Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Local Madison County residents will have an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their state representatives on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Rep. Halsey Beshears and Sen. Bill Montford will…
Education: School Board revises school calendar
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County District School Board on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Board voted to revise the school calendar in order to make…
Weather: Hurricane season updated again
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. Is it any surprise that after Harvey, Irma and Maria, meteorologists might want to revisit their earlier rosy forecasts of the Atlantic hurricane season? Like singer/songwriter Bob…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Go kneel by the grave of a soldier
More than 200 NFL players sat or knelt, this past weekend, during the playing of the National Anthem. Some teams stayed in the locker room and didn’t even come out on the…
Peanut boil and gospel sing highlight Saturday night
Nancy Taylor:Greene Publishing, Inc. Saturday evening, Sept. 23, brought community members together for a wonderful time of fellowship and sweet music at Midway Baptist Church. Church members and guests gathered in the…
Serving with the right attitude in the wake of Irma
Nancy Taylor:Greene Publishing, Inc. “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10, NIV) When Hurricane Irma…
Summer mission team blesses Tennessee families
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. New Home Baptist Church’s summer mission trip (June 25 – July1) was to Cleveland, Tn. They partnered with Ocoee Outreach of the Crossnet Baptist Network in Cleveland….
The Great Pumpkin Patch is coming
Story Submitted. The Great Pumpkin Patch, hosted by the Madison Church of God in connection with “Pumpkinpatchusa,” comes to Madison on Thursday, Oct. 12 and will continue through Wednesday, Nov. 1. The…
New generation of hunters is emerging
Tony Young: Guest Columnist On behalf of all of us at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), we continue to keep Floridians and visitors who were affected by Hurricane Irma…
Cowboys tame Tigers
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Tensions were high early when the team captains from Madison County High School (MCHS) and Columbia County High School (CCHS) met at mid-field for the coin toss…
Greenville Town Council: Reams vs. Council
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Kim Reams, an employee of the Town of Greenville has requested that Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart and the Office of Gov. Rick Scott launch an investigation…
LOCAL: Rattlesnake found at MCHS
Selina Iglesias: Greene Publishing, Inc. Florida is known for several things, and the number of deadly snakes is one of them. And when the territory of humans and snakes collide, bad things…
City Commission: First budget draft approved
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison City Commissioners held their September meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Madison City Hall. Shortly after the start of the meeting (following…
Tax filing due dates extended for Florida businesses
Story Submitted Today, Florida Department of Revenue (FDR) Executive Director Leon Biegalski issued an emergency order to extend certain filing due dates for Florida businesses registered with the Department in each of…
Make food safety a priority
September is National Food Safety Month, a campaign of the Partnership for Food Safety Education with the goal of teaching consumers about safe food handling. It’s hard to convince people their daily…
Meet your neighbor: Forrest McDaniel
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. Madison native and lifetime resident Forrest McDaniel stopped by the Greene Publishing, Inc. office on Friday, Sept. 15, to drop off his football predictions for the weekly…
Joseph James Irvine, Sr.
Joseph James Irvine, Sr., 83, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. A memorial service was held in Winterville, N.C. Joseph, son of the late Freeman and Susie Irvine, lived in Rochester for…
Food program coming to local seniors
Story Submitted The new food assistance program that provides eligible senior citizens in Madison County with an opportunity to receive a free package of food each month is set for September 22. …
Recall Alert: Target dressers recalled
Lynette Veit: Greene Publishing, Inc. Target has issued a recall for a four-drawer dresser in its popular Room Essentials furniture line. A Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report states that the dressers…