Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Lady Broncos of Madison County Central School took on crosstown rivals the Lady Panthers of the Madison Creative Arts Academy. By the…
MCCS Broncos baseball underway
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Central School (MCCS) Broncos baseball team started their season with a double header on Monday, Feb. 13 against Wakulla Middle School. In the first…
Super Saturday to be held March 4 at NFCC
Story Submitted North Florida Community College invites the public to its Super Saturday: Open House and Free Application Day event on Saturday, Mar. 4 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This annual…
Saint Leo ranks 5th in U.S. as 2017 Military Spouse Friendly School
Story Submitted The annual companion list to Military Friendly® School, in which Saint Leo was named No. 3 in the nation in its category and a Top10 Gold-level Military Friendly® School, recognizes…
Madison sex and drug trafficker sentenced
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Joseph-Michael Elias McFarland, who pled guilty in May 2016 to sex trafficking of a minor and controlled substance distribution, was recently sentenced to 132 months in Federal…
Man seriously injured in wreck, fire
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on Saturday, Feb. 18 at approximately 5 p.m., Nathaniel Ketterer, of Madison, veered off the west bound lane of Interstate 10,…
Church parking lot burglar arrested in Greenville
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Madison County Sheriff’s Office Major David Harper, Milton Garrison III, of Greenville, Fl., was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 19, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Deputy Brian…
Rep. Beshears weighs in on Withlacoochee River
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida District 7 Representative Halsey Beshears has sent a letter to V. Anne Heard, Acting Regional Administrator for the Atlanta office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency….
Financial challenges face Madison County schools
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the first in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. There will…
School Board hears concerns over school nurses
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County School Board on Monday, Feb. 6, the Board heard from a parent of a Lee Elementary School student regarding…
BBQ lunch fundraiser set for Friday
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. In June of 2016, Gene Mickel, a native of Madison, was diagnosed with stage three multiple myeloma. Earlier this year he was given the prognosis that there…
Gerald Leroy Anderson
Gerald Leroy Anderson, age 86, died on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at South Georgia Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at Beggs Funeral…
Florence Ann Kisamore
Florence Ann Kisamore, 78, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Doctor’s Memorial Hospital in Perry, Fl. Ann was born in Saint Cloud, Fl. She was married to Jack Kisamore…
National Security: Choice
Joe Boyles: Guest Columnist Free choice is an important human concept. Free people highly value their ability to make individual choices for how to conduct their lives. Plainly put, we don’t like…
Jade Plummer heading to the Florida Storytelling Festival
Story Submitted Madison County Storytelling and the Florida Storytelling Association are pleased to announce that for the third year in a row a student from Madison County is a winner in the…
Looking for a summer camp? Key questions to ask…
Story Submitted It’s only February, but many parents are already thinking about their child’s summer vacation plans. Summer camp is often high on the list. But before picking a camp, parents should…
Madison Church of God preparing for Passion Play
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Rehearsals are in full swing as the Madison Church of God (MCOG) prepares for their annual Passion Play. This production is an annual undertaking for many in…
Cherry Lake United Methodist Church to host concert
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. This Friday evening, Feb. 24, Dan Schall will appear in concert at Cherry Lake United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Schall’s ministry began when he was in…
Pinegrove Missionary Baptist Church to hold revival
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Pinegrove Missionary Baptist Church will be holding their revival from Sunday, Mar. 26 through Wednesday, Mar. 29. On Sunday, Mar. 26 at the 11 a.m. service, Pastor…
MCHS Cowboys in the “Elite Eight”
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County High School Cowboys varsity basketball team has moved into the “Elite Eight” in the Florida Class 1A basketball tournament. The Cowboys easily handled the…