This past weekend, I had the chance to go down to Perry and visit with my sister. I always enjoy going down for a visit, just to touch “home base.” Often when…
It’s Financial Literacy Month
April is National Financial Literacy Month, a designation passed by the U.S. Congress to raise public awareness about the importance of financial education. Everyday, Americans make financial decisions that affect long term…
Embrace community at your library: celebrate National Library Week April 9-14
Story Submitted This week, the Suwannee River Regional Library System joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities through the transformative services, programs and expertise they offer. Monday,…
GES Pride Honor Roll List
Principal List Allysia Manor (1st), Joey Fead (3rd), An’Taniyah Lee (3rd), Hafetha Ayyad (4th), Samaya Baynard (4th), Ladarrious Crumity (4th), Zakari Hopkins (4th), Hafitha Ayyad (5th), Kristen Livingston (5th), and Vernon Davis…
The Treasures of Pinetta
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Sunday, April 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Treasures of Madison County invites their members and all interested guests to attend a presentation on…
Cowboys lasso Trojans
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys found themselves in a hole after the first inning of their game with the Trojans of Hamilton County High School…
Lorenzo Cain making most of his return to Brewers
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County High School Alumnus Lorenzo Cain seems to be fitting right in with his new “old” team, the Milwaukee Brewers. Cain began his Major League Baseball…
Peavy’s steer receives multiple awards
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. At 15 years old, JD Peavy is gaining quite a reputation for his cattle showmanship. Traveling to Starke for the Bradford Beef Bash on Saturday, Jan. 13,…
Schools to hold spring concert
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Music Departments of both Madison County Central School (MCCS) and Madison County High School (MCHS) will hold their spring concert on Tuesday, April 10, at 6:30…
Robbery suspects caught
Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reports that on Wednesday, April 4, Investigator Doug Haskell arrested Jacob Daniel O’Neal, 18, of Greenville; and Jonathan Oliver Jaramillo, 15, of…
Fundraiser planned for Tonya Watts
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. Lee Elementary School (LES) is heading up a community fundraiser for Tonya Watts, wife of Fellowship Baptist Church (FBC) Pastor, Jackie Watts. Watts was recently diagnosed with…
Two Cowboys win Regional weightlifting titles
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the recent Region Three weightlifting meet, two Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys won their weight classifications. Two other Cowboys placed high enough to move on…
Gov. Scott signs daylight savings bill
Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. In March, the Florida Senate approved HB 1013, which made the motion to keep Florida from ‘falling back’ during the time change in September but would keep…
National Security: Advice and consent
With barely a year in office, President Trump is shuffling his cabinet and other key officeholders. Given that he hosted a prime-time reality show on NBC for nine years highlighted by the…
Emerald’s Gem Box: The Pledge of Allegiance
One Nation Under God “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and…
First annual Down Home Days pageant
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Are you looking to be a part of Down Home Days in a fabulous way? Presented by the Main Street Playhouse, the first annual 2018 Down Home…
Janice Elaine Anglin
Janice Elaine Anglin (Humphrey) passed peacefully surrounded by her family at Shands Hospital, in Gainesville, on Wednesday, March 28 at the age of 66. She died unexpectedly from complications of a liver…
Charles Edward Hall
Charles Edward Hall, 67, passed from this life on Friday, March 30, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, in Tallahassee, following an extended illness. Charles was born on April 17, 1950, to Bobbie Jo…
James Hesketh Jr.
James William Hesketh Jr., 82, passed away on Thursday, March 15, in Madison. James was born on July 20, 1935, in Bridgeport, Ct., to Mr. James William Hesketh, Sr. and Carrie Miller…