Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. There will be no repeat championship for the Class 1A girls basketball defending State Champions. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls’ basketball season came to an…
PIT maneuver ends high speed chase
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. If you were driving on Interstate 10 on Tuesday, Jan. 31 around 10 p.m., you may have thought you were on the set of a Hollywood movie,…
Jimmy Fulford honored 25 years after death
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. This past Wednesday afternoon, about a dozen people — friends, relatives and members of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) — gathered at the I-10 site where FHP…
NFCC student going to NASA
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. One of North Florida Community College’s (NFCC) students has been accepted into NASA’s Community College Aerospace Scholar program. The application process for the program is competitive. Nationwide…
County Commissioners discuss Withlacoochee
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. At the regular scheduled meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 25, the commissioners heard from Jennifer Johnson, Health Officer from the…
Search leads to narcotics, arrest
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County Sheriff’s Office Major David Harper reports that on Tuesday, Jan. 31, Pedro Tomas Lopez of Lake Worth, Fl. was arrested for possession of narcotics with…
Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scams
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Monday, Jan. 30, a concerned citizen reported an attempted phone scam. The scammer called from…
Free Income Tax Returns at the Madison Extension Office
Diann Douglas For the fifth year, Madison County Extension office will be hosting an IRS Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. Over forty years ago, VITA began; training volunteers to process…
Advocate’s Avenue… All you need is love
Leslie McLeod I worry constantly about what the future holds for our children, especially for our first born. Having a child with special needs and having one without, there are major differences…
Joyce Roffe
Mrs. Joyce Roffe, age 82, died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. at Cherry Lake United Methodist Church…
NFCC Community Theatre sells out Van H. Priest Auditorium The NFCC Sentinel Upstage Players receive standing ovation for Shrek the Musical, Jr.
Story Submitted What a great sight to see North Florida Community College’s Van H. Priest Auditorium full of community members, students and children – both on stage and filling the audience –…
Meet Your Neighbor — Shelly R. Decker
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. This past Friday (Jan. 27th), this writer had the opportunity to meet one of the many fascinating couples who have made Madison their home. Shelly Decker is…
Tree Scraper invented and patented in 1945 by John E. Strickland
Jacob Bembry: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Sept. 18, 1945, the United States Patent Office issued patent number 2,384,976 to John E. Strickland of Madison, for his tree scraper, which would be used…
Cowboys say thank you
Story Submitted The 2016-2017 Madison County Cowboys Basketball Junior Varsity and Varsity Team would like to extend a big thank you to Kens Bar-B-Que for donating some chicken to the Cowboy Basketball…
Cowboys’ win streak ends at 16 games
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. In life there is the old adage which says “all good things must come to an end.” This is especially true when it comes to game winning…
Three arrested for credit card fraud
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison County Sheriff’s Office Major David Harper reports that on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m., the Interstate Criminal Enforcement (I.C.E.) Team arrested three individuals for credit…
Repeat offender arrested for meth
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Officer reports that on Friday, Jan. 27, at approximately 12:53 a.m., Jessica Rae Mauldin was arrested for possession of…
Security cameras lead to burglary arrest
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Saturday, Jan. 28, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Madison County Deputy Ben Pike responded to a…
State delegation coming to Madison
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida State Senator Bill Montford and State Representative Halsey Beshears will be in Madison on Monday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m. for their Annual Legislative Delegation Meeting….
State Representatives visit M.C.I.
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, Jan. 26, members of the Florida House of Representatives Justice Appropriations Sub-committee met with representatives from the Madison Correctional Institution (M.C.I.) This meeting was arranged…