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Obituary: Betty Louise Brown
Betty Louise Brown, a resident of the Lee area, died Sunday, August 23 at Shands Live Oak Regional Medical Center. Born in 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, Betty was a Homemaker and mother…
Obituary: Carol Lillian Baron
Carol Lillian Baron, age 78, died Wednesday, August 19, in Dowling Park, Fl. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., on Friday, August 28, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church., Madison,…
School bus route issues
The Madison County School Board met Tuesday, August 18 at 6 p.m. The meeting began with public comment. A woman approached the podium with concerns about transportation. She was told two weeks…
Cowboys kick off first game Friday
Madison Varsity Cowboys will be starting off the football season on Friday, August 21 with a home game against Suwannee Bulldogs. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Madison County High…
City of Madison releases financial report
City Manager Tim Bennett presented a financial report to the commissioners for ten months (October-July) of the fiscal year 2014-2015, during the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 11. The City of…
Sign-ups for Dave Galbraith Football and Cheerleading begins August 29
Football Season is here! Sign-ups for the Dave Galbraith Football and Cheerleading League will be held at the Madison County Court House Saturday, August 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,…
AG Bondi leads 16 states against EPA
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading 16 other attorneys general in a legal action against the United States Environmental Protection Agency for illegally invalidating the individual air quality protection plans in…
Accepting George Townsend Good Neighbor nominations
The Madison County Farm Bureau is once again accepting nominations for the George Townsend Good Neighbor Award. This award was named after Mr. George Townsend, who exemplified generosity and a kind and…
Head, Heart, Hands & Health: Create a family business center
Can’t seem to put your hands on the bill that arrived in the mail last week? Or worse yet, did you temporary lose the paperwork for the insurance that you think is…
Recall Update: “Little Digger” toy scoop recalled
It’s always a cause for concern when children’s toys are recalled, especially for things one thought were banned or outlawed decades ago. In this case, it’s a toy painted with paint containing…
Semi truck vs. car
Both drivers involved in a two-vehicle wreck that occurred on State Road 53 on Wednesday, August 19 at 5:38 p.m., suffered injuries. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Roy W. Floyd, 70,…
Two Pinetta residents charged with arson
Two Pinetta residents and a Valdosta, Ga. resident were charged with arson in the first degree in Valdosta, Ga. after allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a home on Camellia Drive South in…
Crime by “sliders” taking over gas stations across the country
There’s an old saying that says you can tell a lot about a woman by the contents of her purse. A woman can lose her valuables- and even her identity because of…
Christian Concepts: What is Hillsong Singing?
In a blog he shared publically on August 2 of this year, Geoffrey Grinder wrote that two “out and proud” homosexual men Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly are engaged to be married…
Obituary: Charley Isham Latner
Charley Isham Latner, died Friday, August 14, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, August 22, at Midway Baptist Church with visitation one-hour prior…
Eddie Richie sentenced
Former Madison County Central School teacher, Eddie Richie, Jr., was sentenced on Thursday, August 13 to three years probation, 100 hours of community service and must continue counseling after pleading guilty to…
Obituary: Mildred Florine Townsend
Mildred Florine Driggers Townsend, 86, of Mayo, Fl., passed away August 15, at Haven Hospice of Lake City following an extended illness. Ms. Townsend was born April 21, 1929 in Greenville, Fl.,…
Bomb threat: Letter sent from Swuannee County Corrections inmate
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday, August 12 at approximately 10 a.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to bomb threat received by letter addressed to the Clerk…
New Police Chief starts Monday
Ken Moore, the new Police Chief for Madison Police Department will start Monday, August 17. Moore is a Madison County native and he has 32 years of law enforcement experience. His most…