Florida’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in December, down 0.1 percentage point from November’s revised rate of 5.1 percent (reported as 5.0 percent originally). This is according to the latest unemployment figures…
Grassroots event highlights contributions of family farms
Florida Farm Bureau members from across the state will meet with legislators during Florida Farm Bureau’s annual Legislative Days in Tallahassee, Feb. 2-3. The state’s largest general agricultural organization will host a…
Ray Charles childhood home
Ray Charles, considered one of the greatest soul artists of all time, got his start in the Town of Greenville. Born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Ga., Charles moved to Greenville with…
Open auditions for the Madison RATT pact
The Madison RATT pact will hold auditions Sunday, Jan. 31 for their upcoming spring performance. Anyone over the age of 18 who would like to try their hand at acting or any…
Meet Madison’s latest DAR member
Mrs. Nancy Moral, of Lee, has just been accepted as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The DAR is a volunteer Service Organization that was founded in 1890….
NFCC Community Theater presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
North Florida Community College is pleased to present its Community Theatre production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” on Saturday, Jan. 30 at Van H. Priest Auditorium. Two show times are…
H4: Why 4-H livestock projects build life skills
Guest Columnist: Becky Bennett 4-H is a non-formal, practical educational program for youth. It is the premiere youth development program of UF/IFAS Extension Services, which is a part of the national land…
Julia Elvira Brown
Julia Elvira Brown, 92, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Good Samaritan Center, Dowling Park. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 at Beggs Funeral Home Madison Chapel…
Louise Pickles Strickland
Louise Pickles Strickland, 81, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 at Hanson Methodist Church with burial at…
Louella W. Lamb
Louella W. Lamb, 97, passed away on Jan. 25 at her home in Madison while surrounded by her family. Louella was born May 9, 1918 in Joplin, MO. to O. F. Walker…
In Loving Memory, James Glosson Sheffield, Jr. “Jimmy” March 20, 1953 – January 19, 2016
Jimmy Sheffield, 62, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19 in Tallahassee, Fl. following an illness. He was son to James Glosson, Sr. and Brunelle Sheffield and was born in Madison where he…
Wreck results in three injured
Three were transported to Madison County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries after a drizzly morning wreck at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21. Donald Voss, 78, of Lee, was traveling in the…
Babe Ruth registration Saturday
Madison County Babe Ruth is gearing up for the 2016 baseball and softball season and will be having registration on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 12…
Number of meat products recalls trending upward
Is it a matter of perception or are more products being recalled nowadays? It seems that monthly, if not sometimes weekly, some sort of fruit, vegetable or meat product is being recalled….
Katherine Jinks turns 100
Katherine Jinks turns 100 on Monday, Feb. 1! Born in Brooks, Ga. in 1916, Jinks and her family relocated to Greenville shortly after Jinks was born. Although she is not able to…
New scam arises
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday, Jan. 21, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Tri County Electric Cooperative (TCEC) reporting a scam attempt that customers are…
What Iowa caucuses say about country
Here is some electoral/political food for thought. With the 2016 presidential picking up steam and the Iowa caucuses a week and two days away on Feb. 1, WalletHub.com conducted an analysis to…
December rainfall below average
Rainfall in the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) was below average during December; which is to say that the rainfall was 1.80 inches, compared to the long-term average of 3.17 inches,…
Cowboys kick off baseball season with scrimmage
The MCHS JV Cowboys will scrimmage the MCHS Varsity Cowboys today, Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. The scrimmage will be held on Boot Hill and will consist of four innings total….
Madison County locals make VSU Dean’s List
Valdosta State University announced the names of Fall 2015 students who earned Dean’s List status. Students who achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an…