Photo Submitted On Saturday, July 30, the Lee Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) responded to a call regarding a vehicle fire on River Road near the north entrance to Twin Rivers State Park…
75-year-old woman found after disappearance
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Sunday, July 31, at 1:31 a.m., Deputy Ben Pike was dispatched to a residence located on U.S. Hwy 19 in Madison County…
Kiwanis presents $2,600 check to school district
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. When the Florida District Kiwanis year began in October of 2015, the Governor of the Florida District Kiwanis, Dr. Celia Earle, announced that her service project for…
Lee Town Council discuss paying bills online and town millage
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m., the Lee Town Council held their general meeting for the month of August. The council meeting started out with the…
Supreme Court Blocks Transgender Bathroom Ruling
Today the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-3 ruling blocked the federal court of appeals decision on the so-called transgender bathroom decision. In G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board, the Fourth Circuit Court of…
Book fair at MCMH
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. There will be books galore in the Madison County Memorial Hospital’s conference room on Wednesday, Aug. 10 during the MCMH’s book fair! The event will be held…
NFCC building bridge to success for minority students
Story Submitted North Florida Community College (NFCC) strives continuously to see its students succeed and is initiating a new program, the NFCC Minority Success Program, that will help more minority students succeed…
The importance of Florida’s native species and habitats
Emma Witmer Greene Publishing, Inc. If you could travel back in time 500 years, what would the world look, smell and sound like? Before our area was settled and developed, what was…
Help monitor for CWD: Floridians hunting out of state need to be aware of what they can bring back
Tony Young Guest Columnist The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking to hunters to help monitor the state’s deer herd this coming season for chronic wasting disease, or CWD…
Madison County’s confederate soldiers
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. This article is dedicated to just some of the many Confederate soldiers in Madison County who served their country during the Civil War: John W. Brady was…
MCCB to host blood drive
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. On Monday, Aug. 8, Madison County Community Bank is hosting a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All blood donors will receive a Oneblood cooler,…
Aug. 5 is National Oyster Day
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. While you may not have them off from work or printed on your refrigerator calendar, hundreds of national holidays exist; several take place each day! Many of…
Doris Louetta Phillips Coody
Doris Louetta Phillips Coody, 92, of Pinetta, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Valdosta, Ga. She was born January 22, 1924, in Echols County, Ga. A daughter of the late…
Mary Elizabeth Carter
Mary Elizabeth Carter, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 6, at 3 p.m., at the…
Madison Public Works Director arrested for grand theft
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday, June 29, the City of Madison contacted the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and requested assistance with a criminal investigation involving…
Wreck injures one
Ashley Hunter Greene Publishing, Inc. Ysabella Canto, 18, of Tampa, Fl., was traveling westbound on Interstate 10, near mile marker 248, on Saturday, July 30 at 11:15 a.m., when, according to Florida…
Commissioners address Tactical Training site permit progress
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. During the Wednesday, July 27 county commission meeting, citizen Benjamin Wyche approached the podium with concerns about the permit progress of the Tactical Training firing range, mentioning…
County commission reviews speed limit for I-10 and CR 255
Selina Iglesias Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County Board of County Commissioners met on Wednesday, July 27 at 6 p.m. with much to discuss. In petitions from the public, Teresa Gallegos came…
Back-to-school sales tax holiday
Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday will be held from Friday, Aug. 5 to Sunday, Aug. 7! Consumers will not pay sales tax on clothes worth $60 or less and on school supplies…
New Bethel Primitive Baptist to serve up breakfast
Story Submitted Breakfast will be served every Saturday at New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church from Saturday, Aug. 6 to Saturday, August 27 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Those who want a…