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On Friday, June 3, Governor Rick Scott announced that the crime level in Florida is now at a 45-year low since 1971, when the Sunshine State started keeping data records. In 2015,…

“The Aucilla River basin and the Upper Suwannee tributaries generally received over five inches along their respective lengths, as did Madison and Hamilton counties as whole,” according to the Suwannee River Water…

MADISON, FL (June 2, 2016) – Repairs to a portion of Northeast Duval Avenue between CVS and State Road 145 (Colin Kelly Highway) will begin Wednesday morning, June 8, and are anticipated…

On Wednesday, May 25, the body of Jeremy Harris, 28, of Madison, was discovered by a CSX train operator around 3:39 a.m. as the train passed through the section of railway that…

This past Wednesday, June 1, marked the start of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters predict will be the most active since 2012. All told, 14 named storms are predicted for…

On Monday, May 30, around 4:45 p.m., what could have been an ordinary evening party suddenly turned disastrous when a Madison County resident, Xavier Hernandez, 25, fell off the end of a…

Cody Allen Cooper, of Pinetta, has quite the record set against him. Cooper was charged with Arson in the First Degree in Valdosta after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a home on…

Donna Yuleene Bryant, 45, of Charlotte, NC, was traveling westbound in a large semi truck on U.S. Hwy 90 behind a touring group of bicyclists on Saturday, May 28 around an estimated…

On Thursday, May 26, Denny’s of Madison received an unwanted customer. According to the working manager that day, Sean, it was an average work day until a few customers came up to…

On Wednesday, May 25, around 1:27 p.m., first responders from the Madison Fire Rescue (MFR) received a call from the Madison 911 Communications Center in regards to a vehicle fire at Love’s…

The Madison County Commission gathered in regular session on Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m. with much to discuss. In petitions from the public, Mack Primm stepped up to the podium offering…

Madison County High School (MCHS) student Drew French returned home from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), in Phoenix, Az., on Monday, May 16 with a massive win under…

Gloriann Hart, 76, of Muscatine, Ia., was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 in the right-side travel lane along with her passenger, Ronald Hart, 78, also of Muscatine, Ia., on Thursday, May 26….

On Saturday, June 4, the family of former Madison County resident, Amber Selman Albrecht, will be hosting two garage sale fundraisers. The proceeds from these events will go toward the “Amber Selman…

After three months of debate between Congress and the White House over emergency funding to fight off the Zika virus, the Senate voted on Tuesday, May 17 to provide $1.1 billion for…

Last week, in the Wednesday, May 25 edition of the Madison County Carrier, readers were warned against purchasing ad space in a Madison County High School (MCHS) t-shirt scam that had been…

Citizens of the Madison community were shocked when reports were released regarding a body that was discovered near the railway that runs adjacent to the newly renamed ER Scott Street. The name…

A new Florida law governing the use of body camera by law enforcement agencies has gone into effect after being signed off by Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday, March 24. The law…

On Friday, May 13, Michael Johnston, 44, of Greenville, was arrested for violation of probation. The goal of the criminal justice system is to correct and keep track of those offenders who…

Florida made it into the news this month as the largest food stamp crime ring in American history was uncovered in Miami-Dade County. The drug ring consisted of several small retail vendors…