Story Submitted Florida Farm Bureau Scholarship, Inc., has received funds from the August 1997 Florida Tobacco Settlement to provide scholarships to former Florida flue cured tobacco growers, current Florida flue cured tobacco…
Second occurrence of Greenville shootings; two shot, one arrested
Story Submitted Major David Harper of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Monday, April 10 at 11:15 p.m. deputies were dispatched to NW Haffye Drive in Greenville in response to…
Home destroyed by fire
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Sunday, April 9, a Greenville family lost everything when an electrical outlet caused their home to catch fire and burn. At approximately 10 a.m., a structure…
Man injured in ATV wreck
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. A 22-year-old Lee man suffered serious injuries when his ATV overturned last Thursday evening, April 6. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report, Trace Mendheim…
Semi vs truck, one injured
Emerald G. Parsons: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Thursday, April 6, at 7:15 p.m., a semi versus truck collision on Interstate 10, near the 263 mile marker, sent one to the hospital with…
Saving our schools… Bridging the achievement gap
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. This is the eighth in a series of weekly articles about the challenges facing our school district, and the measures proposed to meet those challenges. For many…
MPD returns to headquarters
Story Submitted The City of Madison’s Police Department returned to its building on Monday, April 10, following almost four weeks of being headquartered at city hall. The Police Department vacated its building…
Florida not so dependent on gun industry
Lazaro Aleman: Greene Publishing, Inc. The latest analysis from the personal-finance website WalletHub finds that Florida is not overly dependent on the arms and ammunition industry in terms of jobs, political contributions…
National Security: Privacy
Joe Boyles: Guest Columnist Often in this space, I like to remind the reader of our Constitutional legacy. Madison is named for the fourth president, James Madison, also known as the “Father…
Stanley Emmett McClain, Sr.
Stanley Emmett McClain, Sr., 76, of Madison, Fl. passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017 in the comfort of his home with family. Stanley was born in Whitesville, Mo. on July 13,…
Boyz to Kings flag football game set
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., the lights on Boot Hill stadium will again shine on several Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboy football players. That…
A.S.K. Awareness Fun Fest raises $988; Sends seven to eight kids to BUDDY Camp
Cheltsie Holbrook: Greene Publishing, Inc. The first annual A.S.K. (Always Support Kids) Awareness Fun Fest took place on Friday, March 31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Four Freedoms Park. Everyone…
A Women’s Pregnancy Center offers support
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. A Women’s Pregnancy Center (AWPC) started serving Madison County under the name of Life Line many years ago; however, due to lack of training for the volunteers,…
36th Annual Down Home Days celebration fast approaching
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The 36th Annual Down Home Days celebration is just around the corner, and this year promises to have something for everyone. The theme for this year’s Down…
New Home Baptist Church announces April revival
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. New Home Baptist Church will be having a Spring Revival, Sunday, April 23 through Wednesday, April 26. The Sunday services will be at 11 a.m. and again…
Madison mission team travels to Haiti
Nancy Taylor: Greene Publishing, Inc. March 2017 marked over thirty years since the first Madison County area mission team went to serve as short-term missionaries to Haiti. Beginning back in the mid…
Cowgirls chalk up two more victories
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, April 4, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls hosted the Lady Bulldogs of Taylor County High School. The Cowgirls managed to hold off a…
ACA spring sports in full swing
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) varsity softball team won three straight games to finish the month of March. On Tuesday, March 28, the Lady Warriors went on…
GES strives for parent involvement
Story Submitted On Tuesday, March 28, Greenville Elementary School held their second Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meeting. Through APTT, the staff and faculty of GES have made it their goal to…
Is cursive writing a lost elegance?
Chris Jones: Greene Publishing, Inc. The Common Core Standards doesn’t require cursive writing, leaving it up to the individual states to decide if they want to teach it. Florida, however, doesn’t subscribe…