Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force conducted a covert investigation involving the manufacture and sell of bath salts most commonly known as Flakka. The investigation…
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When your BLT bites back: Processed meats found to increase risk of cancer
Picture this: it’s Sunday morning and the smell of bacon and sausage wafts from the kitchen and beckons you to come downstairs to enjoy the succulent, crispy meat alongside sunny side up…
Madison Fire Rescue responds to 57 calls in September
The Madison Fire Rescue assists residents in both the city and county for all their fire needs but they also assist with vehicle wrecks, medical assistance and transportation. In September, Madison Fire…
MPD receives 2,342 calls in September
The Madison Police Department responded to 2,342 calls in September. This is 457 more calls received than in August. Since October 2014, the department has received 22,892 calls for service. There were…
New microchipped credit cards still vulnerable to hackers
Many U.S. Banks are replacing traditional credit and debit cards with new payment cards that contain a microchip known as an EMV chip that offers enhanced security for credit or debit card…
Military photos wanted
Greene Publishing, Inc. is planning to do a photographic display in the paper of Nov. 11, Veterans Day, to honor those in the military. If you have a photo of yourself or…
Florida Senate removes Confederate flag from Seal
The Florida Senate voted unanimously to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Senate’s official seal on Monday, Oct. 19. The Florida State flag will replace the Confederate battle flag. The Florida…
Portion of NW Crane Avenue will be closed Nov. 12
The City of Madison reports that work crews will shut down a portion of Northwest Crane Avenue leading to the Madison County Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 12 to install sewer infrastructure….
Bass sworn in as new Lee council member
The Lee Town Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at Kinsey Hall. The first item for discussion was appointing a new council member after Councilwoman Donna…
Keeping tabs on congressional lawmakers
The issue that Congress addressed in recent weeks was Sanctuary Cities, Cybersecurity, Budget Agreement and Debt Limit, Debt Prevention, Scholarship Program, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production and Health Care. Following are…
Contractor arrested for fraud
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested a general contractor for defrauding the Medicaid program out of more than $100,000 on Tuesday, Nov. 3….
One dead, two injured
One person was killed and two others were injured after a wreck involving a Mercury Marquis and a Ford Ranger on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 10:50 a.m., on U.S. Hwy 90, near…
Florida’s jobless rate drops to 5.2 percent
Florida’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in September, a 0.2-percentage point drop from the revised August rate of 5.4 percent (reported as 5.3 percent last month). This according to the latest jobless…
Obituary: Maggie Dean Siplin Demps
Maggie Dean Siplin Demps passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Maggie was born in Madison, Fl. to the late Reverend Capers Siplin and Irene Lane Siplin. She graduated from Madison County…
Madison Community Bank to honor Veteran’s Day
All over the nation, Veteran’s Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 in recognition for those who have served our country. On Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of WWI,…
County Commission meeting round-up
The Madison County commission gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. After items were added to the agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting were approved, the floor opened up…
Duke Energy looks to buy land in Madison
On Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m., McCallum Sweeney Consulting and Duke Energy met in the Madison County Extension Office to present the Duke Energy Site Readiness program’s Final Presentation on 155-acres…
Military photos wanted
Greene Publishing, Inc. is planning to do a photographic display in the paper of Nov. 11, Veterans Day, to honor those in the military. If you have a photo of yourself or…
House Fire
Madison’s 911 Communication received a call for a house fire at 445 NE Pentas Street off of Rocky Ford Road in Cherry Lake on Monday, Oct. 26 at 9:15 a.m. The house…
Royals win World Series: Local hailed as hero
After a 2014 loss in the World Series, Lorenzo Cain vowed that the team would come back “ready to go.” Cain, who was raised in Madison County, is clearly a man of…