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Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Rick Patrick, September 23, 2016 Traffic monitors such as this one on I-75 near Valdosta will be on I-10 in the next two to three years. These…

Carole Mitchell Greene Publishing, Inc., is excited to introduce the newest member of our staff:  Carole Mitchell.  Mitchell is a Buckeye native from Ohio.  She completed her undergraduate coursework in English at…

Photo Submitted The 511 Pacific Steam Engine train is depicted on the wall of the new restroom at the Four Freedoms Trail. Kelly Greene – Greene Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Nov. 12,…

Emerald G. Parsons – Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo Courtesy of R&R Events, October 30, 2016 Clarence Graham is pictured as he is being loaded into an ambulance, following a single vehicle crash…

Kelly Greene – Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday Oct. 11, LifeFlight Tallahassee, which is owned and operated by Air Methods of Englewood, Co., closed their air ambulance base which provides life-saving transport…

Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Rick Patrick, October 27, 2016 Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner (left) made a visit to Madison to see Madison County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Hardee (right)…

Rick Patrick – Greene Publishing, Inc. On the recommendation of the Madison County Planning and Zoning Board, the Madison County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a special exception application to put a…

John Crowe – Watchdog.org High incarceration and recidivism rates, expansive corrections budgets and opposition to the “war on drugs” have placed increased pressure on lawmakers to enact changes to the criminal justice…

Ashley Hunter – Greene Publishing, Inc. In 1998, Frank Lavelle Sharpe, of Pinetta, went to prison. Back in April of 1996, an investigator from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office initiated a drug…

Lazaro Aleman – Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida ranks among the top 10 states in terms of having the most powerful voters when it comes to presidential elections, but not so high when…

Ashley Hunter – Greene Publishing, Inc. $300 was stolen, and $600 is left in damages after a break in at Advance Auto Parts, located on 497 E. Base St., in Madison, on…

Emerald G. Parsons – Greene Publishing, Inc. The Hamburg-Lovett Volunteer Fire Department is holding a chance drawing for a Generac 5500W Generator, valued at $689. Tickets are $10 each. The drawing will…

Lazaro Aleman – Greene Publishing, Inc. Rainfall across the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) in September averaged 8.11 inches, about 50 percent above the long-term average of 5.46 inches for the…

Story Submitted October marks the eighth year anniversary of Florida’s Silver Alert program. Since the program’s inception in 2008, 1,373 Silver Alerts have been issued and Florida’s Silver Alert program has been…

Rick Patrick – Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County High School (MCHS) Head Football Coach Mike Coe has been named the District 3 Coach of the Year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association….

Ashley Hunter – Greene Publishing, Inc. The primary election date for Madison County is Tuesday, Nov. 8.  But for those who prefer to take advantage of the benefits of early voting, Saturday,…

Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Ashley Hunter, October 24, 2016 A year ago, paperwork began with the hopes to see a Dollar General go up in Pinetta. After a year of filing…

Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. As evening falls on Monday, Oct. 31, children will walk the sidewalks of downtown Madison in pursuit of treats. The annual community trick-or-treating event will again be…