Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison Fire Rescue will begin flushing fire hydrants on Monday, May 7. This process normally takes up to two weeks but occasionally takes longer to complete depending…
From the sunny side… Advice
This is the season for graduations. Both college and high school. Although I have never been asked to deliver a commencement address, I think it would be kinda cool. Giving advice to…
Keep the Pressure Down
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) encourages all Americans to be aware of the need to keep a check on your…
SafeBeat to conduct preventative heart screening for Madison students
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. SafeBeat, in collaboration with Wolfson Children’s Hospital of Jacksonville, will provide preventative heart screenings for students at Madison County Central School (MCCS), Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA),…
Freddy Pitts Retires From Farm Bureau After 43 Years
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. Freddy Pitts was born in Pensacola and raised in Walnut Hill. He began his life-long career with Farm Bureau in February 1975 as an insurance agent,…
Cowboys sweep Valiants
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys finished their regular season by sweeping the Valiants of Valwood High, from Valdosta. The Cowboys defeated the Valiants in game…
Cowgirls sink Lady Buccaneers
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls finished off their regular season with a 10-0 win against the Lady Buccaneers of Branford High School on Thursday, April…
Madison Church of God holds movie night
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison Church of God (MCOG) will have a movie night on Sunday, May 6, at 5 p.m. The movie, Samson, will be shown, with a love…
Support the fighter
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. Sherri Howell, affectionately known as the “mail lady” for her many years working as a city mail carrier in Madison, has been diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast…
MCCS welcomes new principal
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County Central School (MCCS) will have a new skipper at the helm when the new school year begins. Kim Dixon has been selected as the new…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Respect For Parents And Adults – And The Lack Of It
It totally amazes me the lack of manners being taught to our youth. Manners that I so affectionately call “home-raising.” I have always teased by saying that I learned how to say…
National Security: Skin Cancer
Every now and then, I’ll write about a topic that isn’t national security oriented, and this is one of those times. I’ve been thinking about the issue of skin cancer from personal…
NFCC honors Madison students and Sheriff
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. North Florida Community College (NFCC) honored outstanding students and student leaders during its 2018 Honors Convocation ceremony on Tuesday, April 24. Out of 38 students, 11 Madison…
Truth and tall tales: Storytelling continues to draw a crowd
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. The men of ancient Athens would be so proud. Storytelling and debate were a major source of entertainment for them, and the recent revival of this lost…
Woman’s Club meeting features Anna Davis
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, April 12, the Madison Woman’s Club held their monthly meeting, beginning with the National anthem being sung by Madison County High School senior Ketayvia Edwards….
Family in need after fire engulfs home
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. On the evening of Tuesday, April 24, first responders were dispatched to the scene of a fire that eventually engulfed a home on Chitty Bend Trail, in…
Sen. Marco Rubio sends representatives to Madison
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Representatives from Sen. Marco Rubio’s office will be in Madison to speak with and address concerns of local citizens on Tuesday, May 1, from 11 a.m. until…
From the sunny side… Leave ’em laughing
I heard something the other day that made me raise an eyebrow. I heard that First Lady Melania Trump was excoriated for smiling once during Barbara Bush’s funeral. The nerve of some…
Passing Parade: The Greatest Generation
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist At the end of May, the New York Historical Society will celebrate President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Jan. 6, 1941, Four Freedoms speech to Congress, which was given…