Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that a Sexual Offender has moved to Madison County and, as required by Florida Statute, has completed his criminal registration with the Sheriff’s Office. Glenn Martin…
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Florida joins 23 states suing to stop unlawful EPA emissions rule
Attorney General Pam Bondi joined West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 22 other states in a lawsuit challenging a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Rule, known as the Clean Power Plan….
Scammers now hacking Facebook accounts
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart wants all citizens to be aware of the most recent scam occurring throughout Madison County involving Facebook. Most recently citizens of Madison are having their Facebook accounts…
School bus hits car
A school bus struck another vehicle on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 3:31 p.m. on Southwest Jackson Avenue in Madison. The school bus, driven by Lynn Mobley, 60, of Madison was stopped at…
Greenville Town Council discusses major plant improvements
The Greenville Town Council came together at Town Hall for their monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. To start off the meeting, the minutes for the special session meetings…
Text Neck Syndrome
With everything available at the touch of a button, it’s no wonder that the smartphone has become an essential part of daily life in this society. Typically, people spend an average of…
Sex offender relocates to Greenville
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that a Sexual Offender has moved to Madison County and as required by Florida Statute has completed his criminal registration with the Sheriff’s Office. Bryce Jaonte…
Legislative Delegation Meeting rescheduled for Dec. 7
Due to the recently scheduled Special Session on Redistricting of Senate Districts scheduled for Oct. 27 and 28, the date of the previously scheduled Madison County Legislative Delegation Meeting has been moved…
Truck overturns; driver receives minor injuries
A driver was transported to the Madison County Memorial Hospital after his truck overturned twice on SE Donaldson Road on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 9:16 p.m., in Madison. According to the…
City discusses tractor-trailers at meeting
The City of Madison City Commission held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13. There were several items of discussion including overnight parking of tractor-trailers, Florida Recreational Development Assistant Program (FRDAP) Grants…
Tensions high at Madison County School Board
The Madison County School Board met on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. for their regular meeting. The meeting started off with usual prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, but there was tension…
Obituary: Merrell Marlin Grier
Merrell Marlin Grier, age 90, died Tuesday, October 20 at Capital Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be Friday, October 23 at 11 a.m., at Beggs Funeral Home Madison Chapel with burial…
MCSO arrest two for possession of counterfeit credit cards
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Oct. 15, Deputy Brandon Goldman was working traffic enforcement on Interstate 10. At 9:30 a.m., Deputy Goldman stopped a white Ford Explorer after…
Obituary: Alvin Eddins
Alvin Eddins, 77, lost his battle with cancer on October 19, in Madison, Fl. Alvin was born July 26, 1938 in Greenville, Fl. to the late Johnny Rufus Eddins and Mattie Stacey…
Florida’s jobless rate keeps dropping
Florida’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in August, down 0.2-percentage point from the revised July rate of 5.5 percent (reported as 5.4 percent last month). This according to the latest jobless figures…
Search crime in your neighborhood with CrimeMapping
Sheriff Ben Stewart announces the Madison County Sheriff’s Office most recent effort to help reduce crime and further strengthen local community oriented policing efforts. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) just recently…
Fundraiser for Medical Mission trip to be held
A chicken-and-rice dinner Medical Mission Fundraiser will be held on Friday, Oct. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex in order to raise funds for the Medical Mission…
Brenda Wynn is a survivor
Brenda Wynn is a third generation breast cancer survivor. Her mother and grandmother also had breast cancer. She was diagnosed on Christmas Eve last year at the age of 53. Wynn is…
Keeping tabs on Congress
The issues that Congress addressed in recent weeks were Fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization, Fiscal 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, Establishing a Select Investigative Panel Under the House Energy…
High speed chase: One arrested on drug charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 12:05 a.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian McIntosh was conducting security checks and routine patrol on U.S. 90 in…