Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Citing “unforeseen circumstances relating to [his] job and future needs of [his] family,” Madison City Commissioner Larry Olive has resigned from the Madison City Commission, effective Thursday, June 13….
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Glenwood Forest and TABOK conflict continues
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, May 22, the commissioners received an update on the ongoing conflict between residents of Glenwood…
Hurricane season tax holiday planned
News Service of Florida Contributor Retailers hope Floridians will heed multiple forecasts that the upcoming hurricane season will be more active than normal. With the start of a 14-day sales tax “holiday”…
NOAA predicts super-active hurricane season
Lazaro Aleman news@greenepublishing.com The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its outlook last week for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season; not surprisingly, its prediction calls for above-normal activity, not unlike earlier…
Town of Lee holds first reading of noise ordinance
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com On Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m., the Lee Town Council held their regular monthly meeting. The meeting began with public comments concerning noise issues. Mayor James Ruzicka set…
Tractor thief gets three years
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During felony court proceedings on Monday, May 13, Benjamin Dietrich, of Madison, was sentenced to three years in prison as a result of two separate cases. Dietrich appeared before…
Suwannee Valley Unsolved and Madison Police Department mark anniversaries of two area cold cases
Jason Futch Contributor May marks a grim anniversary for Madison County. Nine years ago, Tortarian Alexander was found murdered at a Brush-A-Way Car Wash, and eight years ago, Jeremy Harris’s body was…
Nuts and bolts of tax certificates explained
Lazaro Aleman news@greenepublishing.com Property owners who failed to pay their 2023 real estate taxes as of the March 31 deadline were consequently declared delinquent on April 1 and now run the risk…
Ronnie Moore launches campaign for Board of County Commissioners
DISTRICT 3 VOTERS: I, Ronnie L. Moore, am announcing my candidacy for re-election to the Board of County Commissioners so that I may continue serving you and for the betterment of the…
Three Valdosta teens wanted for murder
Valdosta Police Department Contributor On Saturday, May 18, at approximately at 11:48 p.m., Valdosta Police Officers responded to a parking lot at Scott Park, 1101 block of Old Statenville Rd., after a…
County receives audit result
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, May 8, the commissioners heard a report from John Keillor of Lanigan and Associates, the…
Fundraising auction planned
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com A fundraising auction is being planned to help a Madison County resident. Mike Havard, of Lee, was working on a tractor in April of this year when the tractor…
Phantom shots fired in Greenville?
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com According to information provided by Madison County Sheriff David Harper, on Wednesday, May 15, at approximately 11:55 a.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a report of…
Possible firearm on campus hoax
Madison County Sheriff’s Office Contributor At 2:32 p.m., a Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) School Resource Deputy assigned to the Madison County Central School (MCCS) received information from a school administrator of…
Madison tornado confirmed
Lazaro Aleman news@greenepublishing.com The National Weather Service (NWS) last week confirmed that a tornado touched down in Jefferson and Madison counties on the previous Friday, making it the fourth such phenomena to…
Bart Alford launches campaign for Superintendent of Schools
Dear Madison County Voter: My name is Bart Alford, and I am seeking the office of Superintendent of Schools for the Madison County School District. I am committed to representing you and…
School Board rejects school-level staffing allocation plan
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, May 6, the board held discussions regarding the staffing allocation of individual schools. Curriculum Director Robin…
Trial dates set in sex case
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Trial dates of Monday, Sept. 30, through Friday, Oct. 4 have been set in the case of Lamar Dennis. Dennis faces a total of 30 charges, most of which…
Arrest made in NFC theft
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison Police Department (MPD) reports that an arrest has been made in the case of over $100,000 reportedly being stolen from North Florida College (NFC). On Wednesday, May…
SunPass scam making its way through the state
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Florida drivers have recently received scam text messages asking them to pay SunPass fees, and the SunPass Customer Service Center and the Florida Attorney General has responded with warnings…