Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, May 11, the students of New Testament Christian School enjoyed their field day. Around 11 a.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office kicked off the activities…
NFCC Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications for fall
Each year the North Florida Community College (NFCC) Foundation helps hundreds of students pay for college. This past term, NFCC awarded 90 scholarships to deserving students and is currently finalizing summer scholarship…
Flags adorn courthouse square
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Local citizens may have noticed, over the last several days, a number of US flags around the courthouse square in downtown Madison. According to Stewart Scott from…
Memorial Day observance planned
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Monday, May 29, is the day this year set aside as Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the day we remember the sacrifices made by the members of…
Meteor explosion startles Madison County residents
Jacob Bembry: Greene Publishing, Inc. Citizens in Madison County were startled on the night of May 29, 1859 at approximately 10 o’clock by what they thought was a tremendously loud clap of…
Murder in May of a minstrel and a woman
Jacob Bembry: Greene Publishing, Inc. As the lazy month of May began to skip, instead of dragging itself, into the month of June and the summer months, the news during its final…
Celebrating Madison County’s EMS
Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. This year, the 43rd EMS Week is celebrated from Sunday, May 21 to Saturday, May 27. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS…
Unstructured time
Becky Bennett The lazy days of summer are upon us and that brings with it the all-important unstructured, “unsupervised” stretch of weeks for our youth. Now, before you start to worry that…
Crime: Two arrested on multiple drug charges
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Sunday, May 21, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Sergeant Bobby Boatwright stopped a red truck driven by Kevin Lambert,…
State: Governor holds fate of liquor bill
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Senate Bill (SB) 106 has passed through both the Florida House and Senate, meaning that it is only one step away from becoming law. The bill passed…
State: Should police have to wait to buy a handgun?
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, May 5, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill (HB) 673, which will exempt law enforcement officers from waiting the mandatory three-day waiting…
Crime: Suspicious person arrested
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday, May 20, at 1:54 a.m., Deputy Ben Pike was dispatched to County Camp and Farm Road in…
National: Hidden side of GoFundMe
Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. Over a span of years, GoFundMe has become a popular website for creating fundraising campaigns, whether someone is looking for donations to fund a road trip or…
Credit protection offered after Data Breach to help fight opioid epidemic
Story Submitted Governor Rick Scott recently signed executive order 17-146 directing the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to immediately begin drawing down federal grant funds totaling more than $27 million…
Credit protection offered after Data Breach
Story Submitted The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has notified 469 customers that their social security numbers may have been obtained as part of a data breach that appears to…
National Security: Monuments
Joe Boyles: Guest Columnist A national news story these days is how the City of New Orleans is removing, under the cover of darkness, four pieces of sculpture and monuments dedicated to…
Frances Tomlin Smith Cason
Mrs. Frances Tomlin Smith Cason, age 75, died Saturday, May 20 at South Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, May 23 at 2 p.m….
Local makes it big in NYC
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Ivy Baldwin was raised in Madison County. She danced with Becky’s Dance Steps Studio for 13 years. She attended Madison County schools, graduating in 1993 from Madison…
Florida Concealed Weapons Class being offered June 3
Story Submitted The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to be once again offering the Florida Concealed Weapons Class. Up to 12 people per class will be accepted and the class will…
Hope Outdoors to hold fundraiser
Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, June 24, the Hope Outdoors Madison Chapter will be having the first Shootin’ With Hope Skeet Shoot Fundraiser at Olympia Bend Plantation, located at 6514…