Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Fried fish, baked beans, hush puppies, cheese grits and a scrumptious dessert will all be dished up at the Saturday, August 27 Fish Fry Dinner and Political…
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Dead body found
SELINA IGLESIAS Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, July 21, at approximately 10:15 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) was notified by road maintenance workers after a body was found alongside the shoulder…
Man arrested; confesses to Madison burglaries
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Beginning in early June, the Lake Park, Ga., Police Department (LPPD) began investigating a series of burglaries and car break-ins in the Lake Park area. The crimes…
Hail storm sweeps over Madison
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Emerald G. Parsons, July 19, 2016 On the evening of Tuesday, July 19, a storm swept over the City of Madison, bringing with it large chunks of…
Cucinella’s to serve up free pizza to Madison officers
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. In support of the law enforcement officers within Madison, Cucinella’s Brick Oven Pizzeria is excited to announce that they will be serving free pizza all day to…
County donates 9.84 acres to local business
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. During a special Board of Madison County Commission meeting that was held in December 2015, the county commissioners had discussed the possible action of donating nine acres…
Sumpter James Park receives an upgrade
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Sumpter James Park, located on SW Martin Luther King Dr., will be moving towards getting quite a few new and improved upgrades to the playground and surrounding…
School board approves charter school contracts
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County School Board met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 19 with a short agenda. First, Chief Financial Officer Ray Griffin came to the…
Congresswoman Corrine Brown faces corruption charges
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Congress Representative Corrine Brown (D., Fla.) was indicted on Friday, July 8 along with her chief of staff, Elias “Ronnie” Simmons, due to their involvement in wire…
Roll-over
Photo Courtesy of Merv Mattair Zakobe Fead, 17, of Greenville, was traveling east on Little Cat Road, when the right side tires of his 2006 Nissan Altima traveled onto the shoulder. Fead’s…
City discusses raising taxes
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, July 12, the Madison City Commission met at City Hall for their July meeting. In comparison to prior meetings, the agenda was brief, but it…
Greenville parks voted tobacco-free
Photo Courtesy of Betsy Rykard The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) of Madison, along with Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), visited the Greenville Town Council during their regular meeting on Monday, July…
State’s jobless rate drops again
Lazaro Aleman Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 4.7 percent in May, down 0.1-percentage point from April’s rate of 4.8 percent and the same as the national rate. This…
Lisa Frieman says goodbye to the Chamber
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. After almost two years of working for the Madison County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, Executive Director Lisa Frieman is saying goodbye. Although she will miss working…
County Commission discusses road paving
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Commission met for their regular meeting on Wednesday, July 13, at 9 a.m. Up first was petitions from the public. A citizen came forward…
Tensions rise in Greenville over rec park procedures
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. The Greenville Town Council met for their monthly meeting on Monday, July 11 at 6 p.m. At the start of the meeting, several citizens came forward with…
Car fire
Photo Courtesy of Pat Lightcap At approximately 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, July 13, the Madison County 911 Center received a report of a vehicle fire near the junction of Hwy 255 and…
Be Vigilant Against EEEV
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. While the world is still concerned about Zika and safeguarding themselves against the mosquitoes that carry it, another reminder to the possible dangers of mosquitoes has popped…
MCSO places first at FDOT event
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, July 8, the 2016 Florida Law Enforcement Challenge Awards took place in Kissimmee, Fl., at the Gaylord Palms Resort. The awards ceremony was held to…
“Gotta’ catch ’em all:” but don’t get too caught up!
Emma Witmer Greene Publishing, Inc. For years, parents have been telling their kids to get off of their video game and get outside. Now, it looks like families can have the best…
