A house fire in Lee took place on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and the damage has caused the homeowner financial loss. Around 12 p.m., the Lee Volunteer Fire Department was called to the…
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Two vehicles crash
On Duval St. between Busy Bee and CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 around 10:53 a.m., two vehicles collided in a wreck that would send one driver to Madison County Memorial…
Florida reports backlog of over 13,000 untested rape kits
According to a report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Monday, Jan. 4, the state of Florida has a backlog of over 13,435 rape kits that have not…
State Legislature in session early
The state legislature will begin its 2016 regular session in January this year— not March, in an effort to eliminate costly special sessions that have plagued the House and Senate in the…
Two arrested on multiple charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Monday, Jan. 4, at approximately 2:38 p.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop on…
Court selects Senate district map
“We are ending a year and an era,” Pamela S. Goodman, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWV), declared on Wednesday, Dec. 30, immediately following a Leon County judge’s…
Car vs Pedestrian
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, charges against a pedestrian have been issued after Sheldrick Miller, 22, of Greenville, was walking east on SW Obadiah St., and moved to the south…
Plans to make old Greenville library into rec center underway
At the Greenville town council meeting on Sep. 14, Town Manager Tim Day came to the council to announce his plans to turn the old library on Church Street into a community…
Winter may yet turn cold, wet and ugly
Notwithstanding the warmer-than-normal December temperatures of late, weather forecasters are predicting a wetter and chillier than usual winter for the Southeast in the remaining months. Thank or blame the unusual pattern — depending…
Madison family spans five generations
In 1943, a union of marriage between Loreatha Owens and E.B. Brooks would mark the beginning of a legacy that would extend to five generations of their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren….
First Responder Appreciation Week
Governor Rick Scott just signed an official proclamation. It can’t fix education, lower taxes, or regulate the economy: but it can show a segment of the population that Florida cares. The proclamation…
Nestle lawsuit still in mediation
At the beginning of 2015, on Jan. 14, Property Appraiser Leigh Barfield addressed the County Commission at their monthly meeting regarding the Nestle lawsuit. A similar lawsuit was settled in 2007. The…
Greenville Town Manager resigns
Tim Day has announced his resignation as Town Manager of Greenville. Day began his first day as Town Manager back in May of 2015, and after several months of working alongside the…
Madison Police Department burns evidence
The City of Madison Police Department conducted their annual evidence burning on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 17 at the city pit. Pictured is Chief Ken Moore getting ready to toss a…
Genetically modified trees could save Florida’s oranges
Florida’s beloved oranges are being threatened by an Asian bug called the Asian psyllid that is spreading a tree-killing disease known as citrus greening. The psyllid is about the size of a…
F.L.O.W Mobile is returning Monday
The Florida Licensing On Wheels (F.L.O.W) Mobile is making its monthly appearance on Monday, Jan. 4 in the Winn-Dixie parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Madison County does not have…
Putnam’s statement on concealed weapons
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam issued the following statement regarding the Virginia Attorney General’s announcement that he will be revoking its reciprocity agreement with 25 states for concealed weapon licenses: “The…
Madison man charged
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Tuesday, Dec. 1, Madison County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian McIntosh met with a complainant that reported she had hired Roberto Camero, 54, of Madison,…
Prayer Never Fails to hit theaters Jan. 15
Get ready, Madison! Prayer Never Fails is scheduled to hit theaters on Jan. 15. Prayer Never Fails, a film directed by Wes Miller, follows the story of a basketball coach who is…
Lowndes County or Brooks County?
Finally, after a year and a half, the new bridge at the Georgia-Florida state line that crosses into Valdosta is finally finished! Have you had a chance to cross the bridge lately?…