Fishing can sometimes be famine, but on the days when it is feast, it’s important to know your bag limit, aka the number of fish you can keep and take home for dinner. These limits are a useful tool in helping protect many of our recreationally important species. There are several types of bag limits [...]

Harold Bennon Cartwright is a white male age 74 with Grey Hair and Brown Eyes Address: 155 SW Old St. Augustine Road (Deerwood Inn) Room 23 Madison, Florida 32340 Charges: Sex Offense Federal Year: 1997 For question about this offender or any offender, please contact the Madison Co. Sheriff’s Office at (850) 973-4001 ext. 241

Statewide press release TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With just one click, Florida roadways will be safer for travelers during the Memorial Day holiday. Wearing a seatbelt is the most effective way to help prevent injuries in the event of a traffic crash. Unfortunately, many motorists do not use this important safety feature. Beginning today, Florida Highway [...]

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is celebrating Florida’s successes with endangered and threatened species throughout the week leading up to Endangered Species Day on May 17. This year is also the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which was approved by Congress and signed by President Richard Nixon in 1973. The [...]

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to hear from deer enthusiasts and those who have deer farms or hunting preserves about a proposed rule change that would prohibit the importation of live captive deer into Florida from out-of-state sources. The change is being proposed in an effort to reduce the chances of [...]

News Release (May 6, 2013) Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Monday the 6th day of May 2013, Madison County Sheriff’s Office I.C.E. Team stopped a 2006 Dodge Charger for committing two traffic violations on Interstate 10 in Madison County. The Charger was driven by Mark Joseph Grittner of Boynton Beach, FL and [...]

News Release (May 8, 2013) Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Tuesday the 30th day of April 2013, Madison County Sheriff’s Office I.C.E. Team stopped a 2013 Chrysler 200 for committing a traffic violation on Interstate 10 in Madison County. The Chrysler was driven by Alex Leon Price of Whigham, GA and occupied [...]

The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on May 16, with the last day of harvest on May 15. This closure occurs each year during the species’ peak spawning season to help protect and sustain Florida’s valuable stone crab resource. Stone crab season will reopen on Oct. 15. Commercially harvested [...]

Scientists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have uncovered a new species of black bass in the southeastern United States. Scientists have proposed naming the new species the Choctaw bass and recommended the scientific name of Micropterus haiaka. They revealed their discovery at a meeting of the Southern Division of the American [...]

~ Big trucks equal big blind spots, so pass safely ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Next week, drivers in Florida will be the focus of a targeted education and enforcement campaign to increase awareness of the dangers related to aggressive driving.  Beginning May 6 and continuing through May 11, the Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting [...]