Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. Lee Elementary School (LES) is heading up a community fundraiser for Tonya Watts, wife of Fellowship Baptist Church (FBC) Pastor, Jackie Watts. Watts was recently diagnosed with…
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Two Cowboys win Regional weightlifting titles
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the recent Region Three weightlifting meet, two Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys won their weight classifications. Two other Cowboys placed high enough to move on…
Gov. Scott signs daylight savings bill
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. In March, the Florida Senate approved HB 1013, which made the motion to keep Florida from ‘falling back’ during the time change in September but would keep…
Clean Up Madison: 4.5 tons of litter collected
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. As the morning of Saturday, March 24, approached, long before 9 a.m., participants began gathering at the Madison County Courthouse for roadway assignments to clean up the…
Sen. Bill Nelson to hold town hall meeting
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. US Senator Bill Nelson will be in Madison on Monday, April 2, for a “town hall” style meeting with local constituents. The meeting will take place in…
MCSO, school district announces training
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and the Madison County School District (MCSD) are announcing that on Monday, April 9, students will be out of school and…
When PTSD hits home
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. “PTSD: It’s not the person refusing to let go of the past, but the past refusing to let go of the person.” That is a quote in…
Moffses named Department of Health Administrator
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has announced the appointment of Madison native, Thomas Moffses, Jr., as the Administrator for the DOH in Columbia and Hamilton Counties,…
Davis sentenced for manslaughter
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. After multiple attempts to find guilt or innocence, Nicholas Rashawn Davis, 28, of Greenville, pled guilty to lesser charges, for the death of Travis Lavonte Solomon, and…
Tight budget for district schools
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. In his regular monthly financial report to the Madison County District School Board on Monday, March 19, District Chief Financial Officer Walter Copeland informed the Board of…
No more time change for Florida?
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. “Whereas, the State of Florida is known as the ‘Sunshine State’, [and] as the ‘Sunshine State’, Florida should be kept sunny year round,” so reads House Bill…
LCVFD still seeking volunteers
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. The council members for the Town of Lee gathered together for their monthly, regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 6, at 7 p.m., at Lee’s Town Hall….
New gun bill now state law
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida Governor Rick Scott is experiencing again the notion that one can’t please all the people all the time. Scarcely before the ink dried after signing the…
School Board prepares to address financial and safety issues
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County School Board opened its meeting on Monday, March 5 with two special session issues. First up was a proposal to replace the MCHS Cowgirls’…
239 pounds of marijuana seized
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. The driver of a semi-truck was arrested over the weekend after a large amount of marijuana was discovered in the trailer. According to a report by the…
School safety discussed
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the topic of school safety was discussed. In light of the…
Fatal Shooting
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison Police Department (MPD) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are currently investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Wednesday, March 7. According to MPD…
One dead, one injured after shooting
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison Police Department and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are currently investigating a shooting that occurred this morning, Wednesday, March 7 on Mandina Ave. According to…
Armed Robbery at Jimmies Auto Plaza
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is currently on the look-out for the suspect who robbed Jimmies Auto Plaza, on Sunday, March 4. Major David Harper of…