In the Health and Wellness Guide in the Friday, June 10 issue of the Madison Enterprise-Recorder, in the article titled “Upcoming free health class at MCMH” the class that will give a…
Sarah Kauffman is Madison County’s Sunshine State Scholar
On Thursday, May 19, Sarah Kauffman, a rising senior at Madison County High School, represented Madison County at the annual Sunshine State Scholar Conference. Sunshine State Scholars represent the future of science,…
ACA AP U.S. History class visits Cumberland Island
Aucilla Christian Academy’s 11th grade AP U.S. History class took a field trip to Cumberland Island. This was intended to be an educational trip, but also a fun trip to reward students…
School board holds creative writing contest
The Madison County School Board held a creative writing contest recently. Students from local schools gathered to participate, with grades K-8 as well as ninth and 12th grade participating. Each student’s story…
Church Member Spotlight: Jan Brown
Jan Brown began attending Greenville Baptist Church in 1955 when she was 20 years old, and her husband Bobby Brown has attended Greenville Baptist Church from the time that he was 14…
Adoptables: puppies and kittens
The Suwannee Valley Humane Society, Inc., which is located at 1156 SE Bisbee Loop, is a 21-acre no-kill shelter that currently houses many of Madison County’s unclaimed animals. From tiny kittens, to…
General Mills recalling 10 million pounds of flour
No more licking the cake batter bowl! Flour isn’t usually associated with recalls and foodborne illnesses, but after an investigation into a 20-state outbreak of E. coli-related illnesses occurring between December 15,…
Massive raffle for Thigpen family
Stephanie Thigpen, a Madison County local who has been fighting hard against brain cancer since 2011, has taken the community by storm as various businesses, individuals and groups in Madison County have…
Gordon Edgar Ragans
Gordon Edgar Ragans, age 83, died Friday, June 3, at the Madison Health and Rehab Center. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 6 at 11 a.m., at Cherry Lake Baptist Church with…
William Elbert Buchanan, Jr.
William Elbert Buchanan, Jr., 82, passed away on May 26, at his residence in Day, Fl. Buchanan was born on November 7, 1933 in Perry, Fl., to William Elbert Buchanan, Sr. and…
Henri Eleanor Andrews Tuten
Henri Eleanor (Andrews) Tuten, 94, passed away on June 2, in Madison. Henri was born on February 1, 1922 in Monticello, to Zachary Andrews and Willie Gayle Andrews. Henri was of the…
Cell phone causes crash
It is estimated that every day in the United States, at least eight people are killed and 1,161 individuals are injured in crashes that, reportedly, have been caused by a distracted driver…
Madison Blue Springs Park to host public hearing
Last year, Madison Blue Springs was crowned the best swimming hole in the United States by USA Today. Because of this, there is no doubt that traffic has increased at Madison Blue…
Alex Tyson signs scholarship
Madison County High School (MCHS) graduate, Alex Tyson has signed with Pensacola State College to continue his baseball career at the collegiate level. Tyson is the son of Maria Dickey Tyson, of…
Trooper car ignites
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper R. Ward, of Tallahassee, was on patrol on Interstate 10, at the mile marker 242 (westbound) in Madison County on Monday, May 30, at an approximate time…
Florida crime at 45-year low
On Friday, June 3, Governor Rick Scott announced that the crime level in Florida is now at a 45-year low since 1971, when the Sunshine State started keeping data records. In 2015,…
April showers soak Suwannee region
“The Aucilla River basin and the Upper Suwannee tributaries generally received over five inches along their respective lengths, as did Madison and Hamilton counties as whole,” according to the Suwannee River Water…
Repair of Duval Avenue Scheduled for June 8
MADISON, FL (June 2, 2016) – Repairs to a portion of Northeast Duval Avenue between CVS and State Road 145 (Colin Kelly Highway) will begin Wednesday morning, June 8, and are anticipated…
MCCS award ceremony and art show
Friday, May 24 was an exciting day at Madison County Central School. The school hosted a ceremony celebrating the scholastic achievements of its pre-kindergarten through second grade students and displayed their first…
Backpack buddies: fighting hunger at school
Sarah Evans, a first grade teacher at Lee Elementary School (LES) hadn’t been teaching long when she saw a need in her students and decided to fix it. Towards the end of…