The Madison County School Board met on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. Before the regular meeting began, an organizational meeting was held to elect a new chair and vice chair. VeEtta…
Crime is decreasing in Florida
Crime continues to fall across Florida according to the 2015 Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Report. The report shows Florida’s crime volume dropped 2.2 percent or 7,475 compared to the first six months of…
Family Dollar breaks ground
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Paving projects and closures discussed
The Madison County Commission met Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. For the first item of business, Robin Riley with Brown & Brown presented the board with insurance and employee benefit updates….
Cooking fire prevention tips to safe cooking
About 3,500 Americans die each year in fires and about 18,300 are injured. Many of them might be alive today if they had only learned what to do if there is a…
Conservative Corner: Thank you, America!
Our America is slipping away. This is something that this author has known since his primary grade school days! Now, this author doesn’t mean to imply that he could have described the…
Dining in for healthy families
Families are overbooked these days, both parents and children have schedules that keep members on the go and it has turned the family dinner time into a thing of the past. Many…
Farm Bureau gives donations to high school clubs
The Madison County Farm Bureau presented the FCCLA & FFA High School Chapter a donation for their help during their 70th Annual Farm Bureau County Meeting. The annual Farm Bureau banquet is…
Rev. & Mrs. Charles R. Lasseter celebrate 60 years of marriage and 55 years of ministry
The 75th year of one’s life is considered the platinum year. The diamond is the gemstone associated with 75, and of course, I consider my Daddy and Mama gems. Daddy is now…
WMU Rally a success
The Middle Florida Baptist Association held their WMU Rally on Thursday, Nov. 12 at Cherry Lake Baptist Church. Over 160 people attended. At the rally, anyone who participated in Operation Christmas Child…
Midway Baptist honors veterans
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National Security: Paris
On a typical Friday evening in Paris last week, an otherwise peaceful evening was shattered with gunfire and explosions at numerous locations. Innocent people, mostly young, were enjoying the start of a…
Christian Concepts: A captive conscience
On April 17, 1521, a diet (a church tribunal) was convened in Worms, Germany. The Roman Catholic Church tried a monk named Martin Luther for the charge of heresy. Johann Eck was…
Concealed carry weapons class to be held Saturday
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will be facilitating its next Concealed Carry Weapons class on Saturday, Nov. 21. The National Rifle Association (N.R.A.) First Steps Pistol course is the foundation for the…
Cowboys riding high, bury Union County at Boot Hill 65-12 Ft. White visits Friday as playoffs continue
Union County could not stop the run in the first half and could not stop the clock in the second half. The result: the Madison County Cowboys buried the Tigers at Boot…
Hanson Christmas Lights display a sight to see
The Hanson Christmas Lights start again this year on Thanksgiving Day. The show will start at 5:30 p.m. and will continue every night. The last night of lights will be on Thursday,…
Madison Fire Rescue responds to 54 calls in October
The Madison Fire Rescue assists residents in both the city and county for all their fire needs but they also assist with vehicle wrecks, medical assistance and transportation. In October, Madison Fire…
MPD responds to 1,947 calls in October
The Madison Police Department responded to 1,947 calls in October. This is 395 less calls received than in September. Since January 2015, the department has received 18,306 calls for service. There were…
Greenville approves ordinances and supplements
The Greenville Town Council met for their regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. During the meeting, two public hearings were held for proposed ordinance 236 and ordinance 237. Town…
Wreck leaves two with serious injuries
Two were seriously injured in a single vehicle wreck on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. on State Road 53 South near SW Georgina Trail in Madison. According to the Florida Highway…