Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During a special meeting of the Lee Town Council on Wednesday, July 9, the Council discussed needed repairs to the Lee Business Center, which the town owns. This is…
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Florida Department of Revenue exempts sales tax holidays
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com The Florida Department of Revenue recently exempted certain items from sales tax holidays. The following items will always be exempt, beginning Friday, August 1. Batteries. These sizes will become…
Mayor Byron Poore resigns
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Mayor Byron Poore resigned his position on Wednesday, July 9, also vacating the district four seat on the Madison City Commission. A special meeting to discuss his replacement will…
School grades released, Madison receives a C
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Florida Department of Education has recently released the school grades for both the overall district and for the individual schools within the district. The Madison County School District…
City grapples with funding police and fire departments
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The Madison City Commission met on Tuesday, July 8, facing a familiar challenge: how to keep quality employees in the fire and police departments. Both departments regularly face employee…
Local counties receive help
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Although the much lauded “Rural Renaissance” legislation failed to make it through the legislative process this year, North Central Florida was not left out completely when it comes to…
School district facing fewer dollars from Tallahassee
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, July 7, the board heard a financial report from District Chief Financial Officer Walter Copeland. During…
““Record-breaking” data leak exposes 16 billion passwords
Danny Federico news@greenepublishing.com According to a report from researchers at Cybernews, nearly 16 billion login credentials have been found in public datasets online, resulting in “one of the largest data breaches in…
Lee Town Council members discuss new microschool
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Members of the Lee Town Council met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. To kick off the meeting, Kathy Bass opened up public comments…
Madison native fighting rare disease
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com It is likely that a little over a year ago, Amber Moore had never even heard of “Adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency (ADA2).” That is understandable, since the condition is…
Several Cowboys selected to All-Big Bend Baseball Team
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Several of the Cowboys from the Madison County High School (MCHS) varsity baseball team have earned post-season honors by the Tallahassee Democrat. A total of seven Cowboys appear on…
Cowgirls and Lady Warriors receive post season honors
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Several members of the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls and Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors varsity softball teams were recently honored with inclusion on the 2025 All-Big…
School grades released
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Florida Department of Education has recently released the school grades for both the overall district and for the individual schools within the district. The Madison County School…
Progress made on new Lee Fire Station
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Now that construction has begun on the new Lee Fire Station, located on Dale Leslie Drive, in Eastern Madison County, it clear the progress is being made at a…
New state budget does away with tax holidays; implements permanent tax cuts instead
Lazaro Aleman news@greenepublishing.com Following an extended legislative session and much wrangling, Florida lawmakers were finally able to pass a state budget and tax package on June 16. Unlike in recent years, however,…
Madison County Commissioner to speak at Georgia event
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Madison County District Five Commissioner Rick Davis will be one of the speakers at the WWALS River Revue on Saturday, Sept. 6. The event will take place in the…
“Rural Renaissance” bill dies
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com It was looked upon by many in rural communities as a way of helping those communities who are struggling to keep pace, while urban areas of the Sunshine State…
Greene Publishing welcomes Hayley Starling
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Hayley Starling joined the Greene Publishing family on Thursday, June 19. as an ad sales representative. She has been a Madison County resident off and on for 26 years….
How to keep the power (and yourself) alive
Hailey Heseltine news@greenepublishing.com June 1 has come and gone, and with that, we’ll be stuck in the throes of hurricane season until November 30. Between now and then, chances are we’ll encounter…
Greenville grocer finally secured
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com An answer to a question that has plagued the Town of Greenville for years may finally have an answer in sight. That is, “When will the grocery store be…
