Emerald Greene Parsons was announced the “2015 Florida Farm Bureau News Person of the Year” during the 70th Annual Madison County Farm Bureau Meeting on Tuesday, September 15 by County President Jeffery…
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Driver charged in two vehicle wreck
A two vehicle wreck resulted in one being charged with failure to drive in a single lane on Friday, Oct. 2 at 2:46 p.m. on Interstate 10 near mile marker 266 in…
House catches fire
Madison Fire Rescue was called to a house fire located at 209 NW St. Luke Church Loop on Monday, Sept. 28 at 9:48 a.m. There was no one home at the time…
Value Adjustment Board holds first meeting
Members of the Value Adjustment Board (VAB), the Clerk to the VAB, Chairman Ronnie Moore and VAB Attorney Cary A. Hardee II met for the first meeting of the VAB for the…
Man arrested for marijuana possession
A man was arrested at his residence for marijuana possession after he fled from officers on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10:58 a.m. in Madison. According to the Madison Police Department report, an…
HUD takes action against homelessness criminalization
According to the 2014 Annual Homeless Assesment Report, a troubling 41,000 individuals suffer from homelessness in Florida every single day. In the more recent years, reports of homeless people getting arrested for…
Celebrate Homecoming
Madison County will celebrate homecoming Friday, Oct. 2. There will be no school for the students. The Homecoming Parade will start at 10 a.m. For those in the parade, the lineup begins…
Greenville adopts final budget and millage rate
On Monday, September 28, the Greenville Town Council met in Town Hall at 6 p.m. for the final public hearing to consider the millage rate and fiscal year budget for 2015-2016. At…
Come enjoy soup at Lake Francis this Saturday
A new religious outreach ministry program has been started in Madison called Soup in the Park. They will hold their first event on Saturday, Oct. 3 starting at 11 a.m. at Lake…
School Board denies charter school application
On Tuesday, September 22 at 6 p.m., the School Board of Madison County met for a special session regarding personnel changes, non-general fund staff trips, selection of Board Negotiator and finally, Madison…
Sexual offender relocates to Lee
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. Jake Lavon…
New form of carjacking arises
Before advanced technology, breaking into cars meant busting windows or using hangers to unlock doors through a cracked window. However, times have changed and thieves have adapted, thanks to the technology that…
Florida bill in works to repeal cohabitation law
For the first time in almost 150 years, it could become legal for an unmarried man and woman to live together in Florida. Democratic Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda and Democratic Rep. Richard…
Road closure approved at county commission meeting
The Madison County Commission came together for their meeting on Wednesday, September 23 at 6 p.m. After the agenda was adopted, petitions from the public began the meeting. Octavius Tookes asked the…
Hamburg Lovett VFD to host Peanut Boil
The Hamburg Lovett Volunteer Fire Department will be having a Peanut Boil on Saturday, October 3 at 5 p.m. There will be a cake auction, a chicken and rice dinner and of…
One arrested after high speed chase
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:12 p.m., a deputy of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office observed Emanuel Leander-Mandel Ratliff, 25, of Madison driving a white…
Woman arrested for biting Fred’s employees
A Madison woman was arrested at Fred’s after a physical altercation that left three with bite marks on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5:08 p.m. According to the Madison Police Department report, Shermone…
Wreck kills one; injures three
A two-vehicle collision left one dead and three in serious condition on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 12 p.m. on County Road 150. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, Cody Allen Cooper,…
Obituary: Margaret Ruth Walker
Margaret Ruth Walker, age 77, died Sunday, September 27 in Pinetta. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 1 at Beggs Funeral Home, with burial at Mt. Horeb Cemetery….
The Truth Behind Flakka
Flakka is a not-so-new synthetic drug, which rapid rise has led to rampant panic— and misinformation. Flakka goes by a lot of names. Floridian lay-people call it flakka; everyone else in the…