Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Notices have now begun appearing in this paper of properties that are delinquent in the payment of their property taxes. Individuals whose names appear on the list…
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Nestle Waters pledges help with project
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, April 26, the Board heard a project proposal to recharge the aquifer for…
Education: Excel School goes charter
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Tuesday, May 2, the Board voted to enter into contract negotiations with Rite of Passage…
Sports: Ironhead Gallon chosen by Arizona Cardinals
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The weekend of April 29-30 is one that Deshawntee “Ironhead” Gallon will not likely forget any time soon. Like many young recent college football players, he was…
School Board: Citizens defend Principal
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. In the wake of major administrative changes within the Madison County School District, an overflow crowd packed into the School Board meeting room for the regular meeting…
Town of Lee: Are water days coming to Lee?
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Town of Lee held its regularly scheduled monthly town meeting on Tuesday, May 2, at 7 p.m. The majority of the meeting focused on a proposal…
Local: Eloise Stewart Oldest active voter in Madison County passes away
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. Eloise Glass Stewart, or “Ma Ma,” as she is affectionately known by her family, age 105, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, May 3, after…
Chase ends in crash
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Lt. Charles Broach, of the Florida Highway Patrol, Troop H, on Wednesday, April 26, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a 2014 Nissan Altima, driven by 24-year-old…
Education: School District shake-up
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the 11th in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. As with…
Wreck: Car crashes through Jiffy Store window
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the Madison Police Department, on Sunday, April 30, at 7:20 p.m., Officer Anthony Land was dispatched to the Jiffy Store, located at 570 E Base…
Community: Relay For Life this weekend
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The 2017 Relay For Life will take place on Friday, May 5, at the Madison County High School track, from 6 p.m. until midnight. The theme for…
Local: A Madison warrior’s expedition
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison Police Officer Bill Walker plans to hike all 486 miles of the Colorado Trail in July, 2017, to raise money for Warrior Expeditions, a non-profit group…
County: What kind of fire protection do you want?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During a special called meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, April 20, the Commissioners met with local firefighters to discuss the County’s…
Weather: Forecasters see moderate hurricane season ahead
Laz Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. If the AccuWeather forecast is correct, the Atlantic hurricane season this year will likely be below normal, a potential outcome of El Niño’s limiting effect on the…
Local: Three injured in crash
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. Three people were injured during a two-vehicle wreck on Tuesday, April 25, at 8:35 p.m., on Rocky Ford Road, in Madison. According to a Florida Highway…
State of Florida: Florida wildfires spreading
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. As of Wednesday, April 26, the Florida Forest Service reports that 95 wildfires are actively burning throughout the state. Of those fires, 28 are over 100…
Community: Ashley Beggs honored as Citizen of the Year
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Beggs name has been synonymous with Madison County history for several generations. Ashely Beggs, who owns funeral homes in both Madison and Tallahassee, takes care of…
Florida Legislature: Bills that matter to North Florida
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The 2017 Florida legislative season is in full swing. More than 3,000 individual bills are competing for attention as they make their way through various committees and…
Pot Williams Golf Tournament is May 6-7
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. The 59th annual Pot Williams Golf Tournament will feature fun, food and friendly competition from Saturday, May 6 to Sunday, May 7, at the Madison Country…
Law Enforcement: New K-9’s protect the streets of Madison County
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Two local law enforcement officers recently completed four months of specialized K-9 patrol training to become certified K-9 units. Officer Anthony Land, with the City of Madison…
