Rick Patrick Columnist Well how about that. Here we are about to replace the calendars on the wall already. It seems like only a month ago that I flipped the calendar to…
Madison County School District announces enhanced security
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 16, Madison County schools now has enhanced security in place. The new CEIA Opengate security screening system is in place as an effort to…
Town of Lee Christmas Lighting Contest winners announced
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com A fun Christmas tradition for the Town of Lee is their annual Christmas Lighting Competition. This year’s winners were recently announced. First Place, with a prize of $50…
Pinetta First Baptist Church hosting pulled pork dinner
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Saturday, Jan. 10, First Baptist Church of Pinetta will be hosting a pulled pork dinner, in support of the church’s mission outreach fund. They will be serving pulled…
St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church to host Beast Feast
Bryant Thigpen Contributor St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting their Seventh Annual Beast Feast on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m. This year’s event will be held at a…
Madison County students show improvement
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During a workshop meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Tuesday, Dec. 16, the board heard a report from Barbara Thomas, Coordinator of Assessment and Accountability….
The Holy Hush of Ordinary
Rev. Cheryl Cruce Columnist They were just ordinary people, carving out a place on the outskirts of town where neighbors were few and gardens generous. A wooded area was cleared carefully, yet…
Christmas saved by MCSO Green assailant booked into Madison County Jail
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com According to information from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on Monday, Dec. 22, during the late afternoon hours, a suspect dressed in a Santa suit was attempting to…
Cowgirls beat Bulldogs
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls improved their record on Thursday, Dec. 18, when they traveled to Live Oak to face the Bulldogs of Suwannee High School. The…
Madison County Sheriff’s Office hosts “Candy Canes and Cookies with the Sheriff”
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com A Christmas tradition continued on Monday, Dec. 22, when the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) hosted their annual “Candy Canes and Cookies with the Sheriff” event at Four Freedoms…
St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church holds candlelight service
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Members and guests of St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church enjoyed a Christmas meal together on Wednesday, Dec. 17, as part of their yearly Christmas Candlelight Service. The event…
Florida continues taking shots at vaccine mandates
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Florida continues its efforts to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools, a major shift announced by Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in September of 2025. The goal…
Lady Broncos repeat as Conference Champs
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, Dec. 18, the Madison County Central School (MCCS) Lady Broncos basketball team chalked up another Big Bend Conference Championship. The Lady Broncos won their fourth championship in…
Way Back When
Dec. 24, 1965 Elder G. N. Kovalski is the new minister of the local Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is formerly of St. Petersburg. Elder Kovalski and family are living in the…
Flakes, flurries and blizzards, oh my!
Hailey Heseltine news@greenepublishing.com Florida isn’t exactly known for being a winter wonderland. Instances of significant snowfall are few and far between, but when something beyond a flurry does happen to reach us,…
Madison First Baptist Church presents musical Christmas program
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Sounds of the season filled the air on Sunday, Dec. 14, as Madison First Baptist Church presented their annual Christmas music program. The evening included musical numbers performed by…
MCHS Concert Band holds Christmas Concert
Ady Hammock news@greenepublishing.com On Monday, Dec. 8, the students of the Madison County High School (MCHS) Concert and Jazz Bands performed in the MCHS gym for their Christmas Concert. Six pieces were…
NFC Art Festival was a hit
Ady Hammock news@greenepublishing.com On Friday, Dec. 5, the North Florida College (NFC) Art and Music Festival took place in the school’s art building, the Hardee Center, and began at 5:30 p.m. The…
Madison County Central School honors eighth-grade students
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During their final regular-season game on Thursday, Dec. 11, the Madison County Central School (MCCS) Broncos and Lady Broncos honored the eighth-grade basketball players and cheerleaders. It was a…
Finding a stud without a stud-finder
Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com Chances are, the majority of your walls are not made of wood, as you might expect. This is because wood is expensive, dense and incredibly flammable. Alternatively, the interior…