Health Department lifts health advisory

Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com On Monday, April 22, the Florida Department of Health in Madison County (DOH-Madison) lifted their health advisory for people along the Withlacoochee River. The advisory had been issued due to possible elevated levels of bacteria, resulting from a sewage spill upstream in Valdosta, Ga. According to the DOH-Madison, tests completed on Wednesday, April 17 and on Friday, April 19, show that water quality at the river indicated an acceptable level of