Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. During the Wednesday, Sept. 14 regular meeting of the Madison Board of County Commissioners, a discussion took place regarding billing for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Currently the…
St. Leo University earns best regional university honors from 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges
Story Submitted Saint Leo University was named as one of the best regional universities and best values in higher education in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report: Best Colleges, which was…
Amber Lee Abbott recording third album
Photo Submitted Local singer Amber Abbott is preparing to release her third album, which will feature a collection of gospel music. Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. In 2014, Amber Lee Abbott…
Special teams and mental toughness lead Cowboys to victory
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys won their third straight game, on Friday, Sept. 16, when they defeated the Seminoles of Florida High in Tallahassee by…
American Business Women’s Day honors the nation’s working women
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Women hold a pivotal role in the modern business and career world. Gone are the days where employment for women was limited to domestic or childcare careers….
Spotlight on the Madison Refuge House
Kelly Greene Greene Publishing, Inc. Many victims who experience abuse, violence or sexual assault may not know where to turn. Often, due to the traumatic psychological damage that abuse leaves behind, trust…
Lake Park of Madison remembers 9/11
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Sept. 9, Lake Park of Madison staff and patients gathered under the front porch of the facility to remember the deadly terrorist attack that took…
Shirley Clayton Brown
Shirley Clayton Brown, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital, in Madison. Funeral services were held on Monday, Sept. 19, at the Beggs Funeral…
Thomas “Billy” Collins, Jr.
Mr. Thomas “Billy” Collins, Jr., 68, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in Atlanta, Ga. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Pineland Missionary…
House destroyed by fire
Photo Submitted On Sunday, Sept. 18, the Madison County home of Edwin and Sandy Bochnia caught fire after a Polaris Ranger, that had been on a battery charger, experienced an electrical short….
Two locals to the rescue…fighting fires
Kelly Greene Greene Publishing, Inc. Two local young men, Matt Milliron, 23, of Lee, and Tanner Greene, 33, of Madison, have chosen the risky profession of fighting fires, both locally and out-of-state. …
State’s jobless rate remains at 4.7 percent
Lazaro Aleman Greene Publishing, Inc. For the third consecutive month, Florida’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained unchanged at 4.7 percent in July, 0.2-percentage point down from the national rate, which was 4.9…
City employee honored by MCI
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Michael “Mike” Dupree works in the City of Madison’s Public Works Department and has a large hand in keeping Oak Ridge Cemetery maintained through a prison work…
MCSO warns public of death threat email scam
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has been made aware of a spam email that various citizens within Madison County have received. The…
Car vs Pedestrian… Madison man killed
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, around 8 a.m., Madison local, David Bonner, 61, of Madison, was walking south across both lanes of traffic on I-10 when a 2006…
Four arrested… Five county high speed chase
Lazaro Aleman Greene Publishing, Inc. What started out as a fistfight in the Monticello Winn-Dixie parking lot on Wednesday afternoon turned into a high speed chase that traversed through several counties, involved…
Nestle Waters reaches settlement with county
Story Submitted In 2015, Nestlé Waters of North America and Madison County entered a lawsuit after Nestlé Waters decided to contest the property value that the Madison County Property Appraiser had placed…
Scam alert: Insurance regulation email scam
Story Submitted The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and the Department of Financial Services (DFS) have been made aware of a scam involving the unauthorized use of Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier’s name…
Greenville Town Council votes on tentative budget
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. The Town Council of Greenville held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m., at Town Hall. This was the first public hearing to…
“Operation Tire Round Up”
Story Submitted Madison County Mosquito Control, Madison County Solid Waste and Madison County Emergency Management are partnering to host a waste tire “Tire Round Up.” This event will give residents the ability…