Health Advisory Has Been Lifted After Recent Samples Contacts: DOH-Hamilton: Mark Lander: Mark.Lander@flhealth.gov 386-792-1414 DOH-Madison: Kimberly Allbritton: Kimberly.Allbritton@flhealth.gov 850-973-5000…
HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM WASTEWATER CONTAMINATION IN THE WITHLACOOCHEE AND SUWANNEE RIVERS
January 26, 2017 Health advisory issued for Hamilton, Madison and Suwannee Counties Contact: DOH-Hamilton Mark Lander Mark.Lander@flhealth.gov 386-792-1414 ext. 232 DOH-Madison: Kim Allbritton Kimberly.allbritton@flhealth.gov 850-973-5000 DOH-Suwannee:…
Postmaster warns of shipping scams
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to Alison Crutchfield, Postmaster at the U.S. Post Office in Lee, Fl., selling items online and subsequently shipping them to other countries is a scam that…
Greenville holds ground breaking for treatment facility
Carol Mitchell: Greene Publishing, Inc. Excitement was in the air and on the faces of the Town of Greenville’s mayor, town council and community leaders who came to the water and sewage…
Local man is fighting cancer
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. In June of 2016, Gene Mickel, a native of Madison, was diagnosed with stage three multiple myeloma. Earlier this month he was given the prognosis that there…
County spelling bee next week
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The annual spelling bee for Madison County students is coming Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 9 a.m. Students in the fourth through eighth grades will be competing in…
H4: Head, Heart, Hands, & Health
Becky Bennett Congratulations! We’ve successfully navigated the first month of 2017! As we rounded out 2016, we were exploring stress management techniques for our youth, families, and ourselves. Have you been able…
Conservative Corner: Making his mark!
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist Within days, Senator Jeff Sessions should be confirmed as attorney general of these united States. Nominated by President Donald Trump, for attorney general, the seventy year old…
Local woman arrested for DUI
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 11:42 a.m., Corporal Jeff Rosenberg was traveling south on County Road 255 behind a…
Donald Raymond Smith, Sr.
On June 26, 1934, a bouncing baby boy was born to Charles and Pearl Smith in Cleveland, Oh. The doctors told his parents not to name him, for he wouldn’t live that…
The haunting of a house in Lee
Jacob Bembry: Greene Publishing, Inc. For years, even while it was occupied, the house last occupied by this writer’s maternal grandparents, Jake and Ava Lee Sealey, and their daughters, Kathy (Wilson) and…
Farm Bureau grant funds local school project
Story Submitted A grant from the Florida Farm Bureau will support a special learning experience for a group of students at Madison County Excel School. The grant has been awarded for the…
Cowboys trounce Hornets
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Jan. 21, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys traveled to Mayo and extended their winning streak to 15 games with a dominant 81-50 victory…
Cowgirls slip past Lady Warriors
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls went on the road to meet the Lady Warriors from Aucilla Christian Academy. The Cowgirls had…
The Florida Department of Health issues health advisory
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County office of the Florida Department of Health has issued a health advisory for residents near and visitors to the Withlacoochee River. The City of Valdosta,…
Deadly weekend storms hit region
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Over the weekend of Jan. 21, the North Florida and South Georgia region was racked with severe thunderstorms, several of which spawned deadly tornadoes. The worst of…
Opioid addictions growing problem in Florida
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. In 2010, about 90 percent of the top opioid-prescribing doctors were located in Florida; and in 2015, opioid drug overdose accounted for over 33,000 deaths – four…
Midday wreck sends one to hospital
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. According to a Madison Police Department report, on Monday, Jan. 23 at approximately 11:40 a.m., a two-vehicle wreck occurred on the intersection of Base and Orange Streets,…
Babe Ruth League registration opens soon
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Babe Ruth League has been a Madison County staple for baseball and softball since 2001. During an average season, it fields between 300 and 350 players….
Chris Jones joins staff
Chris Jones has joined the staff of Greene Publishing, Inc. as a reporter. Chris graduated from Bradwell Institute High School in Hinesville, Ga. and from Valdosta State University, where he received a…