A new Florida law governing the use of body camera by law enforcement agencies has gone into effect after being signed off by Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday, March 24. The law…
Man arrested for probation violation
On Friday, May 13, Michael Johnston, 44, of Greenville, was arrested for violation of probation. The goal of the criminal justice system is to correct and keep track of those offenders who…
Florida in the news: food stamps crime ring
Florida made it into the news this month as the largest food stamp crime ring in American history was uncovered in Miami-Dade County. The drug ring consisted of several small retail vendors…
20th of May Pageant
The festivities for the 20th of May Celebration began on Friday evening, May 20, with the Miss 20th of May Pageant. Nine young ladies in three categories: Little Miss, Junior Miss, and…
City Commissioners discuss city park projects
At the Tuesday, May 10 meeting of the Madison City Commissioners, one of the items up for discussion was an upcoming Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) grant that the city could…
Body found near tracks
According to sources, early morning on Wednesday, May 25, around 3:30 a.m., a CSX train operator called the Madison County 911 Communications with reports that a body was laying on the side…
National Science Foundation awards NFCC grant
North Florida Community College (NFCC) has received a three-year, $187,267 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an advanced manufacturing dual enrollment program in Madison County. The project will open new…
Ten NFCC students selected for NASA Consortium program
Ten North Florida Community College (NFCC) students will travel to Kennedy Space Center in June to not only compete in the Florida Space Grant Consortium’s NASA Engineering Challenges competition against other Florida…
8,089 lionfish removed off Pensacola coastline
Successful is too small of a word to describe the second annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival May 14-15. In Pensacola alone, 8,089 lionfish were removed in only two days at…
Safe boating saves lives
Although Florida’s boating season never really ends, the traditional start is marked by National Safe Boating Week, May 21–27. The week is a time for boaters to focus on simple and effective…
Together 2016: Unifying Christians
July 16 is a little more than a month away, and is designated as the day Christians will meet on the National Mall in Washington to come together around Jesus in unified…
Madison County Boys Choir seeking donations
The Madison County Boys Choir, led by musicians Daniel Graham and Desmond J. Roberson, Sr., are traveling to perform in Atlanta, Ga. and are in need of donations in order to fund…
Madison County libraries’ summer reading program
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body,” – Joseph Addison. The libraries in Madison County (which are under the Suwannee River Regional Library System) invite the children of…
Gary Gazlay is retiring after 35 years of teaching band
Gary Gazley was born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1952. He grew up in Pinellas County, Fl. and began studying piano at the age of five. He attended Madeira Beach Jr. High School…
Delma Marshall Beck, Sr.
Delma Marshall Beck, Sr., 81, passed away on May 19, in Madison. Delma was born May 8, 1935 in Jennings, Fl. to Willie Beck and Lillie McDonald Beck. Delma was of the…
Jesse A. Henderson
Mr. Jesse A. Henderson, 80, of Adel, Ga., passed away May 20, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Ga. He was born August 25, 1935, in Greenville, to his late parents, Caraway…
Lois Bishop Sweat
Mrs. Lois Bishop Sweat, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, May 18 at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 21, at 11 a.m. at Beggs Funeral Home…
Leon “Lee” Dowdee, III
Leon “Lee” Dowdee, III, 46, of Apopka, Fl., passed away in his home on May 18. Lee’s Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, May 25, at 5 p.m. at Lohman…
My son came home – but many did not
In the mid-1990s, when my son, Joshua, announced he enlisted in the Army, I was a bit nervous, but I was proud of his decision to serve his country. In the late…
School board examines transgender rights
During the Tuesday, May 17 Madison County School Board meeting, Doug Brown, Superintendent of Schools, informed the board that he received a letter from the United States Department of Justice and the…