Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Sunday night, May 31, at 10:03 p.m., deputies responded to a residential mobile home fire located at 716 SE Levy Drive in Lee, Fl….
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Seven arrested on drug charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force recently executed arrest warrants stemming from a covert drug investigation spanning over several months into the possession…
Sarah Baltzell named 2015 Florida 4-H Leader of the Legacy winner
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Lee house fire injures two
Lee Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire in Lee on Levy Road on Sunday, May 31 around 10 p.m. There was significant lightning and heavy rain and wind in the…
Keeping tabs on congressional lawmakers, Districts 2 & 3
Among the issues that Congress addressed in recent weeks were trade promotion, the Patriot Act, human trafficking and science programs. Following are the corresponding votes from Senators Bill Nelson, Senator Marco Rubio…
Minimal damage in tractor fire
Pinetta Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a tractor fire at 482 Epazote Street on Wednesday, May 20 around 11:45 a.m. Buddy Hutto was using his tractor at Everett Farms at when…
Florida’s jobless rate down to 5.6 percent
The Florida Department of Economic Development (FDEO) reports that the state’s seasonably adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in April, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. The U.S. unemployment rate,…
Hurricane season has begun
If you can believe the weather experts, the forecast is for lower-than normal tropical activity during this Atlantic hurricane season, which officially began on Monday, June 1. The reason for the lower…
City’s precautionary boil-water notice ends
The City of Madison has ended its precautionary boil-water notice that’s been in effect since Tuesday, May 26 when repairs were underway on a portion of the city’s water infrastructure. The boil-water…
Eddie Richie pleads guilty; will be sentenced July 2
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Christopher Fead, Jr. signs scholarship
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Gov. Scott signs sexual cyberharassment, among 44 new bills into Law
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed 44 new bills into law this past week. Body camera recordings, sexual cyberharassment, concealed weapons and controlled substances were among some of the bills signed by…
RV catches on fire
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F.L.O.W. Mobile coming next Monday
Madison County does not have a DMV Office in town. However, instead of traveling to the closest office in Perry, Monticello or Live Oak, the Florida Licensing On Wheels (F.L.O.W.) Mobile can…
Florida end-of-course math exam results don’t count
Turns out that students who took the end-of-course (EOC) algebras 1 and 2 and geometry exams don’t have to worry about their scores because the districts won’t be counting them anyway. Meaning…
Virus Alert: iPhone crashing virus
iPhone users beware: a new virus has been reported that causes iPhones to crash. When receiving a string of non-Latin characters, (Arabic, Chinese, and Marathi have all been confirmed) the text notification…
Bicyclist hit by a truck
A bicyclist was struck by a truck after failing to stop at a stop sign on Thursday, May 14 at 6:38 p.m., at the intersection of Christmas Tree Lane and SW ADA…
Tom Cisco resigns as Emergency Management Director
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Lisa Jordan announced as the new EMS Director
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Minimal damage in structure fire
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