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SB 306, which authorizes municipalities to ban or regulate the use of disposable bags, passed in the Environmental Preservation and Conservation committee on Jan. 20. The vote was 8-1 in favor of…

For all citizens concerned about not being able to find the Madison-filmed movie, Prayer Never Fails in theaters in Valdosta or Tallahassee can rest easy knowing that, no, they did not miss…

The days of the Florida Licensing on Wheels (F.L.O.W) Mobile visiting the City of Madison are gone. After the F.L.O.W Mobile’s last visit on Jan. 4, the vehicle will no longer be…

Florida’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in December, down 0.1 percentage point from November’s revised rate of 5.1 percent (reported as 5.0 percent originally). This is according to the latest unemployment figures…

Three were transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries after a drizzly morning wreck at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21. Donald Voss, 78, of Lee, was traveling in the…

Madison County Babe Ruth is gearing up for the 2016 baseball and softball season and will be having registration on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 12…

Is it a matter of perception or are more products being recalled nowadays? It seems that monthly, if not sometimes weekly, some sort of fruit, vegetable or meat product is being recalled….

Katherine Jinks turns 100 on Monday, Feb. 1! Born in Brooks, Ga. in 1916, Jinks and her family relocated to Greenville shortly after Jinks was born. Although she is not able to…

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…

Here is some electoral/political food for thought. With the 2016 presidential picking up steam and the Iowa caucuses a week and two days away on Feb. 1, WalletHub.com conducted an analysis to…

Rainfall in the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) was below average during December; which is to say that the rainfall was 1.80 inches, compared to the long-term average of 3.17 inches,…

It was a very exciting Friday morning on Jan. 15 as North Florida Community College staff welcomed five delegates from India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh. NFCC was chosen as one of the…

Lee Town Councilwoman, Shirley Yeager passed away on Jan. 23, leaving both an empty council seat, as well as an empty spot in the soul of the small town of Lee. Yeager…

The Madison County School Board gathered together on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Reggie Daniels took to the podium for the first public comment, informing the board of the “unethical” conduct of Dr. Willie…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…