Calls to the Madison County E.M.S. picked up a little in May and slowed down in June. There were a total of 330 calls in May and 295 in June. Madison County…
H4: Head, Heart, Hands, & Health – THINK FOOD SAFETY FOR SUMMER
Warmer weather brings on an increase of food borne illness during the summer months – better known to the general population as “food poisoning.” Many bacteria in foods and the environment can…
Bluegrass at the Barn
You are cordially invited to the McHargue Farm on Saturday night, July 25th at 6 p.m., to enjoy wonderful Bluegrass and Southern Gospel music presented by Revival Railroad. This acoustic musical group…
Bishop receives baseball scholarship
Aucilla Christian Academy is pleased to announce that Austin Bishop, a 2015 graduate, has received a baseball scholarship to Truett-McConnell, a private Christian college located in North Georgia. “They intend on me…
Fourth of July God and Country Celebration
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Jail Report: July 1 – July 7
Information in the Jail Report is provided to Greene Publishing, Inc., by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. All people are considered innocent until proven guilty. Questions about people identified in the report…
Madison County at school
For the better part of the 20th Century, from the 1900’s to the 1960’s, there were school houses all over Madison County. Before there was sufficient transportation and the modernized public school…
One killed; one arrested
On Sunday, July 5 at 11:50 p.m., officers from the Madison Police Department were dispatched to Hilltop Apartments Complex located at 251 SW Safari Drive in front of apartment 306 in reference…
Driver injured after car strikes tree
A 16-year-old was seriously injured after failing to negotiate a turn and hitting a tree on Saturday, July 4 at 12:20 a.m., on Cactus Avenue in Madison. According to the Florida Highway…
Fatality in single vehicle wreck
There was one fatality in a single vehicle wreck on Friday, July 3 at 7:08 p.m. on Interstate 10, one mile west of State Road 14. According to the Florida Highway Patrol…
New law allows access to more vaccines
A new law was passed Wednesday, July1 enabling Floridians to have access to more vaccines at local pharmacies. House Bill 279 provides eligibility to interns, Floridians and anyone else impacted under the…
Christian Concepts: Franklin’s appeal
July the Fourth 1776 is considered the birthday of our nation. It was on July the Fourth that our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence breaking our ties with Great Britain…
Wells Fargo scam alert
A concerned citizen contacted the Madison County Carrier to inform the public that they had received a fake text message from Wells Fargo claiming that the account will be suspended due to…
Madison, Jefferson to get $42+ million in state funding
A county-by-county allocations report released last week by the Florida House of Representatives Appropriations Committee sheds a little more light on the funding that counties across the state can expect to receive…
Florida’s jobless rate goes up in May
In contrast to the national jobless rate, Florida’s unemployment rate rose 0.1-percentage point in May, up to 5.7 percent from the previous month’s 5.6 percent. This according to the latest figures released…
Big Bend Hospice honors World War II veteran James Cason
Big Bend Hospice’s Valor Team honored World War II veteran, James V. Cason, of Madison with a Valor Ceremony on Thursday, July 2. During the ceremony, Cason was presented with a Certificate…
Pine Grove welcomes Tom Studstill
On Sunday, May 24, Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church, welcomed their new pastor, Tom Studstill and his wife, Casey. Ever since, the congregation and their new pastoring family couldn’t be happier. The…
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives began June 30
Owners of Forestry and Farm Residues can apply for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting applications on June 30, 2015, from foresters and farmers seeking…
Obituary: Katherine “Kathy” Register
Katherine S. “Kathy” Register, 53, of Lee, Fl., passed away July 1, 2015, at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, GA. Katherine was born April 17, 1962 in Madison, Fl., to the…
Concealed Carry Weapons Class and Intermediate Pistol Course planned for July 11 and July 18
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will be facilitating its next Concealed Carry Weapons class on Saturday, July 11. The National Rifle Association (N.R.A.) First Steps Pistol course is the foundation for the…