On Duval St. between Busy Bee and CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 around 10:53 a.m., two vehicles collided in a wreck that would send one driver to Madison County Memorial…
Florida reports backlog of over 13,000 untested rape kits
According to a report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Monday, Jan. 4, the state of Florida has a backlog of over 13,435 rape kits that have not…
State Legislature in session early
The state legislature will begin its 2016 regular session in January this year— not March, in an effort to eliminate costly special sessions that have plagued the House and Senate in the…
Two arrested on multiple charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Monday, Jan. 4, at approximately 2:38 p.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop on…
Court selects Senate district map
“We are ending a year and an era,” Pamela S. Goodman, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWV), declared on Wednesday, Dec. 30, immediately following a Leon County judge’s…
Car vs Pedestrian
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, charges against a pedestrian have been issued after Sheldrick Miller, 22, of Greenville, was walking east on SW Obadiah St., and moved to the south…
Plans to make old Greenville library into rec center underway
At the Greenville town council meeting on Sep. 14, Town Manager Tim Day came to the council to announce his plans to turn the old library on Church Street into a community…
Winter may yet turn cold, wet and ugly
Notwithstanding the warmer-than-normal December temperatures of late, weather forecasters are predicting a wetter and chillier than usual winter for the Southeast in the remaining months. Thank or blame the unusual pattern — depending…
Madison family spans five generations
In 1943, a union of marriage between Loreatha Owens and E.B. Brooks would mark the beginning of a legacy that would extend to five generations of their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren….
First Responder Appreciation Week
Governor Rick Scott just signed an official proclamation. It can’t fix education, lower taxes, or regulate the economy: but it can show a segment of the population that Florida cares. The proclamation…
Prayer Rally to be held
In conjunction with the Decision America Tour, Evangelist Franklin Graham began a nationwide prayer-oriented tour this new year in order to encourage Christians all over the United States to pray for their…
Murray Comer, faithful member of Grace Presbyterian for over 50 years
Murray Comer has been a member of Grace Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. Originally from Berrien County, Ga., Comer and his wife, Jane, moved to Madison in 1962. Comer was a…
MCHS graduate to study in Czech Republic
Aisha Thompkins, daughter of Angie and Willie Thompkins and the paternal granddaughter of Easter Lee Frazier, has been presented with a unique opportunity to go study abroad in the Czech Republic starting Feb….
FFA contest winners announced
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Ashley Hunter, December 10, 2015 Members of Madison County Farm Bureau served a warm meal to those who attended the competition. Pictured, from left to right, are:…
Vertle Waters Brinson
Vertle Waters Brinson, 96, a hair stylist and owner of Vertle’s Beauty Shop in Madison, Fl. until her retirement in 1974, died Jan. 3. Vertle was born on July 28, 1919 in…
James Edward Hardee, Jr.
James Edward Hardee, Jr., 78, died Friday, Jan. 1, in his home. Graveside funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Visitation was held…
Jabba
First, let me apologize to my readers and Greene Publishing for missing last week’s deadline. It doesn’t happen often; chalk it up to a hectic holiday period. Second, let me wish each…
“Dead Broke”
Dear Editor, Remember how Hillary tugged at our heart strings that her and Bill were “dead broke” when they left the White House? Bill Clinton made $200,000 a year in his presidency….
JMPHS Beta Club and FCA hold coat and food drive
The James Madison Preparatory High School Beta Club and FCA joined together to give back to the Madison County community by holding their first canned food and coat drive. With the help…
Continuation of Chronology of Hutto Pond
When the Spanish arrived in Florida, they named the people in this area, as well as most all of north Florida east of the Aucilla River, as “Timucuas.” At least 25-30 separate…