Madison County Sheriff’s Office Contributor Madison County Sheriff David Harper and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Animal Services Division is honored to be recognized by the Best Friend’s Animal Society by…
Category: Front Page
Madison Babe Ruth 12U team places third in state
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison County Babe Ruth 12U Allstars baseball team went 3-2 during the State Tournament, held from Thursday, June 27, through Sunday, June 30, in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Against…
New fire station in the works for Lee
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Thanks to a generous appropriation from the Florida State Legislature, Madison County will be receiving another fire station, which will be located in Lee, in the western part of…
Swampy standoff ends
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com According to information provided by Madison County Sheriff David Harper, during the mid-afternoon hours of Monday, July 1, offers from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to a…
Robin Hart launches campaign for Madison County Tax Collector
Hello, for those of you that don’t know me, my name is Robin Hart. I have lived in Madison since I was 8 years old. I graduated from Madison County High School…
Madison road construction expands
City of Madison Contributor At the Tuesday, June 11, meeting of the Madison City Commissioners, the Commissioners voted unanimously to award the repaving contract for Washington and Shelby Avenues, to the Scruggs…
Florida TaxWatch forecasts Florida’s economy through 2028
Florida Tax Watch Contributor On Thursday, June 6, Florida TaxWatch released “Florida Economic Forecast (2023-2028).” In this report – the first in a new quarterly series – the taxpayer research institute assesses…
Local man arrested on sex charges
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Following up on a complaint that originated in April of this year, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has made an arrest. According to information provided by the MCSO,…
To consolidate, or not to consolidate; that is the question
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During a workshop meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, June 24, the board heard a presentation from Dr. James Brown, of PSTB Consulting, LLC. Dr….
Florida 4-H receives nearly $1 million for camp cabin project
Meredith Bauer Contributor Florida 4-H will begin renovating its historic 4-H Camp Cherry Lake after it received $900,000 from the state legislature. The state funding brings the camp, located in Madison County,…
Madison local wins another world championship
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Madison County native, John Beggs, 17, recently returned home from spending another Memorial Day weekend in Oxford, Miss., competing in the Junior Division of the World Championship Old-time Piano…
City of Madison releases holiday schedule
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com With the Independence Day holiday approaching, the City of Madison has released the city’s schedule for garbage pickup for the week. Household and commercial garbage will be picked up…
Akins sworn in as new commissioner
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The Madison City Commission held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 18, to address the need of filling the District Three seat vacated by Larry Olive, who relocated to…
Student privacy issue surfaces during school board meeting
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Monday, June 17, the question of student privacy came up. Since that meeting, a parent of a…
Upcoming sales tax holiday starts soon
Kenzie James news@greenepublishing.com A lesser-known sales tax holiday starts next week and could help families save money in July on purchases for outdoor and summer activities. Freedom Month is a month-long sales…
Blaze claims mobile home and other buildings
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com According to information provided by Madison County Fire Rescue (MCFR) Fire Chief Allen Clayton, a fire that took place on Saturday, June 15, completely destroyed a double-wide mobile home…
What’s killing the Lake Francis fish?
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com According to Madison City Manager Jerome Wyche, several citizens have been concerned with a large number of fish dying in Lake Francis. Wyche reported that on Saturday, June 15,…
City applauds Albritton for park improvements
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The Tuesday, June 11, meeting of the Madison City Commission opened with special recognition given to Madison Health Department Administrator Kim Albritton, whose organization has funded much of the…
SBA deadline for working capital loans is July 3
U.S. Small Business Administration Contributor The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that Wednesday, July 3…
Riverbend News’ Second Annual Blackberry Festival happening Saturday
Danny Federico news@greenepublishing.com It is with the greatest pleasure that the Riverbend News announces its Second Annual Blackberry Festival will be taking place this Saturday, June 22. Originally held annually by the…