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…
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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…
Riley Browning places fifth in regional spelling bee
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Mar. 4, Riley Browning, the winner of the Madison District Spelling Bee, was at the Jacksonville Public Library to compete in the Northeast Florida Regional…
School Board audit results released
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board, members heard a presentation from Mark Buescher, from Buescher & Company, LLC. At a cost to…
Gas and steam engine show coming to Lee
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Town of Lee will host the Deep South Gas and Steam Engine Club’s annual show from Friday, Mar. 17 through Saturday, Mar. 18 from 9 a.m….
Lee Town Council hears from small businesses
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Town of Lee held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Mar 7. After the reading of the proposed Ordinance 2017-01, regarding the temporary moratorium on medical marijuana…
Do you know a Citizen of the Year?
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is accepting nominations for the 2017 Citizen of the Year. The winner will serve as Grand Marshal of the…
Madison Circuit Judge suspended
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Circuit Judge Andrew J. Decker III, who hears all criminal, civil, and some family court cases in Hamilton and Madison Counties, has been suspended by the State…
Former Cowgirls’ Coach now at Tavares High
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Former Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls basketball Coach Marcus Hawkins has taken over the reigns at Tavares High School as their new girls’ Head Basketball Coach….
Prayer Never Fails… Movie filmed in Madison releases on DVD
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. A movie filmed in Madison is scheduled for DVD release next month. During the summer of 2015, the movie Prayer Never Fails was filmed in Madison. The…
Should you gamble with your taxes?
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Last year, the number of people audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dropped to its lowest point since 2003. This marks the sixth year in a…