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On Monday, April 25, the Madison Fire Rescue will begin flushing the fire hydrants in the city. The procedure can take up to two weeks to complete, depending on call volume for…

About 300,000 Floridians who qualified for food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect on Jan. 1 — and the possibility of at least temporarily losing benefits if they…

Two vehicles collided in an accident on Tuesday, March 29 that resulted in two being transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital. Whitney Hughey, 27, of Madison, was driving west on Base St….

The building of the Lee Family Dollar has been the item of interest to the local Lee community as they watched for months as the store was built from the ground up….

The Florida Department of Health in Madison County issued a joint health advisory on Tuesday, April 5 to residents and visitors near the Withlacoochee River in north Florida. The city of Valdosta,…

The Florida Lottery is warning citizens of a lottery scam in which scammers are sending emails to the public in an effort to obtain personal and financial information. The email includes the…

While we’d like to think it was an Aprils Fool’s Day prank, it wasn’t.  It was far more serious than that. Friday morning, on April 1, a local resident was contacted by…

With the legislative session now over, local children’s advocacy groups are calling it a banner year for children. Regardless of which bills ultimately are approved by the governor, the fact that so…

Governor Rick Scott has sealed the deal on many bills that will now affect Madison County. From infancy to law, a bill must pass both the House and Senate (and all committees…

April showers do bring May flowers, but they also bring flooded roads, sloppy dirt roads and high water lines. The Madison County Road and Bridge Department has closed off six roads in…

On Thursday, April 14, Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16, the City of Madison will be abuzz with the various festivities for the annual Down Home Days festival. There will be…

K9 Miso from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Miso’s vest…

Senior night for the Madison County High School Cowgirls softball team that was scheduled for Friday, April 1 was rescheduled due to inclement weather. On Thursday, April 7, the Cowgirls will be…

Voters in Madison County may be receiving a mass mailing from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) as they have recently sent out a mass mailing to many residents in Florida. The information…

Relay For Life of Madison is currently scheduled for Friday, April 29 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Madison County High School Boothill Stadium. Event Chair Denise Bell has been…

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that, in his continued effort to make applying for a concealed weapon license as convenient as possible, online appointment scheduling is now available….

On Friday, March 11, Florida’s legislative session drew to a close, leaving many bills to become laws and many more to die. Below are a few bills that the Madison County Carrier…

A wreck took place early morning on Wednesday, March 30 that resulted with the driver being entrapped in his vehicle for a number of hours before his eventual rescue. According to the…

On Tuesday, March 29, the Board of County Commissioners of Madison County, Cherry Lake residents and representatives with the Suwanee River Water Management District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and…