After high school, there are many things that shift and change. The adjustments can be difficult and scary for some. For those who are autistic, this is just one of the many…
Madison Academy Panthers play last three games of the season
The Madison Academy Panthers volleyball team finished off the season with several different games. On Oct. 5, the Panthers traveled to Valdosta to play in an away game at 5 p.m. against…
Middle Florida Baptist holds 116th Annual Session
The Middle Florida Baptist Association held their 116th Annual Session on Tuesday, Oct. 13 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mayo Baptist Church. The theme for this year’s session was “Partnering…
Beulah Baptist Church to have fall festival
Beulah Baptist Church is welcoming fall with their fall festival on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be games, a bounce house and slide and food available…
Burns Funeral Home proudly serves Madison County
Burns Funeral Home is proud to be Madison County’s newest funeral home, Taylor County’s oldest funeral home and Lafayette County’s only funeral home. Their commitment to dedicated service began in 1954, when…
Relay For Life to host kick off breakfast
The Madison County Relay For Life is hosting a kick off breakfast on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Madison County Community Bank starting at 8:30 a.m. and everyone is invited to attend….
Collections for Toys for Tots begins Nov. 4
Madison County’s annual Toys for Tots Program, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, gets underway on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and will continue through Dec. 23. Toys may be dropped off at…
Celebrate storytelling at Tellabration!
The second annual Tellabration! is coming up later this month and everyone is invited to attend. Tellabration! is a day of storytelling celebrated world-wide on or around the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Madison…
Recall Update: USDA issues massive ground beef recall
All American Meats, Inc., an Omaha, Neb. establishment, is recalling approximately 167,427 pounds of ground beef products that may be adulterated with E. coli O157:H7. The ground beef items were produced on…
Christian Concepts: When babies die
“When I tell people about the death of my infant daughter, they often respond that she is in heaven. They tell me that she is an angel now. They tell me that…
Madison Community Bank to honor Veteran’s Day
All over the nation, Veteran’s Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 in recognition for those who have served our country. On Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of WWI,…
County Commission meeting round-up
The Madison County commission gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. After items were added to the agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting were approved, the floor opened up…
Duke Energy looks to buy land in Madison
On Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m., McCallum Sweeney Consulting and Duke Energy met in the Madison County Extension Office to present the Duke Energy Site Readiness program’s Final Presentation on 155-acres…
Military photos wanted
Greene Publishing, Inc. is planning to do a photographic display in the paper of Nov. 11, Veterans Day, to honor those in the military. If you have a photo of yourself or…
House Fire
Madison’s 911 Communication received a call for a house fire at 445 NE Pentas Street off of Rocky Ford Road in Cherry Lake on Monday, Oct. 26 at 9:15 a.m. The house…
Royals win World Series: Local hailed as hero
After a 2014 loss in the World Series, Lorenzo Cain vowed that the team would come back “ready to go.” Cain, who was raised in Madison County, is clearly a man of…
Man charged in double vehicular homicide
An arrest has been made in the fatal crash that took the lives of 22-year-old Logan Paige Shelley of Pinetta, Fl. and 23-year-old Kyle Ryan Naville of Valdosta, Ga. on Feb. 25,…
Motorists to see delays Wednesday
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that the Florida Department of Transportation has contracted with a private company to conduct a series of asphalt surveys on SR 53 North. The project will…
Celebrity Waiters Night set for Nov. 3
United Way of Big Bend invites everyone to the Madison County Celebrity Waiters Night on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Norris Cafe from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The special guest of the evening will be…
Drug Bust: Three arrested on drug charges
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Tuesday, Oct. 27, Madison County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force investigators went to a residence located at 200 SW Apollo Trail in Madison to…