Madison County Babe Ruth is gearing up for the 2016 baseball and softball season and will be having registration on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 12…
Number of meat products recalls trending upward
Is it a matter of perception or are more products being recalled nowadays? It seems that monthly, if not sometimes weekly, some sort of fruit, vegetable or meat product is being recalled….
Katherine Jinks turns 100
Katherine Jinks turns 100 on Monday, Feb. 1! Born in Brooks, Ga. in 1916, Jinks and her family relocated to Greenville shortly after Jinks was born. Although she is not able to…
New scam arises
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Jan. 21, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Tri County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) reporting a scam attempt that customers are…
What Iowa caucuses say about country
Here is some electoral/political food for thought. With the 2016 presidential picking up steam and the Iowa caucuses a week and two days away on Feb. 1, WalletHub.com conducted an analysis to…
December rainfall below average
Rainfall in the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) was below average during December; which is to say that the rainfall was 1.80 inches, compared to the long-term average of 3.17 inches,…
Cowboys kick off baseball season with scrimmage
The MCHS JV Cowboys will scrimmage the MCHS Varsity Cowboys today, Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. The scrimmage will be held on Boot Hill and will consist of four innings total….
Madison County locals make VSU Dean’s List
Valdosta State University announced the names of Fall 2015 students who earned Dean’s List status. Students who achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an…
Teacher Spotlight: Laneka Allen
Laneka Allen is a Madison County Central School teacher with plenty of experience. Allen, an 8th grade social studies, U.S. history and career planning teacher is originally from Miami, but she didn’t…
Ukraine singers to visit Harmony Baptist Church
The Ark Singers of Donetsk, Ukraine will be returning to South Georgia and North Florida for the first time in two years. There has been much destruction and suffering in Ukraine, but…
Registration deadline for Madison Florida Missions charity run approaching
Madison Florida Missions (MFM) at 135 NE Dill Street is hosting a charity run in order to fund a trip to the Kokrine Hills Bible Camp in Alaska, one of the main…
Chapel Road to perform at Ochlawilla Baptist Church
Chapel Road, a gospel band, will be performing at Ochlawilla Baptist Church in Quitman, Ga. on Sunday, Jan. 31 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Chapel Road consists of three members: Kristen Conaster, Brian…
The Pulpit: The Christian and the cross
Submitted by: Richard B. Sauls, Pastor at Lee Worship Center Most Christians have an understanding of the cross as it pertains to the initial Salvation experience. In other words, in order to be…
Grace Presbyterian offers food and fellowship
With homemade Southern style cooking and delectable desserts, Grace Presbyterian makes Wednesday nights famous, as they hold a weekly supper and study every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. Everyone gathers to share…
Concealed Carry Weapons class to be held Feb. 6
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will be facilitating its next Concealed Carry Weapons class on Saturday, Feb. 6. The National Rifle Association (N.R.A.) First Steps Pistol course is the foundation for the…
U.S. Representative Gwen Graham visits Madison
Back in December, U.S. House Representative Gwen Graham announced that she was kicking off the upcoming new year with a North Florida Farm Tour of all 14 counties in the Second Congressional…
Becky’s Dance Steps Studio to hold fundraiser
Becky’s Dance Steps Studio will be holding a chicken and rice dinner fundraiser on the courthouse lawn on Friday, Jan. 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale now…
Shirley Yeager
Shirley Yeager, 71, passed away on Jan. 23, in Lee, Fl. Shirley was born in Live Oak, Fl. to Raymond Jackson and Lillie Mae Adams Jackson. Mrs. Yeager was of the Baptist…
Paul Frederick Braun
Paul Frederick Braun, 64, of Greenville Fl., died of a heart attack on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, In. to William Henry and Caroline Teresa…
National Security: Reform
Politicians love to make promises about reforming this or that. The list is practically endless: health insurance; entitlements; taxes; immigration; government organization; education; welfare; the Veterans Administration; agriculture; and energy. These are…