Welcoming guests, opening doors, giving school tours – these are just some of the responsibilities of Aucilla Christian Academy’s student ambassadors. ACA Ambassadors are nominated by the teachers and staff and are…
Eddie Richie sentenced
Former Madison County Central School teacher, Eddie Richie, Jr., was sentenced on Thursday, August 13 to three years probation, 100 hours of community service and must continue counseling after pleading guilty to…
Obituary: Charley Isham Latner
Charley Isham Latner, died Friday, August 14, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, August 22, at Midway Baptist Church with visitation one-hour prior…
Obituary: Mildred Florine Townsend
Mildred Florine Driggers Townsend, 86, of Mayo, Fl., passed away August 15, at Haven Hospice of Lake City following an extended illness. Ms. Townsend was born April 21, 1929 in Greenville, Fl.,…
Bomb threat: Letter sent from Swuannee County Corrections inmate
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday, August 12 at approximately 10 a.m., the Madison County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to bomb threat received by letter addressed to the Clerk…
New Police Chief starts Monday
Ken Moore, the new Police Chief for Madison Police Department will start Monday, August 17. Moore is a Madison County native and he has 32 years of law enforcement experience. His most…
Greenville Town Meeting revealed many improvements ahead for Greenville
The Council of Greenville met Monday, August 10 for their monthly meeting at Greenville City Hall. To begin the meeting, the council approved to . Town Manager Tim Day informed the council…
Madison STARZ player represents Madison in New York
The Big Apple welcomed Brady Browning of the Madison STARZ to play in Baseball Youth’s All Star Challenge at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, NY., on July 29. Out of thousands, only 50…
Keeping tabs on Congress
The issues that Congress addressed in recent weeks were prohibiting federal funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Following are the corresponding votes from Senator Bill Nelson and Senator Marco Rubio. In…
State sets open season on bear hunting
A local resident revealed he was one of the bear-hunting permits sold in Madison County, and one of about 1,400 sold statewide as of Wednesday, August 5 — a significant number, given…
Counselor’s Corner: Resolving family conflicts
No couple, no matter how much they love each other, can completely avoid disagreements. The same goes for children and their parents, coworkers and friends. The people who have the best, most…
Head, Heart, Hands & Health: Make your kitchen hurricane ready
In Florida, you never know when a storm will hit. Recent weather forecasts are predicting a quiet hurricane season. With predictions of few storms, residents often become complacent about hurricane preparation. Regardless…
Jail Report Aug. 5 – Aug. 11
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…
Community shows support for Chief Ken Moore
The public was invited to a Meet Madison’s New Police Chief event on Tuesday, August 11 from 4 to 5 p.m., at the Senior Center of Madison County located at 1161 Southwest…
Tony Mashburn loves his job
Tony Mashburn is one of the new patrol officers at the Madison Police Department. He started on April 27. This is his first job in law enforcement but he has always wanted…
Way Back When
August 14, 1953 Miss Theo Willis was honored with a shower of beautiful gifts on her birthday, August 10, given by the Nencie Bevan Circle of the Methodist Woman’s Society. Rep. E…
Madison school life throughout history
School is right around the corner! Soon, backpacks will be full of brand new #2 pencils, colorful notebooks and erasers of every shape and size. Lunchboxes will be stuffed of sandwiches, pudding…
ACA cheerleaders awarded “Best of the Best FCA Camp Champs”
Aucilla Christian Academy’s varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders attended the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ cheer camp at Southeastern University in Lakeland, July 27-30, 2015, and were awarded “Best of the Best Camp…
Madison man found dead
Travis Cruce, 22, of Madison, Fl. was found dead in a rural part of Northwest Taylor County in the early morning of Saturday, August 8. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)…
Wreck injures three
A driver and his passengers suffered minor injuries when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree on Interstate 10 near mile marker 266 on Saturday, August 1 at 5…