell phone scam. Scammers call…
Sunshine Week: First Amendment Foundation goes to bat for Florida’s right to know
William Patrick: Florida Watchdog It’s Sunshine Week in the Sunshine State, and not just because it’s Spring Break. Since 2005, open government and freedom of information advocates have designated March 13-19 as…
Madison Police Department temporarily relocates
Chris Jones Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison Police Department has temporarily relocated to Madison City Hall, at 321 SW Rutledge St., due to suspected mold in the regular department building. Regulatory Compliance…
City considering fire assessment fees
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular monthly meeting of the Madison City Commission on Tuesday, Mar. 14, the commissioners discussed the possibility of imposing a fire assessment fee. In discussing…
Interpress Studios returns March 20
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. Parents: Here’s an opportunity to get a photo made of your child or children, and have the photo appear in the newspaper, at no cost or…
Are you ready for Down Home Days?
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has begun planning and preparation for the 2017 Down Home Days festival and parade. The festival will take place…
Ten most monitored bills in current legislative session
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. In keeping with the doings of the Florida Legislature, the following 10 bills are the most monitored bills in the current 2017 session,…
Madison Rotary presents check to camp director
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Mar. 8, the Madison Rotary Club heard from Joyce Dove, Director of the Rotary District 6940 Youth Camp in Quincy, Fl. Dove spoke about the…
City of Madison to hold public stakeholder meeting
Story Submitted The City of Madison invites residents and stakeholders to a public meeting on Thursday, Mar. 23, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and concluding no later than 7 p.m. The public meeting…
Saving our schools… can our kids read?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the fourth in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. Reading has…
New armor for police K9
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison Police Department’s K9, Bolt, has received a bullet and stab protective vest. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Taunton, Ma….
South Florida band wins competition, hails from Madison
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Two musicians who met and developed their musical talents in Madison are members of a band that just won first place at the SoFlo Battle of the…