Jacob Bembry: Greene Publishing, Inc. The beautiful oaks that surround the Four Freedoms Park offer visitors a respite from the blazing sun in summers and a place to relax and reflect in…
Teacher Spotlight: Cindy Vega
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Cindy Vega’s name is probably familiar to most readers. She was Madison’s Teacher of the Year for 2016-17, as well as a recent recipient of the Governor’s…
Search for the Sparkle
Story submitted by: Savannah Reams This year marks my third year of teaching elementary students. As an educator, I have learned that many challenges, set-backs, and changes are inevitable. However, in any…
Teacher Spotlight: Dela Carroll
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Dela Carroll has been teaching for more than 30 years, but recently her teaching has been benefiting James Madison Preparatory High School (JMPHS). At JMPHS, she teaches…
Cowboys face toughest challenge yet
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Inside the field house for the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys football team, it is written on the wall, “It’s hard to be a Cowboy.” That…
Farm storage facility loans
Story Submitted FSA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities and to purchase portable (new or used) structures, equipment and storage and…
Wreck SR 53: Bad visibility causes two-vehicle crash
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. Two people were injured during a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 5:55 a.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol reports, Hai Nguyen, 57, of Houston,…
City of Madison: Tennis Courts open
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. Those residents of Madison who desire to get in a couple sets of tennis, now have brand new courts on which to enjoy the game. The new…
Wreck in Pinetta: Log truck vs. SUV
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. A two-vehicle collision occurred Friday, Sept. 15 at the intersection of CR 145 and CR 150, in Pinetta. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, at approximately…
Wreck @ Winn-Dixie: Truck vs. Pedestrian
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, at approximately 11:30 a.m., 80-year-old Flossie Blackshear, of Madison, was sent to the Madison County Memorial Hospital emergency room due to injuries she…
County Commission: County approves purchase of new grapple truck
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. During the regular meeting of the Madison County Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Commissioners voted to purchase a new grapple truck for the…
William Fourakres
William Fourakres, age 86, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at Madison Health & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, in the chapel of Beggs…
A letter to all taxpayers of Madison County
I want to thank Mr. DeWitt Andrews and Mr. Kevin Andrews from New Home Baptist Church for coming over and helping this 77 year old man clean up his yard after hurricane…
Why ‘Game of Thrones’ is Sick and Dangerous
Recently I received an interesting article from the Denison Forum on Culture. In it Dr. Denison wrote that “the recent premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones (GOT for short) drew a record-setting…
Emerald’s Gem Box: We all survived
Emerald Greene Parsons Last week, Hurricane Irma brought wrath and destruction everywhere she went; some places got it worse than others. Madison County fared pretty well in comparison to other parts of…
I have found the one whom my soul loves
Kamecia Shan’tell Davis and Dantonio Devonte Denson joyfully invite you to share in their happiness as they unite in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at 2 p.m. The wedding ceremony will…
The Main Street Playhouse provides “A Journey through American Song”
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Sept. 1, The Main Street Playhouse hosted a concert performed by native southerners, Christian Schmoe and Drew Ladd. Schmoe and Ladd are both classically trained…
MFBA offers help with disaster relief
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Middle Florida Baptist Association Disaster Relief Team will be offering assistance in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The Association’s clean-up and recovery unit will be staged…
Fellowship Baptist Church bless an Alaskan bible camp
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. Fellowship Baptist Church sent a mission team to Alaska on Thursday, Aug. 3. The group included David Adams, David King, Ray Browning and Donald Yates. They went to serve…
Cowboys stampede Red Devils
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys racked up 580 yards of offense on their way to a dominating 54-22 victory over the Red Devils of Williston…