Madison County News

The following is a news release distributed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement this morning: Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Computer Crime Center arrested Jack Yates, 52, of Madison, Fla., yesterday and charged him with 10 counts of distribution of child pornography.

One hundred and three youngsters from Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes counties are registered to exhibit their hogs in today's 33rd Annual Lowndes Area Market Show and Sale.

A small cemetery in Greenville, Florida looks more like a landfill than a place to remember lost loved ones.

Florida Highway Patrol says at about 11 pm Monday night, Gregory Ferrell was traveling eastbound on Captain Buie Rd, when he entered into a curve and ended up on the shoulder of the road.

On Tuesday October 6, at approximately 10pm, a Madison County Sheriffa s Office Deputy received a report of a home invasion robbery with a firearm on Coleman Avenue.

The remains found Friday night by hunters in Madison County have been identified as those of a human, Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart said.

As more than 100 people filed into Haffye Hays Park in Greenville on Wednesday, the soulful sounds of Ray Charles' version of "America" filled the air.

A fugitive from Florida is back behind bars after his arrest in southeast Missouri.

The Suwannee River Water Management District adopted its final budget and work plan at its second public hearing on Sept.

Latoya Renee Harville, 22, died Tuesday night after losing control of her 2004, four-door Chevy while traveling north on County Road 150 about two miles north of U.S. 90, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Tuesday the 1st day of September 2009 at approximately 2120 hours, Madison County Sheriff's Office Deputy William Sircy responded to the Shell Station located at I-10 and SR 53 concerning the burglary of a vehicle and attempted theft of the vehicle.

Speeding along the Interstate at 70 miles per hour with our GPS, cruise control, air conditioning, and listening to our favorite CD, Camp and I realize the automobile has come a long way from its humble beginnings.

David Abercrombie, who spent much of his career as a hospital administrator in larger cities, wanted a challenge.

A Madison County man is arrested for robbing a bank he frequents as a customer. Madison Police say 47-year-old Frank Montoya walked into the Citizens State Bank on the corner of Crane Avenue and Highway 90 near North Florida Community College just after 9 o'clock this morning.

At 5:06 pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 the Madison County 911 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a brush fire deep in the woods south of I-10 and East of Hwy 53.

At 5:06 pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 the Madison County 911 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a brush fire deep in the woods south of I-10 and East of Hwy 53.

At 5:06 pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 the Madison County 911 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a brush fire deep in the woods south of I-10 and East of Hwy 53.

At 5:06 pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 the Madison County 911 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a brush fire deep in the woods south of I-10 and East of Hwy 53.

At 5:06 pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 the Madison County 911 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a brush fire deep in the woods south of I-10 and East of Hwy 53.

Madison County residents got a sneak peak into the office of Representative Leonard L. Bembry.