Story Submitted Oct. 6, 2017 was proclaimed as Manufacturing Day by the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council at their meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28, held in Lake City. Oct. 6 has…
Reasons to shop farmers’ markets
Story Submitted A farmers’ market is likely coming to a field or open parking lot near you — if there isn’t already one operating nearby. Buyers who are not yet familiar with…
Teacher Spotlight: Maryssa Block
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Maryssa Block is in her third year of teaching, and she teaches in the Access Classroom (for students with special needs) at Madison County High School where…
Cowboys gameday… Avoiding the “trap”
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On the surface, the Madison County High School (MCHS) football game against Pensacola Catholic should be a game in which the Cowboys are heavily favored. The Crusaders…
WRECK: Single vehicle roll-over
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at approximately 9:45 a.m., a single vehicle roll-over wreck occurred on I-10 sending one to the hospital. Louis Marino, 85, of Tampa, Fl.,…
LOCAL: Are you ready to trick-or-treat?
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. What are you going to be for Halloween? A ghost? Zombie? Princess? Superhero? The possibilities are endless on Halloween when kids can become anything they like. On…
COUNTY COMMISSION: Budget and millage rate adopted
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Board of Madison County Commissioners have passed a balanced budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018. During a special public hearing on the tentative millage rate and…
LOCAL: Local couple scammed nearly $2,000
Debbie Snapp: Greene Publishing, Inc. Recently, just before Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc in Madison County, a very caring and loving local couple received a call on their house phone from an attorney…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Pray for the victims and pray for our nation and world
Monday morning, we all woke up to hear the horrific news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Our hearts ache for the victims, and their families, during this strenuous and troublesome…
pleasant stays in Madison
Dear Editor, My husband and I evacuated Cape Coral, Fl. and spent 6 nights in Madison at the Best Western Plus hotel by I-10. What a wonderful place, and the staff, from…
to wed
Paul Kinsley of Cherry Lake and Emerald Greene Parsons of Madison, proudly announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Brooke Ellen Kinsley to Clinton Michael Riley, son of Mike and…
Blanche Jackson Sevor
Mrs. Blanche Jackson Sevor passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Madison, Fl. Blanche was born Oct. 24, 1934 in Madison, Fl., to the late William “Buddy”…
Evaline King
Mrs. Evaline King, 92 of Madison Fl., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at Madison Health & Rehab Center in Madison, Fl. She was a homemaker and a member of Harmony…
Consolidated Christian Ministries needs you
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. As the holidays approach there is a growing need for help among some households in Madison County. There are many elderly and families on limited incomes who…
Madison County students to host FCA Fields of Faith on Oct. 11
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Students from Madison County will join thousands of other youth on athletic fields across the nation on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m., to share their Christian…
LifeSong to be featured at Midway Church of God homecoming
Story Submitted Midway Church of God will hold its 82nd annual homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m., with special musical guests, LifeSong. This year, the church will not have…
“Cardiac” Cowboys corral Tigers
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. One thing that has become very evident this year is that being a Cowboy fan is not for the faint of heart. This was again proven true…
HEALTH: Another Lowndes County sewage spill
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Another sewage spill in Lowndes County, Ga. has raised concerns for the Withlacoochee River. On Saturday, Sept. 23, approximately 25,000 gallons of untreated sewage entered into a…
LOCAL: The other end of the snake story
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. What do you do with a six-foot long rattlesnake killed on school property? That was the question faced by one parent recently. On the afternoon of Tuesday,…
LOCAL: Early morning fire
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. A local McDonald’s restaurant was burned in an early morning fire on Saturday, Sept. 23. According to a report from Madison Fire Rescue, a call was received…