Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com Did you know that over 1.5 million people die every year from hepatitis? While you may have heard warnings throughout your life about the importance of avoiding this disease,…
James Clark
James Louis “Jim” Clark passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2022 at the Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 5, 1931 to James Glover (Jim) Clark and Laura Lou “Sweet”…
Texas Hold’ Em returns to Madison Saturday night, July 23
Emerald Greene Parsons emerald@greenepublishing.com For the last several years, the Madison County Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the ever-popular Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament as one of their annual fundraising events. This…
Hospital memorializes former employee through scholarship
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Madison County Memorial Hospital (MCMH) has established a scholarship to honor a former employee who was tragically lost in February of 2022. The Luci Strickland Memorial Scholarship has been…
Andrea LaFaye Dennis
Andrea LaFaye Dennis, 46, of Greenville, Fla, passed on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at Allen Chapel AME Church, with burial in New Zion Cemetery….
Madison local wins recent tournament
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com Jacksonville Storm-Channell is a travel softball team that is home to several talented athletes. Included on their roster is Madison’s very own Josie Driggers. The team has had a…
The Game of Life: College Edition
Halie Wetherington Columnist There are two things in life you can control all the time, attitude and effort. Coach Mac, from Madison County Central School, taught me that years ago and it…
Madison Teen wins world championship
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Memorial Day weekend of 2022 will be one that John Beggs, 15, will probably remember for many years to come. The young Madison County native won the Junior Division…
Madison Shooters compete at the national levels
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com From Sunday, June 26 to Friday, July 1, two Madison locals were in Grand Island, Neb.,, competing at the 2022 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships. Lane Keeling and Ben…
Van B. Kelley
Van B. Kelley, 71, passed away Sunday, July 10, at his home, in Lee, Fla. He was born in Madison, Fla., to Benjamin Franklin and Martha Louise Tompkins Kelley on Oct. 30,…
Clarice Hewiett Kelley
Clarice Hewiett Kelley, age 79, passed away on Saturday, July 9, at her home in Lee, Fla., after a long, content and happy life as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister…
Terry Gene Hamby
Terry Gene Hamby, age 73, passed away on Friday, July 1, in Valdosta, Ga. He was born in Seminole, Okla., on April 1,1949, to Robert and Billie Jean Hamby. He served in…
Thomas Junius Kinsey
Thomas Junius Kinsey Tommy passed away peacefully Sunday, July 10, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with his nephew, Waldo and his niece, Tammy by his side holding his hand until he went to…
Two wrecks reported in Madison
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, June 28, two traffic crashes were reported in the city of Madison. According to the Madison Police Department, the first wreck occurred at approximately 8 a.m. and…
The grades are in:
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Florida Department of Education (DOE) has released the 2021-22 school grades and the Madison County School District remains a “C” district. In Madison County, three schools maintained the…
Railroad crossing repair to begin in Madison and Greenville
Halie Wetherington reporter@greenepublishing.com The City of Madison has been notified that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin efforts to repair the railroad crossing on Highway 14, as it leads into the…
High school students are Mechatronic Engineers during summer camp at NFC
Allison Finley Contributor High school students from Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette and Madison counties and Lake Park, Ga. explored the fields of mechanics, electronics and computing during North Florida College’s (NFC) Mechatronics Camp…
School Board approves two new buses
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison County Schools bus fleet will be adding two much needed buses in time for the upcoming school year, thanks to COVID-relief funds available to the district. During…
Laurie Eugene “Pop” Duval
Laurie Eugene “Pop” Duval, 87, passed away on Sunday, July 3, at Haven Hospice, Lake City. Pop was born on Oct. 1, 1934, to the late Claude Vernon Duval and Mary Jarvis…
Four minors arrested after shootout, high-speed chase
Lee Trawick news@greenepublishing.com According to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office report, on Tuesday, June 28, Jerome Watson was traveling towards Jennings on County Road 141, near the intersection of Northwest 60th Drive,…