Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Madison City Commission held its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m., in City Hall. The meeting was led by Mayor Pro Tempore Marcus…
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FDACS recovers more than $241,000 for Floridians in July
Story Submitted The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recovered more than $241,000 for Florida consumers during the month of July. Last year, the department recovered nearly $3 million for Florida…
Two car wreck one critical
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, around 3:34 p.m., Jessica Mullinax, 20, of Madison, was traveling southbound on Little Cat Road (County Road 146) when Michael Taggart, 54, also…
Certified Towing returns to County Commission
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the Wednesday, Aug. 10 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, Ann Vickers of Certified Towing returned to discuss an updated site plan for the vacant…
Greenville Town Manager position and City Hall hours discussed
Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Greenville Town Council met for their monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 8. With no citizen participation, the council moved on to the first item on the…
Madison Police Department receives first K-9
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. Since March of 2016, the Madison Police Department (MPD) has undergone attempts to secure a narcotic dog for the department. In the past, should the MPD need…
Greene Publishing, Inc. welcomes new reporter
Greene Publishing, Inc. welcomes a new face that may be a familiar one to some in Madison. Rick Patrick has joined the staff as a news reporter and columnist for the Madison…
Early Voting begins Aug. 20
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. The primary election date for Madison County is Tuesday, Aug. 30. But for those who prefer to take advantage of the benefits of early voting, Saturday, Aug….
Wreck injures two
Photo Courtesy Of R&R Event Pros Robert and Shirley Engle, both of Ft. Myers, Fl., were traveling eastbound on I-10 when their vehicle traveled off the roadway and onto the southern shoulder…
Local athletes win Cocoa Expo East Coast World Series
Story Submitted 1,300 miles, 11 nights in hotel rooms, multiple loads of laundry, 14 games and 12 Madison County High School baseball players. Not one single disciplinary problem. This summer brought a…
Citizens weigh in at city commission meeting
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. During the Tuesday, Aug. 9 meeting of the city commission, various citizens attended with requests or concerns that they desired the commissioners to handle. Opening the citizen…
State’s jobless rate holding at 4.7 percent
Lazaro Aleman Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 4.7 percent in June, which is the same as it was in May and is 0.2-percentage point down from the national…
Chamber of Commerce gains new executive director
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. Phyllis Williams was declared the new Executive Director of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism by the Chamber Board of Directors during the board meeting…
End-of-course testing scores released for Madison County schools
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in place to help students succeed in English (ELA), mathematics, history, science, social studies and…
Scam: Local check fraud
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, a concerned citizen came into the Greene Publishing, Inc. office to advise the public against a new threat of forgery that she had…
GES welcomes new principal
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. Geraldine Wildgoose, of Monticello, is the new principal at Greenville Elementary School (GES), where she is excited to work hand-in-hand with the Greenville community to educate and…
Three arrested: one adult; two juveniles
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 10:15 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a BOLO (Be On Look Out) from the…
Tactical Training facility relocates to Central Florida
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. Since May, there has been much debate over the Tactical Training firing range. At the last county commission meeting on Wednesday, July 27, the commissioners voted to…
One killed in wreck
Photo Courtesy of R&R Event Pros A traffic collision on Friday, Aug. 5 at 4:44 p.m. resulted in Madison resident, Bobbi Jean Light being pronounced dead at the scene. According to reports…
MCCS under new “turnaround plan”
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. In order to help low-performing schools, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) provides resources to local educational agencies to give extra services to Florida’s persistently lowest-performing schools…