The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) units in Jefferson and Madison County have a new interim director. She is Jennifer S. Johnson, and was appointed to the position on Friday, Jan. 8….
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Burglary suspect caught
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday Jan. 6, at 10:11 a.m., Deputy Knight responded to a reported call of burglary in progress and battery case, off of County Road…
Local felon sentenced for 10 years
In December of 2014, Sergeant Lauth and Staff Sergeant Andrews, with the Madison County Drug Task Force, conducted an investigation that resulted in Robert Turner Phillips being arrested and charged with manufacturing…
New scam arises
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Jan. 21, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Tri County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) reporting a scam attempt that customers are…
Fire destroys house
An abandoned doublewide mobile home caught fire on Thursday, Jan. 14 around 3:13 p.m. The Madison 911 Center received a report of a structure fire in progress on Delphinium St. off Hwy…
City of Madison meeting Tractor-trailers discussed again
There was quite a lot to be discussed at the Madison City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The meeting was the first to be held in 2016. After the call to…
Madison County named #8 religious county
Although Madison County is a relatively small community, what it lacks in size, it makes up for in faith. In fact, Madison County was listed as #8 on the list of most…
Miss Madison County, Baby to Junior Miss pageant slated for February 20
Applications for the annual Miss Madison County Pageant are now available and plans for the 2016 pageant are underway. The Miss Madison County pageants will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20 at…
Mischief at Four Freedoms Park
The Madison Police Department has issued a report regarding a suspicious incident that took place Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the Four Freedoms Park around 10 a.m. According to an eyewitness at the…
Animal welfare laws take off
Lawmakers and voters have shown a lot of interest in protecting animals lately, as evidenced shown by proposed bills and ratified laws across the U.S. Take Tennessee, for example, which now has…
Woman killed in ATV accident
Angela Gaston, 50, of Madison, was driving northbound on NE Rocky Ford Road on Saturday, Jan. 16 around 9 p.m. on a 2013 Polar AVT. For unknown reasons, Gaston’s vehicle began to…
Former Madison man killed in wreck
On Friday, January 15, a former Madison County man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Old Lloyd Road. According to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the wreck occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m.,…
Man arrested for grand theft
On Thursday, Jan. 7, at approximately 9:20 a.m., Sergeant Boatwright, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force observed a subject driving a vehicle on Range Street and was aware that…
Greenville Fire Rescue to install smoke detectors
Attention Greenville residents! The American Red Cross will be coming to the Greenville Fire Rescue station on Saturday, Feb. 6. During this time, American Red Cross will be providing free smoke detectors…
Florida Legislature tracker
General Bills SB 88, which expands the types of family members eligible for a Gold Star license plate, passed in the Senate, with a vote of 33 to 0 on Jan. 15….
Over-correction results in wreck
Alexis Diaz, 43, of Beaumont, Tx. is being charged with failure to maintain lane after endangering his own life as well as that of his juvenile passenger. Around 8:05 a.m. on Tuesday,…
Two arrested over prescription pills
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at approximately 1:43 p.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop on…
Winn-Dixie robbery results in shootout; wreck
The Winn-Dixie in Madison became the scene of an armed robbery Sunday, Jan. 17, around 10 p.m. According to authorities, Deputy McMullen of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office observed a man walking…
Winn-Dixie robbery results in shootout
The Winn-Dixie in Madison became the scene of an armed robbery Sunday, Jan. 17, around 10 p.m. According to authorities, The Madison 911 Center was alerted to an armed robbery that was…
Old hospital to become adult assisted living facility
After Madison County Memorial Hospital moved to its new location on 224 NW Crane Avenue on Aug. 1, 2014, the old hospital was sold to the Madison County School Board. Since the…
