Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. The events that unfolded early Thursday morning, March 30, left one teenager dead and one in critical condition. According to multiple law enforcement reports, at 1:48…
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Armed robbery; one shot
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Friday, March 24, at 10:22 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the Pit Stop Convenient Store, located at 1407…
Saving our schools… It really does take a village
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the sixth in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. It is…
Trash truck rolls over
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper Britany Doty, on Monday, March 20, at 11:30 a.m., a 2006 Mack semi-truck and trailer overturned on SW Greenville Hills…
Sleeping driver’s truck overturns; burns
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), on Tuesday, March 7, at approximately 5 p.m., a 1995 Ford F-150, driven by Alejandro Zamora-Albora, of Wauchula, exited Interstate…
Greenville man life-flighted to Shands
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Lt. Riordan of the Florida Highway Patrol, on Tuesday, March 21, at 12:45 p.m., Trooper J.R. Tillie responded to a wreck on Interstate 10, near…
Lee man flown to Shands after wreck
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Sgt. Tomas Dillon of the Florida Highway Patrol, on Saturday, March 25, at approximately 8 p.m., Investigator Keith Davis investigated a single-vehicle wreck on the…
Staffing cuts ahead for school district
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, March 21, the Madison County District School Board held a workshop meeting ahead of their regularly scheduled meeting. The purpose of this workshop meeting was…
Multiple agencies respond to fire off I-10
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, March 20, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Florida Highway Patrol received a report of a fire on the side of Interstate 10, near mile maker…
Failure to yield causes crash in Madison
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the City of Madison Police Department, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 7, a white 2002 Ford sedan, driven by Freddie Lee Johnson III,…
Georgia Johnson is turning 103
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…
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…