Doris Juanita (Norris) Newman, 84, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 in Madison, Fl. Doris was born on Feb. 15, 1932 in Madison County, Fl. to Archie Norris and Addie McGill…
Happy New Year!
Emerald G. Parsons 2016 has come and gone and we find ourselves staring 2017 straight in the face. My favorite New Year’s childhood memories find me spending every New Year’s Eve with…
Local man arrested for meth
Benjamin Chase Dietrich Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 4:41 p.m., Drug Task Force Investigator Bobby Boatwright observed Benjamin Chase…
Cody Jesse is 2016 Ranch Champion
Cody Jesse (left) Carole Mitchell, Greene Publishing, Inc. It was a sunny December afternoon, on the steps of Greene Publishing, Inc., when the paper was visited by a champion; one of the…
Consumers targeted for payment of fraudulent citations
Story Submitted The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) is warning consumers that they may be targeted by a company representing itself as the DHSMV demanding payment for fraudulent citations….
State’s jobless rate goes up in November
Lazaro Aleman, Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent in November, up 0.1 percentage point from the revised October rate of 4.8 percent, originally reported as 4.6…
Florida Highway Patrol participating in national enforcement campaign
Story Submitted As part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign that began December 16 and runs through New Year’s Day, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) will concentrate its…
MCAA students united for prayer
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Carole Mitchell, November 17, 2016 Madison Creative Arts Academy student members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes are shown with heads bowed in prayer before school. Carole…
NFCC Minority Success Program holds first board meeting
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Carole Mitchell, December 12, 2016 The NFCC Minority Success Program Advisory Members are pictured after their first meeting. Shown, from left to right, are: Edna H. Turner,…
The Christmas truce
Photos Submitted Painting from The Illustrated London News, Jan. 9, 1915, depicting the unofficial “Christmas Truce” that took place between warring soldiers at Christmas in 1914. British and German troops meeting in…
Local and national dignitaries honor Tim Sanders
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Emerald G. Parsons, December 16, 2016 Sanders’ family gathers around him and shows him much love and support during his retirement party. In the front row, from…
Marvin Powell
Marvin Louis Powell, 57, of Ft. Myers, Fl. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24 at New Zion M.B….
Shirley Jean Williams
Shirley Jean Williams, age 81, died on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Madison Health and Rehab Center. A graveside funeral service was held on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Hickory Grove Cemetery….
Official bomb threat at Madison County Courthouse press release
Story Submitted Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that Wednesday, Dec. 21 at approximately 11:25 a.m., courthouse security personnel contacted Under Sheriff Epp Richardson to advise that a deputy clerk in the…
The history behind the candy cane
Jacob Bembry, Greene Publishing, Inc. Originally used as a device to keep children quiet and focused on the real meaning of Christmas, the candy cane is now a staple of the holiday…
Local families help Mexico children’s home
Photo Submitted Members of the mission team from the First Baptist Church of Madison took a quick picture on their way to Monterrey, Mexico to work at a children’s home. Pictured, from…
GES holds spelling bee
Photo Submitted Shamaud Lott (left) won the fourth grade spelling bee competition and Hafitha Ayyad (right) placed as first runner up. Photo Submitted J’Nariez Miller (left) won the fifth grade spelling bee…
Lady Broncos get back to winning ways
Rick Patrick, Greene Publishing, Inc. The Lady Broncos of Madison County Central School (MCCS) were looking to get the bitter taste of defeat out of their mouths when they hosted Wakulla Middle…
Car overturns avoiding deer
Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo By Brooke Kinsley, December 9, 2016 A Taylor County teen was injured following a single vehicle wreck on CR 14, at approximately 8:50 a.m. Emerald G. Parsons, Greene…
Hospital area properties rezoned by City of Madison
Rick Patrick Greene Publishing, Inc. At the regular monthly meeting of the Madison City Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the city commission voted unanimously to rezone 43 parcels of land in the…