Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to a September 2018 news release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median number of years that workers had been with their current employer…
Down Home Days parade applications available
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we’re not talking about Christmas! The 38th annual Down Home Days festival and parade, which will be held…
Florida Baptist Disaster Relief wants you
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Are you a volunteer with the Florida Baptist Convention Disaster Relief and want more training to master your ministry ability? Maybe you’re new to the ministry and…
Elizabeth Smart to speak at Valdosta banquet
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. At just 14 years old, Elizabeth Smart experienced what every mother or father fears – abduction. And after being held captive and subjected to abuse for nine…
Pulpit: We’ve Crossed a Line
Dr. Gary A. Cox, Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church We have crossed a line and the fallout will be cataclysmic for our nation. There is absolutely no doubt that those who demand…
Missing Again: Madison runaway sought by MPD, MCSO
John Willoughby Greene Publishing, Inc. UPDATE: Jessica Taylor Cook and Matthew Shane Sutherland have been found. — The Madison Police Department (MPD) is currently requesting community assistance in locating a…
Senator strives to swipe e-cigs from teens
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is part of a continuing series of articles appearing in the Madison Enterprise-Recorder on various bills being considered by the Florida Legislature during this year’s state…
Vision 2030: Council seeks local input
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Do you have a vision for your community? Where do you see Madison County in ten years? Are there issues you’d like to see tended to? In…
Letter To The Editor: A quick history of cuban socialism
Pedro has a job, a ’59 Chevy, a home, a farm where he grows sugarcane and has all kinds of animals, including a donkey. Pedro has worked hard all his life to…
From the sunny side… Aging
This week has been a cause for celebration here at Greene Publishing, Inc. Our publisher and fearless leader, Emerald G. Parsons, celebrated her fiftieth birthday. I must say, she approached the day…
Collis receives 60-year honor
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Every Master Mason considers it to be a great honor to receive recognition for the amount of good time (time of membership) within the Masonic lodge. Lloyd…
Sally Ann Oder
Mrs. Sally Ann Oder, age 63, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at her home. A Celebration of Life was held Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 12 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home, with visitation…
ACA Lady Warriors return to Final Four
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Lady Warriors varsity basketball team punched their ticket for another trip to Lakeland for the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class…
National Wild Turkey Federation event set for March 2
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. The 17th annual National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Hunting Heritage Event, for the Madison County Chapter, is set for Saturday, March 2, at the Madison County…
School Board takes control of spending
Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the Madison County School Board came together for their regularly-scheduled meeting. The Board approved the consent agenda, heard comments from the public and…
MCSO provides skimming avoidance tips
Story Submitted In light of the recent card skimming devices found at a local gas station, as well as around the immediate Big Bend region, Major David Harper of the Madison County…
Glendyle Odom Littleton
Mrs. Glendyle Odom Littleton, age 83, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Thomasville, Ga. She was born in Madison, Fla. to Sevier Odom, Sr. and Ethelle Phillips Odom. She lived in…
Roy Laverne Merritt
Roy Laverne Merritt, 76, passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, peacefully at his home in Madison, Fla., with his family by his side. He was born Dec. 4, 1942, in Madison,…
Coyotes – are they a problem?
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Coyotes, once a strictly-western species, have migrated eastward. The expansion of coyotes to northwestern Florida began in the 1970s and, today, they are considered to be a…
Bunting turns illness into strength
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. If you grew up with Madison native Jane Carole Bunting, you may recall a relatively shy young lady who was artful at avoiding much of the drama…