Rev. Manning J. Hicks, Jr., was born on October 26, 1925 in Lee, Florida. Funeral services will be at First Baptist Church Madison, Fl., on Tuesday, June 16 at 11 a.m., with…
FHP investigates fatality on I-10
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatality of a pedestrian that occurred on Thursday, June 11 at 5:35 a.m., on Interstate 10 near mile marker 261. A 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe was…
Hope Smith named 2015 All-Big Bend Player of the Year
Every season, the best players and coaches of the big bend area are evaluated and voted on with the input of surrounding coaches. It has recently been announced that Madison’s own, Hope…
Greenville: “Take down building or we’ll sue”
On Monday, June 8, Greenville Town Council came together for their monthly meeting at City Hall. The session was kicked off with a second public hearing in order to discuss and possibly…
City informed of drug and gang activity
Interim Chief Willie McGhee and Sgt. Inv. Chris Cooks updated the commissioners on crime in the City of Madison at the monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 9. They discussed the fatal shooting…
Greenville man arrested for cocaine possession
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Wednesday, June 3, at 2:28 p.m., a Madison County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force investigator attempted to make contact with a male subject who…
141 building permits issued in April and May
In April there were 88 building permits issued and in May there were 53 permits issued by the Madison County Building Department. A total of $22,638.82 was collected in permit fees. There…
City Commission discuss changes in natural gas
The City of Madison City Commission held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 9. There were several items of discussion including natural gas operations, Community Redevelopment Areas, grants, new force main and…
County to enforce stricter regulations at Cherry Lake
The Madison County Board of County Commissioners came together for their bi-monthly meeting on June 10 at 9 a.m. It was announced upon the meeting’s start that Deputy Alan Whigham would take…
Letter to the Editor: Moving Lee City Limits down to I-10
Dear Editor: I am a former resident of Lee, having grown up there and attended Lee Junior High School from 1950 to 1960. After the 10th grade, we were all bussed to…
Jail Report: June 3 – June 9
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…
5 Star Grub is Madison’s newest hot spot
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Students recognized for achievements in creative writing
On Wednesday, May 27, students within the Madison County School district were recognized for their creative writing pieces in the fellowship hall at Madison First Baptist Church. Students received awards in a…
GES holds awards program
Greenville Elementary School honored over 80 students in Kindergarten through fifth grade on Wednesday morning, June 3, in the school’s gymnasium. Students were awarded for their outstanding performance, over three consecutive nine…
Becky Lauth named Coach of the Year
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Sunday fire destroys house
Madison Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 154 SW Anderson Pond Trail on Sunday, June 7 at 9:50 p.m. There was an adult, Sage Brown, and two children at home…
Crime in Florida is decreasing
Crime continues to decrease across Florida according to the 2014 Annual Uniform Crime Report. The report shows Florida’s crime rate dropped 4.9 percent compared to 2013. The total number of crimes dropped…
Keeping tabs on congressional lawmakers, Districts 2 & 3
The issue that Congress addressed in recent weeks was the Patriot Act, Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization and Fiscal 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations. Following are the corresponding votes from Senators Bill Nelson, Senator Marco Rubio and…
Summer Food Program begins June 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Florida Department of Agriculture will be offering free breakfast and lunch to children 18 and under who are in summer school, Head Start program and…
Florida 511 app provides traffic updates
Have you ever been driving down an interstate in Florida and came to a complete stop due to an accident you did not know about? Well now you can have up-to-date information…