Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend is expanding in their attempt to meet the needs of the seniors in the Big Bend area. They are now delivering…
City of Madison: Lawton vs. Citizens “Booty Warz” battle continues
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, Aug. 3, before a standing room only audience, the City of Madison’s Planning and Zoning/Board of Adjustment held a special meeting to vote on whether…
National: Sheriff’s Office addresses dangerous fumes
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. Reports of police officers passing out behind the wheel of Ford’s Police Interceptor Explorer and testing positive for carbon monoxide exposure has lead Ford and the U.S….
State of Florida: Human Trafficking closing in on Florida
Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Sunday, July 23, at least 38 people were found in critical condition inside a scalding hot semi-truck trailer in San Antonio, Tx. At the time of…
Christian Concepts: Rob Bell and Hell
Rob Bell was speaking in Atlanta recently, and a CNN writer wrote about it in an article titled “Outlaw pastor Rob Bell shakes up the Bible belt”. Rob is the author of…
Dancing sisters bring home high awards
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. Siblings Savanna and Brittany Edwards could not attend the Platinum National Dance Competition in Panama City Beach with the rest of the dancers from Becky’s Dance Steps…
Young farmer & rancher social planned
Story Submitted A young farmer and rancher social (ages 18 to 35) will be held on Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Madison County 4-H Extension Office, located at 184 NW…
Honey Lake Church to host cancer survivor on August 13
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Cancer is one of the most feared diseases and it takes the lives of over 7 million people worldwide each year. On Sunday, Aug. 13, Honey Lake…
Youth group attends youth conference
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, July 10, a group of 11 youth left New Testament Christian Center around lunch time and traveled to Pensacola, Fl. in order to attend the…
Gearing up for school NTCS holds open house
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday evening, July 18, the parking lot was busy, and the church sanctuary was full – not for a church function, but for school registration. New…
Madison County producers urged to consider risk protection coverage before crop sales deadlines
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage, before the crop deadline….
Crowds gather to receive free school supplies
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc The Florida Department of Health in Madison County and the Madison County Public Library partnered together to host the Back-to-School Bash on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 10…
MCHS Baseball Coach Barrs retires
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County High School (MCHS) Head Baseball Coach Terry Barrs (left) has announced his retirement from the team. During a team meeting on Monday, July 24, Barrs…
EDUCATION: Incentives fill MCCS vacancies
During a meeting between representatives from the Madison County School District and representatives from the Madison County Education Association-the local teacher’s union- on Wednesday, July 19, an emergency meeting was called in…
County Commission: Will your fire and solid waste assessments rise?
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the meeting of the Board of Madison County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 25, the Commissioners set a meeting for a public hearing to consider the assessment…
International: When the day turns dark
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Aug. 21, a rare solar eclipse will take place. It will cover most, if not all, of the continental United States with the moon’s shadow…
Make a plan for back-to-school purchases
Diann Douglas: University of Florida Extension/IFAS Madison County I can’t believe it, it seems like summer just started a couple of weeks ago, but August is here, and it’s time to gear…
Mary Grace Hall
Mary Grace Hall passed away on July 31, 2017 at Lake Park of Madison Nursing Home. She was born in Madison, Fl. and was a resident of Perry, Fl. Her parents were…
Bonnie Rae Studstill Wynn
Bonnie Rae Studstill Wynn, 88, of Tallahassee, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2017, at Margaret Z. Dozier House at Big Bend Hospice, while surrounded by her loved ones. Bonnie Rae was…
From priority mail to hitting the trail…
Chris Jones: Green Publishing, Inc. On Friday, July 28, the Post Office in Madison held an all-day retirement party for Sales and Service Associate Opal Strickland. Strickland started working for the United…