Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the third in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. One factor…
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Stay on the scene… it could save a life
Story Submitted The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) recognizes Hit and Run Awareness Month by reminding all motorists to stay at the scene when involved in a crash….
UPDATE: 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…
Fugitive wanted by U.S. Marshals arrested for child pornography
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO) reported that on Tuesday, Feb. 28, the U.S. Marshal’s Office in Tallahassee contacted Sergeant Jarrod Lauth, regarding…
Study measures impact of immigrants on Florida
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. The latest analysis from the personal-finance website WalletHub finds Florida would be impacted well above average economically as a consequence of President Trump’s immigration-policy reform. Florida, according…
Can you fill your pot prescription in Madison County?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Feb. 22, the commissioners held the final public hearing on a moratorium on…
Two arrested by Drug Task Force
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), on Monday, Feb. 27, investigators with the Drug Task Force arrested two individuals; one, a…
School Board faced with difficult decisions
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. At a special workshop meeting of the Madison County School Board on Thursday, Feb. 23, members of the Board received sobering numbers from Superintendent of Schools, Dr….
CareerSource North Florida to sponsor conference
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. CareerSource North Florida will sponsor the 2017 Connect Business and Leadership Conference on Friday, Mar. 10 at North Florida Community College (NFCC). Registration for the conference will…
Fatal crash claims Madison native
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Feb. 24, a multi-vehicle wreck in Valdosta claimed the life of Madison native Joseph Ivan Driggers. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 27 at Beggs…
Fake news is big news
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. In the recent election, fake and misleading news stories were shared across every social media platform and some traditional news media. Unlike “news satire,” which is fiction…
CSX trains cause inconvenience, safety hazard
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Trains owned by CSX have been blocking crossings throughout Madison County. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), in addition to inconveniencing residents, the blockages produce…
Saving our schools… Turning around Madison County Schools
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the second in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. Each year…
Madison Schools’ zero tolerance policy
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Zero tolerance policies in American schools began to gain traction in the 1980s and 90s, when Congress made receiving federal education funds dependent upon states passing laws…
Government impersonators targeting North Florida residents
Story Submitted The Tallahassee office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has received reports of efforts by scammers targeting residents across north Florida. The unsolicited telephone calls involve a scammer claiming…
Calhoun Crossing crosses the line
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Solid Waste Department has 13 full service recycling and solid waste disposal facilities throughout the County. The collection centers allow residents of the County…
The other side of Full Circle Dairy
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. At a recent public meeting with the local legislative delegation, concerns were raised about the operations at Full Circle Dairy in Lee. In the interest of fairness,…
Mayor Catron attends SRLC meeting
Story Submitted Williston put its best foot forward on Thursday, Jan. 12, as it hosted the Suwannee River League of Cities (SRLC) meeting and dinner. Williston Crossing is located between Gainesville and…
Hurdles to school choice remain despite Florida’s open enrollment law
Erin Clark: Florida Watchdog Florida’s new open enrollment policies are still leaving students behind. Florida has one of the most robust school choice programs nationwide, with 45 percent of pre-K-12 students in…
Madison sex and drug trafficker sentenced
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Joseph-Michael Elias McFarland, who pled guilty in May 2016 to sex trafficking of a minor and controlled substance distribution, was recently sentenced to 132 months in Federal…