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Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com As a way of honoring her daughter, Amber Le, and as a way of helping the community Amber loved, Debra Kervin is beginning a foundation with funds left over…

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison County office of the Florida Department of Health showed off their holiday spirit with a hall decorating contest. Staff members from the various departments within the Department…

Rick Patrickrick@greenepublishing.com On Friday, Jan. 6, the Madison County High School (MCHS) junior varsity and varsity basketball teams hosted the Eagles of North Florida Christian School. By the end of the evening,…

Halie Wetheringtonreporter@greenepublishing.com On the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 6, the Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Christmas party at Norris Cafe in Madison. This party was not only thrown in order…

The phone is quiet. Perpetually quiet. Your eyes well up with tears as you pray for it to ring. Desperate for an indication that somebody cares. Desperate to be someone’s BFF. Unfortunately,…

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. As this year is winding to a close and finals are steadily creeping up on us college kids, I wanted to devote a column to…

A couple of weeks ago, something happened that I had never quite experienced before. I was sitting at a “sports restaurant” type of establishment watching the Florida Gators play football. I had…

I ducked inside the house that I knew was mine but wasn’t the right shape. Glowing eyes peered at me from the other end of the long, suddenly crooked beam. Then a…

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist “Florida’s shift to the right-which is occurring even as the electorate in recent elections became younger and more diverse, demographic changes that usually usher in a turn…

The chickens and guineas were unusually loud and perturbed. I walked to the end of the house to see what the ruckus was about and saw Amos, our small feisty dog, circling…

I have always looked forward to Thanksgiving Day. Time together with family always reminds me of the many things for which I am truly thankful. I can honestly say that most of…

I was born in Southcentral Florida, really on the edge of the Everglades, in the spring of 1948. At that time, the Sunshine State was much different than today. There were less…

I am extremely blessed to have such an amazing church that I attend here in Pensacola. This week’s message was one of the best since I have been here and I wanted…

Last week, my sister and my niece came to visit me from their home in Washington State. My sister lives a very busy and productive life, much like I do, and time…

How many years does the average person live on earth? How many years do they live in heaven or hell? Do these back-to-back questions give you pause? Do they make you consider…

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist In the Spring of 1950, a small group of Americans unveiled an organization, the “Crusade for Freedom,” to “arouse private citizens of these united States to take…

In prior articles, I have mentioned allowing yourself to explore new opportunities, places and people. Today, I would like to harp on the people aspect of that idea. Personally, I tend to…

Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The Madison Church of God is pleased to announce that their front yard has again been transformed into a beautiful pumpkin patch, loaded with over 1,127 pumpkins of many…

A rapidly growing demographic in the United States is our Hispanic population. Several years ago, it exceeded African-Americans as our nation’s largest minority. It is especially large thanks to the number of…

One of the many reasons I love this time of year is the fact that you can always see plenty of old scary movies on TV. I sometimes laughingly call them “booger…