Some good news on the education front: The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released information showing that graduation rates across the state reached a 12-year high in the just past year. Statewide,…
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Greenville appoints new town manager
Although the agenda was short, with only three items up for discussion, the council members had much to talk about during the town council meeting of Greenville on Monday, Jan. 11. After…
County Commission holds four public hearings
The Madison County Commissioners gathered together at the Courthouse Annex on the chilly Wednesday, Jan. 13 morning at 9 a.m. There was much to be discussed at the meeting, with four public…
Florida Legislature tracker
The Florida House and Senate have been busy since the beginning of their sessions on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Here are updates on several of the bills that may be made into law…
Lee Elementary school zone raises concerns
Citizens and Lee town authorities alike have noticed the change in the school zoning along Hwy 90 in front of Lee Elementary. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) orchestrated the change when…
Two arrested on drug charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Jan. 7, at approximately 11:55 a.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit, conducted a traffic stop on…
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Friday, Jan. 8, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit, conducted a traffic stop on…
House fire
On Saturday, Jan. 9 at approximately 5:32 p.m., the Madison 911 Center received a report of a structure fire at 553 NE Country Kitchen Road just east of the City of Madison. …
Three-car collision
Three cars collided on Base St. at the intersection of Range St. According to a report issued by the Madison Police Dept., on Saturday, Jan. 2, around 12:12 a.m., three vehicles driven…
Lee town council addresses major concerns
The agenda for the first Lee Town Hall meeting of January held on Tuesday, Jan. 5 was short but held a few topics of interest. The first topic up for discussion was…
January is Move Over Month
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) declares January as Move Over Month to remind drivers to Move Over, Florida! for emergency and service vehicles stopped alongside the roadway….
Franklin Graham call to prayer to stream live
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham, will be coming to Tallahassee as a part of the Decision America Tour, a nationwide prayer-oriented tour with a…
WANTED: Kevin Gardner
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Sheriff’s Office received a warrant for the arrest of Kevin Cornelius Gardner for Sexual Battery by person in Familial or Custodial Authority and Impregnation…
Chase ends in wreck
On Saturday Dec. 26, 2015 around 3:36 a.m., during his patrol in the Livingston Springs area, Patrolman Smith observed Anthony Keith, 28, of Tallahassee, at a stop sign. According to a report…
House fire in Lee; owner in need
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…
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…