The Madison County School Board came together for their bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m. After amendments were made to the agenda, the board welcomed comments from the public….
F.L.O.W. Mobile coming May 4
Madison County does not currently have a DMV Office in town but they are working on one. Tax Collector Lisa Tuten recently updated the County Commissioners on the progress of the new…
Agencies partner to celebrate April as Springs Protection Awareness Month
April has been designated Springs Protection Month by the Florida Legislature, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Suwannee River, St. Johns River, Southwest Florida and Northwest Florida water management districts….
Fire is everyone’s fight: smoke alarms
Smoke alarms save lives! 65 percent of home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms at all or no smoke alarms that work. When there is a fire, smoke spreads…
Way Back When
April 24, 1953 MHS band concert April 24 at high school 8 p.m. Soloists: W.C. Copeland, III, Diana Milford; J P Morrow. Everybody invited. Band members selling advance tickets. Thurman Milton Cox…
Zelda Ruth Malone O’quinn
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Jacqueline Jean Theoktisto
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Ina L. Webb Moore
Ina L. Webb Moore, age 90, died Sunday, April 19 at Southern Living for Seniors in Madison, following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at…
Jail Report
April 5 Ladarius Javon Aikens – Aggravated battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated assault, possession of firearm during commission of felony and improper exhibition of firearm. Sonney Stevens – Out of county warrant….
Fashion Show at 55 Plus showcases thrift shop items
A fashion show was held at the April 8 meeting for 55 Plus Club featuring clothes from the Madison United Methodist Cooperative Ministries Thrift Shop. May Irby, Chairwoman of the UMCM…
New Hope Primitive Baptist Church to host music benefit
We the Women led by God, along with New Hope Primitive Baptist Church and Rev. Henry Durant, will be sponsoring a musical benefit program for Bro. William Bevel on April 26 at…
25th Annual 4-H Ecology Field Day at NFCC
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Cowboys rack up wins against district teams
On Thursday, April 2, the Madison County Varsity Cowboys played Mayo and won, 1-0. In the third inning, the Cowboys scored when Akevious Williams made a RBI single. Mayo would not score…
New Madison Police Chief hired
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The 58th Annual Pot Williams Golf Tournament is approaching
The Pot Williams Golf Tournament has remained a lasting tradition in Madison County for many years. It brings together friends, old and new, and allows for a weekend of great fun,…
Home damaged in fire
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Zack Sprenkle is Weightlifting State Champion
Three Madison County High School weightlifters attended the State Weightlifting Championship in Kissimmee, Fl. on Saturday, April 18. The students were: Zack Sprenkle in the heavyweight class; Marc Robinson in the 154-pound…
City of Madison releases financial report
City Manager Tim Bennett presented a financial report to the commissioners for the first six months (October-March) of the fiscal year 2014-2015, during the City Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 14. The…
87 building permits issued in March
The Madison County Building Department issued 87 permits and collected $34,732.32 in fees in March. There were three new residential constructions with $2,897.92 collected in fees. There was no new commercial construction….
Christian Concepts: Live it
It was 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. High school science teacher Thomas Scopes had been charged with violating Tennessee’s ban on teaching evolution in the classroom. He was defended by renowned defense attorney…