Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com A group of Madison County local athletes will be competing in Wakeboarding Nationals put on by the World Wake Association (WWA), in Winter Haven, Fla., on Wednesday, July 28,…
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Good-bye Elsa: Madison survives first storm of the season
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com She may not have been the first storm of the 2021 hurricane season, but she was the first one to have threatened a significant impact to the North Florida…
Lindsay Fico tabbed new Mercer softball coach
Travis Rae Contributor Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole announced the hiring of Lindsay Fico as the new head softball coach on Wednesday, June 30. Fico is a teacher of the game…
Meet new reporter Halie Wetherington
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com Greene Publishing, Inc. has recently hired a new writer, Halie Wetherington, to join the reporting team. She is the daughter of Sam and Michelle Wetherington, and was born and…
M-CORES is history
Lazaro Aleman news@greenepublishing.com Nearly two months after the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 100, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law last week. DeSantis’ action on Thursday, June 24, basically scrapped the…
Brace for Elsa
Lazaro Aleman news@greenepublishing.com Regardless where Elsa ultimately makes landfall, the Big Bend region is likely to get tropical storm conditions on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), a division of…
A tale of three nursing homes
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; depending on the Madison County nursing facility in which you happen to be. A quick comparison of…
Boyz to Kings receives $1,000 donation
TCC Contributor TCC, one of the nation’s largest Verizon authorized retailers, announces today it has donated $1,000 to Boyz to Kings in Madison, in celebration of its Madison store’s re-opening. The store…
Madison County High School athletics awarded
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison County High School (MCHS) athletic program was recently awarded the Cary McDonald Award by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) as the Class 1A Athletic Program of…
Health advisory issued for Withlacoochee River
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Wednesday, June 23, the Madison County and Hamilton County offices of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory for those living along and near the…
Please help clean up!
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Volunteers are needed to help clean up at the Old Madison Middle School, located on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, in Madison. There are big Clean-up Days planned for…
Lake Francis pier closed
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Those who frequently visit Madison’s Lake Francis may have noticed the pier/dock is now closed until further notice. According to a press released issued by the City of Madison,…
FDLE releases annual crime report
Alyssa Ridenour reporter@greenepublishing.com The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) recently released their annual crime report, breaking down crime rates across the state and in each county. This annual report compares statistics…
Schools face tight budgets
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, June 21, Rose Raynak, the district’s financial officer gave her monthly report on the school district’s…
Suspected arson sends mobile home up in flames
Alyssa Ridenour reporter@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, June 17, at approximately 8:30 a.m., first responders were called to a fire located at 521 SE Trading Post Loop, in Lee. A mobile home had been…
County to continue river water testing
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, June 9, the commissioners decided to continue to have the Madison County Health Department test the…
Man drowns in Cherry Lake after rescuing child
Madison County Sheriff’s Office Contributor Madison County Sheriff David Harper reports that on Saturday, June 12, at 3:51 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that…
Little boy to be surprised by parade after being deemed cancer-free
Alyssa Ridenour reporter@greenepublishing.com Sawyer Crosby is the five-year-old son of Jimmy and Chelsea Crosby. At two-years-old, he was faced with a battle that no child should ever have to endure. Sawyer was…
School board discusses expanding grades at outlying schools
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, June 7, the board heard from Elias Paulk during citizen input. Paulk, a professor at North…
Gray Logging, LLC: 2021 National Outstanding Logger
Forest Resources Association Contributor The Forest Resources Association (FRA) and STIHL Incorporated honored Gray Logging, LLC., of Madison, as the National Outstanding Logger at FRA’s 2021 virtual annual meeting on Wednesday,…
