Want the opportunity to win prizes while helping to document and remove nonnative freshwater fish from Florida’s waters? Consider participating in the second statewide Nonnative Fish Catch, Click and Report Contest, coordinated…
Bottoms up: The history of tea in Florida
Iced tea is a Southern favorite that completes any meal, no matter what kind of weather it is outside. Floridians and visitors alike guzzle down an immeasurable number of gallons of tea…
Team Spotlight: Midway Baptist
The Relay For Life team from the Midway Baptist Church in Lee is preparing for the Relay For Life of Madison event on Friday, April 29 at Boothill Stadium. Following the Dr….
Team Spotlight: Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) has been a participant in Relay For Life of Madison for many years and this year is not any different, as 49 members of AKA will…
Team Spotlight: Wells Fargo Bank of Madison
Wells Fargo Bank of Madison will be participating in Relay For Life of Madison’s event on Friday, April 29, livening up the track with an exciting Dr. Seuss-based theme: The Cat in…
Roosevelt Petithomme attends North Central Florida Regional Planning Council meeting
Bradford County Commissioner Daniel Riddick, Chair of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council welcomed Roosevelt Petithomme, the District Local Program Administrator for Florida Department of Transportation District 2 to the Thursday,…
NFCC exhibit features art by Live Oak artist John Rice
The North Florida Community College Art Department invites the public to a reception celebrating the opening of its April exhibit and local artist John Rice on Tuesday, April 26 from 12:30-1:30 p.m….
Celebration Singers to perform at Mt. Olive Baptist Church
The Celebration Singers, a southern gospel-singing group, is not your typical southern style gospel group, as they enjoy singing country gospel selections and might even throw in a touch of bluegrass. If…
Cherry Lake First Baptist Church to hold revival
Please come join Cherry Lake First Baptist Church for their Spring Community Revival that will be held from Sunday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 20! Cherry Lake First Baptist will host a…
Financial literacy begins at home
As we continue to observe Financial Literacy Month, let’s talk about how it can start at home. You would probably agree that learning to manage money is a critical skill for everyone,…
Truck overturns in Lee
At approximately 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning, April 13, a wreck occurred at the intersection of SE Winquepin St. and River Rd. in Lee. Stay tuned for more updates.
Five arrested during drug search
On Friday, April 8, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) efficiently executed a narcotics search warrant in Madison at the home of Gilbert Jones. Along with the search…
Man arrested with four pounds of marijuana
On Monday, March 28, at 12:48 p.m., Drug Task Force investigator Sgt. Bobby Boatwright made contact with a male riding a bicycle on Bunker Street in Madison. The male was identified as…
Traffic stop leads to drug arrest, discovery of firearm
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, April 7 at 11:21 a.m., Deputy Jared Dewey stopped a vehicle on U.S. Highway 19 near the intersection of SW Overstreet for unlawful…
River safe again after spill
The Florida Department of Health in Madison County has lifted the precautionary health advisory that was issued on Tuesday, April 5. The city of Valdosta, Ga. had initially reported a spill made…
School board holds first April meeting
On Tuesday, April 5, the Madison County School Board returned from spring break with much to discuss. In public input, Virginia Hernandez took to the podium and expressed concerns about out-of-county field…
Madison Fire Rescue to flush fire hydrants
On Monday, April 25, the Madison Fire Rescue will begin flushing the fire hydrants in the city. The procedure can take up to two weeks to complete, depending on call volume for…
Food stamps recipients face work requirement
About 300,000 Floridians who qualified for food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect on Jan. 1 — and the possibility of at least temporarily losing benefits if they…
April 15 marks the start of Florida’s bat maternity season
Do you have bats roosting in an attic, eve or chimney spaces and want them to roost elsewhere? With bat maternity season starting Friday, April 15, now is the time to act….
Look out boaters manatees are on the move
Taking their cues from the warm spring weather, Florida manatees have begun leaving their winter retreats and heading north along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and through inland waters. So if you’re…