The fight to keep fracking from Madison County has barely collected dust, and now a new threat to Madison County’s environment has occurred. During the Wednesday, June 22 meeting of the board…
Babe Ruth All-Star 8U boys travel to West Palm Beach
The Babe Ruth All-Stars 8U boys baseball team left from Winn-Dixie this morning at 9 a.m. to head to West Palm Beach to participate in the 2016 Florida Babe Ruth Baseball Championship. They…
Madison County Boys Choir performs in Atlanta
The Madison County Boys Choir was founded by its present conductors, Daniel Graham and Desmond Roberson in 2013. The choir performs locally and nationally and has traveled extensively in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee…
Business After Hours: Madison County Chamber of Commerce
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted its second Business After Hours event on Tuesday, June 21, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Madison County Memorial Hospital. Business After Hours…
FWC votes to postpone bear hunting in 2016
Today, the seven-member Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to postpone bear hunting in Florida in 2016. Although the framework for bear hunting in Florida remains in place, there will…
Are your dogwoods in danger?
People all over the eastern United States are familiar with dogwood trees. A true southern staple, the flowering dogwood can be found anywhere from public parks, to forests, to your neighbor’s back…
Alan P. Spurlock
Alan P. Spurlock, age 75, died on Friday, June 24, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29 at 11 a.m. at Beggs Funeral Home, in…
Tactical training finds a place in Madison County
In the Friday, May 13 edition of the Madison Enterprise-Recorder, an account ran that gave the results of a recent Board of County Commissioners meeting where the tactical training facility of a…
Two MCHS graduates sign to play college baseball
This year, the Madison County High School (MCHS) baseball team will be losing several star senior athletes. However, many of these outstanding players are now being given the opportunity to continue their…
Rollover on CR 255
Paul Wayne Adkins, 59, of Bradenton, Fl., was traveling in the southbound lane of CR 255 on Monday, June 20 around 11:01 p.m., when the 1999 Ford Explorer that Adkins was driving…
MCHS the target of yet another scam
Madison County High School has been the prime target of several scams this summer, including a t-shirt scam run by a company called “Spirit Shop,” where local businesses were contacted and asked…
History of tornadoes in Madison County
Although Florida is most known for its tropical storms, the Sunshine State has experienced many natural disasters, including tornadoes. Some of the most destructive tornadoes have struck Florida, reportedly during the spring…
Operation Dry Water national crackdown on boating under the influence
As the summer recreational boating season gets into full swing, the FWC Law Enforcement Division is ramping up its enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on boating under the influence….
Olympic gymnast Hope Spivey visits Lee
In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, gymnast Hope Spivey was at the top of her game. Spivey helped the United States gymnast team place fourth in the team tournament division, which was the…
Fireworks safety
Fireworks are often used to mark special events and holidays. However, they are not always safe in the hands of consumers; fireworks are the cause of thousands of burn and eye injuries…
Car wash for Taylor Killingsworth
On Saturday, June 11, Madison County resident Taylor Killingsworth received major injuries in an ATV accident. While Taylor’s condition has greatly improved from the time of her emergency hospitalization, she still has…
Bassett goes uncharged; granted pretrial intervention
On Monday, May 16, Madison County’s former property appraiser Debra Pickles Bassett was arrested after investigators realized that Bassett was arranging to have packages of controlled substances delivered to her home through…
Madison resident Hope Smith went to Softball World Series
On Wednesday, June 8, the Auburn Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners competed in the 2016 Softball World Series. Losing by only one run (2-1), the Tigers met the close of an extremely…
2015 crime in Madison County
On Friday, June 3, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida was at a 45-year crime low and his claims were backed by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Florida Department of Law Enforcement…
Summer offers perfect brew for insect-borne diseases, including Zika
With the hurricane and mosquito seasons here, more than 500 cases of Zika confirmed nationally and 162 in Florida, and Congress locked in inaction over Zika funding, some in the medial profession…