Dewey Alton McLeod of Madison, Florida passed away peacefully on July 2, 2015 at the age of 85. Dewey was blessed with two sons, Joseph O’Neal McLeod and Alton Dennis McLeod. In…
Valdosta Highway’s bridge is now open
The Valdosta Highway bridge that goes over the Withlacoochee River is now open for traffic. The bridge still has some work to be completed but opened on June 17. According to Scott…
F.L.O.W. Mobile coming Monday
Madison County does not have a DMV Office in town. However, instead of traveling to the closest office in Perry or Live Oak, the Florida Licensing On Wheels (F.L.O.W.) Mobile can address…
Vote for Madison Blue Springs
USA Today is hosting a 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Swimming Holes in the United States. Outdoor experts were tasked to look at all of the swimming holes in the…
4th of July fireworks around the county
Greenville The Spirit of Greenville Committee is sponsoring fireworks on July 4th. The fireworks will be shot off over the pond in Haffye Hays Park once it is dark. Madison The Madison…
County Commission changes meeting time
The Madison County Board of County Commissioners meet at the Courthouse Annex every second Wednesday at 9 a.m. and every fourth Wednesday at 4 p.m. At their June 24 meeting, they voted…
Winn-Dixie to donate all profits from July 4 sales
Winn-Dixie announced that on Saturday, July 4, all profits generated at its grocery stores will be donated in support of Wounded Warrior Project’s Independence Program. The Independence Program is designed to help…
Obituaries: Charles “JJ” Livingston
Charles Livingston, 59, went home on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Charles was born in Monticello, but he grew up in Greenville, Fl. He married his wife, Sandra, in 1980, and together they…
Obituaries: George Noble
George Noble, 61, a Monticello native passed away on Monday, June 29, at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church,…
Obituaries: Rosa Barfield Johnson
Rosa Barfield “Big Momma” Johnson, age 83, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Ga. Rosa was born on October 8, 1932 in Madison, Fl. to…
Drew French attends GENIUS Olympiad
Drew French attended the GENIUS Olympiad in Oswego, New York on June 14-19. He will enter 10th grade this year and is the son of Katie and Brian French. GENIUS Olympiad is…
Madison County at work
The Southern United States have consisted of, largely, rural communities for the greater part of American History. In the early 20th Century (from 1900-1960) the most common professions included farmers and merchants….
Kids learn to love storytelling at summer reading program
The Suwannee River Regional Library System has officially launched their summer reading program at the Madison and Lee Public Libraries. On Tuesday, June 30, the Every Hero Has a Story Program, for…
Marcus Holbrook Joins Sheriff’s Department
Marcus Holbrook is the newest patrol deputy at the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. He started on Monday, June 15. Holbrook is from Madison and prior to starting at the Sheriff’s Office, he…
Way Back When
Jul 3, 1953 Ivey’s F-R-M Feed Store, owned by Henry N Ivey, opened this week in the building formerly occupied by the Farmers Mutual exchange of Madison. Miss Clara Nell Wells, popular…
Former MCHS employee arrested for sexual relations with a minor
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Tuesday, May 5, the Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement initiated an investigation into allegations involving inappropriate sexual relations…
Fire destroys house
On Thursday, June 25 at 12:37 p.m., the Madison County Communication Center received a structure fire call for a home located at 1060 NE Cherry Lake Circle. The Pinetta Volunteer Fire Department…
Three arrested on drug charges
The Madison Police Department Interim Chief Willie McGhee reported three drug arrests were made during an ongoing drug investigation. Three arrest warrants were served on Thursday, June 18 for Ricky Ellis Roberson,…
Car drives into Lake Frances
A car took a nose-dive into Lake Frances on Wednesday, June 24 at 2 p.m. on Lake Shore Drive in Madison. According to the Madison Police Department report, Bryon Wilson Hughes, 25,…
Summertime is watermelon time
With summer and the watermelon season in full swing, it’s apropos to reflect on the sweet watery vegetable and natural thirst quencher that reportedly is making a comeback, in terms of its…