Lazaro Aleman Greene Publishing, Inc. The Opt Out Florida Network, a statewide collection of parent-led groups opposed to the state’s standardized test-based accountability system and others of like minds, won a significant…
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Burglary leads to six-hour chase; arrests
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 1, Deputy Marcus Holbrook and Staff Sergeant Jason Whitfield were dispatched to Clover Farms Grocery Store, which…
Homecoming parade re-instated
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. At the Tuesday, Sept, 6 Madison County School Board meeting, citizens raised concern about the Madison County High School (MCHS) homecoming parade being cancelled for this year. …
Driver falls asleep; sustains serious injuries
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Stephanie Crossley, age 45, was transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital following a vehicle wreck on Sunday, Sept. 4, around 8:04 a.m., after Crossley advised she had fallen…
School accountability reports released
Story Submitted By: Madison County School Board Each year, the Florida Department of Education releases a report called a School Public Accountability Report (SPAR). As part of the guidelines requested by the…
Be on the watch for service/contractor scams
Story Submitted By: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services We often hear stories of how adverse circumstances can bring out the best in people. Unfortunately, it is also true that these…
Hurricane Hermine hits home
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Emerald G. Parsons, September 2, 2016 The stately oak tree in front of the historic Smith Mansion, in Madison, was broken and blown down by Hurricane Hermine. …
Mail theft
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart brings to the attention of all citizens and communities that the Sheriff’s Office has initiated investigations into several incidents involving mail being taken from road…
Speeding in school zones equals costly citation
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. School in Madison County has been in for almost a month now, and with the heightened traffic along the routes where school zones are located, the citizens…
Hamburg-Lovett Fire Department peanut boil set for Sept. 10
Emerald G. Parsons Greene Publishing, Inc. The Hamburg-Lovett Fire Department, located at 7286 NW Lovett Rd., in Greenville, will hold its annual peanut boil on Saturday, Sept. 10, beginning at 5 p.m….
State prisons offer some Florida districts extra political clout
William Patrick Watchdog.org Florida’s prison inmates are often considered residents of the voting districts in which they’re incarcerated despite not being able to vote and typically residing in other areas of the…
Florida’s teachers union pays 43 employees at least $100K
William Patrick Watchdog.org Within the last few weeks, students and teachers met in classrooms across the state of Florida to begin a new public school year. A new year also means another…
TRIM notices in the mail
Lazaro Aleman Greene Publishing, Inc. By now, Madison County property owners should have received their 2016 Truth-In-Millage (TRIM) notices in the mail. The notices, Property Appraiser Leigh Barfield reports, were mailed on…
Madison County primary election results
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. As the polls closed on Tuesday, Aug. 30 and the final ballots came in to the Madison County Supervisor of Elections office, many of the citizens of…
School bus wreck
Photo Courtesy Of R&R Event Pros Lee Volunteer Fire department Assistant Chief Aaron Beck surveys the damage done to the 2003 Chevy that was driven by Bryon Harris, 55. Harris collided into…
Solar tax cut to be enshrined
William Patrick Watchdog.org Big businesses love tax cuts and environmentalists love solar power. A solar tax cut would seem a perfect fit. And so it is. The nexus between business and environmental…
Operation tire roundup
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County Mosquito Control, Madison County Solid Waste, and Madison County Emergency Management are teaming up to battle deadly mosquitos by hosting a waste tire collection. Dubbed…
New Verizon towers coming to Madison
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. The second meeting in August for the Madison County Commissioners was held on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the Madison County Extension Office, due to a conflict of…
MCSO issues alert as Hermine approaches
Story Submitted Sheriff Ben Stewart would like to bring to the attention of all citizens and communities that the National Weather Service as recent as this morning has reported that tropical Storm…
Madison prepares as Hermine approaches
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Board of Madison County Commissioners held an emergency meeting in order to discuss preparedness plans for incoming Tropical Storm Hermine. At the…