The agenda for the first Lee Town Hall meeting of January held on Tuesday, Jan. 5 was short but held a few topics of interest. The first topic up for discussion was…
January is Move Over Month
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) declares January as Move Over Month to remind drivers to Move Over, Florida! for emergency and service vehicles stopped alongside the roadway….
Franklin Graham call to prayer to stream live
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham, will be coming to Tallahassee as a part of the Decision America Tour, a nationwide prayer-oriented tour with a…
Local couple celebrates 58 years of marriage
A local couple marks their time of being married for more than half a century. Their story is an interesting one. Laura and Jim W. Pulliam, a staff sergeant stationed at Forbes …
Lady Broncos named Big Bend Conference Champions
Because of their success this season, the Lady Broncos were able to move up the ladder and compete in two tournament games and a championship game in December. On Monday, Dec. 14,…
MCHS Cowgirls participate in Destin Holiday Classic
For their first game of the Destin Holiday Classic, the Madison County High School Varsity Cowgirls’ basketball team faced off against the North Bullit Eagles of Kentucky in a neutral tournament game…
55 plus club to host Jerome Wyche
The 55 Plus Club will meet on Wednesday Jan. 13 and their program for the month is about recycling. The guest speaker for the program will be Jerome Wyche, Coordinator of Madsion…
Madison Masonic Lodge elects new officers for 2016
On Monday, Jan. 4, members of the Madison Masonic Lodge #11 met for their 171th installation of officers. At the installation, new officers were elected for 2016. The 2016 Madison Masonic Lodge…
Vera Mason Lauria
Vera Mason Lauria, 88, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 2 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. Vera was born on March 2,…
Conservative Corner: The new broom
Nelson A. Pryor, Guest Columnist All America abhorred corruption. But did the Florida Legislators of the 1950’s? The Grand Jury Corruption issues are the traditional bread and butter of investigations for the Grand…
WANTED: Kevin Gardner
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Sheriff’s Office received a warrant for the arrest of Kevin Cornelius Gardner for Sexual Battery by person in Familial or Custodial Authority and Impregnation…
Chase ends in wreck
On Saturday Dec. 26, 2015 around 3:36 a.m., during his patrol in the Livingston Springs area, Patrolman Smith observed Anthony Keith, 28, of Tallahassee, at a stop sign. According to a report…
House fire in Lee; owner in need
A house fire in Lee took place on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and the damage has caused the homeowner financial loss. Around 12 p.m., the Lee Volunteer Fire Department was called to the…
Two vehicles crash
On Duval St. between Busy Bee and CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 around 10:53 a.m., two vehicles collided in a wreck that would send one driver to Madison County Memorial…
Florida reports backlog of over 13,000 untested rape kits
According to a report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Monday, Jan. 4, the state of Florida has a backlog of over 13,435 rape kits that have not…
State Legislature in session early
The state legislature will begin its 2016 regular session in January this year— not March, in an effort to eliminate costly special sessions that have plagued the House and Senate in the…
Two arrested on multiple charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Monday, Jan. 4, at approximately 2:38 p.m., Deputy Goldman, with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop on…
Court selects Senate district map
“We are ending a year and an era,” Pamela S. Goodman, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWV), declared on Wednesday, Dec. 30, immediately following a Leon County judge’s…
Car vs Pedestrian
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, charges against a pedestrian have been issued after Sheldrick Miller, 22, of Greenville, was walking east on SW Obadiah St., and moved to the south…
Plans to make old Greenville library into rec center underway
At the Greenville town council meeting on Sep. 14, Town Manager Tim Day came to the council to announce his plans to turn the old library on Church Street into a community…