Citizens and Lee town authorities alike have noticed the change in the school zoning along Hwy 90 in front of Lee Elementary. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) orchestrated the change when…
Two arrested on drug charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Jan. 7, at approximately 11:55 a.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit, conducted a traffic stop on…
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Friday, Jan. 8, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit, conducted a traffic stop on…
House fire
On Saturday, Jan. 9 at approximately 5:32 p.m., the Madison 911 Center received a report of a structure fire at 553 NE Country Kitchen Road just east of the City of Madison. …
Three-car collision
Three cars collided on Base St. at the intersection of Range St. According to a report issued by the Madison Police Dept., on Saturday, Jan. 2, around 12:12 a.m., three vehicles driven…
Lee town council addresses major concerns
The agenda for the first Lee Town Hall meeting of January held on Tuesday, Jan. 5 was short but held a few topics of interest. The first topic up for discussion was…
January is Move Over Month
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) declares January as Move Over Month to remind drivers to Move Over, Florida! for emergency and service vehicles stopped alongside the roadway….
Franklin Graham call to prayer to stream live
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham, will be coming to Tallahassee as a part of the Decision America Tour, a nationwide prayer-oriented tour with a…
Local couple celebrates 58 years of marriage
A local couple marks their time of being married for more than half a century. Their story is an interesting one. Laura and Jim W. Pulliam, a staff sergeant stationed at Forbes …
Lady Broncos named Big Bend Conference Champions
Because of their success this season, the Lady Broncos were able to move up the ladder and compete in two tournament games and a championship game in December. On Monday, Dec. 14,…
MCHS Cowgirls participate in Destin Holiday Classic
For their first game of the Destin Holiday Classic, the Madison County High School Varsity Cowgirls’ basketball team faced off against the North Bullit Eagles of Kentucky in a neutral tournament game…
55 plus club to host Jerome Wyche
The 55 Plus Club will meet on Wednesday Jan. 13 and their program for the month is about recycling. The guest speaker for the program will be Jerome Wyche, Coordinator of Madsion…
Madison Masonic Lodge elects new officers for 2016
On Monday, Jan. 4, members of the Madison Masonic Lodge #11 met for their 171th installation of officers. At the installation, new officers were elected for 2016. The 2016 Madison Masonic Lodge…
Vera Mason Lauria
Vera Mason Lauria, 88, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 2 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. Vera was born on March 2,…
Conservative Corner: The new broom
Nelson A. Pryor, Guest Columnist All America abhorred corruption. But did the Florida Legislators of the 1950’s? The Grand Jury Corruption issues are the traditional bread and butter of investigations for the Grand…
WANTED: Kevin Gardner
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Sheriff’s Office received a warrant for the arrest of Kevin Cornelius Gardner for Sexual Battery by person in Familial or Custodial Authority and Impregnation…
Chase ends in wreck
On Saturday Dec. 26, 2015 around 3:36 a.m., during his patrol in the Livingston Springs area, Patrolman Smith observed Anthony Keith, 28, of Tallahassee, at a stop sign. According to a report…
House fire in Lee; owner in need
A house fire in Lee took place on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and the damage has caused the homeowner financial loss. Around 12 p.m., the Lee Volunteer Fire Department was called to the…
Two vehicles crash
On Duval St. between Busy Bee and CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 around 10:53 a.m., two vehicles collided in a wreck that would send one driver to Madison County Memorial…
Florida reports backlog of over 13,000 untested rape kits
According to a report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Monday, Jan. 4, the state of Florida has a backlog of over 13,435 rape kits that have not…