Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Following up on a request from a group of Madison County High School (MCHS) students, Madison County has memorialized County Road 255 in honor of the late conservative spokesman…
Category: History
Dr Pepper: America’s favorite soda prescription
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Sodas weren’t a thing until 1885, when a pharmacist’s odd past time eventually became a million-dollar business. Charles Alderton was a young pharmacist in Waco, Texas, whose true passion…
Way Back When
April 15, 1966 Madison High School cheerleaders for the 1966-1967 school term were chosen last week. A-team cheerleaders are Fran Harrison, Sherrie Dickinson, Mary Frances Christmas, Cissy Cherry, Dana French, LaMoyne Hancock,…
Nancy Wake: the “White Mouse” who stole the Nazi’s “cheese”
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The accomplishments of women in our society have often been overlooked, though I hope that trend continues to diminish over time. Military exploits, especially, seem to be focused on…
Way Back When
April 8, 1966 A highlight of the Madison Chapter of the Future Farmers of America was the annual banquet, held Thursday evening in the elementary school cafetorium, with the fifty members of…
There was much more to Sylvester Graham than crackers
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Who doesn’t love a scrumptious, crispy Graham Cracker, perfectly sweet and made for the nearest cup of cold milk? What’s not to love? Well, if you were the creator…
Raven’s story brings triple-negative breast cancer to light
Jason Futch news@greenepublishing.com Hamilton County lost a brave young woman in Hamilton County High School (HCHS) teacher Raven Merine. Her story brought attention to the tragedy of breast cancer. It also showed…
Late Madison City Commissioner Ina Thompson honored
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The late Ina Thompson received much-deserved accolades from numerous speakers during a ceremony held at Lanier Park on Thursday, March 26. A bench was placed in the park to…
Way Back When
March 25, 1966 Miss Betty Sue Tuten will be married to Randall M. Buchanan June 18, in New Home Baptist Church. The bride-to-be, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Tuten, was…
Joshua Norton: America’s first and only emperor
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The history of America is full of details of how the nation avoided falling prey to dictators, despots and kings. But, nothing was said of emperors. Seizing upon this…
Vietnam War Veterans Day: A day to remember the ultimate sacrifices
Jason Futch news@greenepublishing.com The Vietnam War raged for decades and throughout the presidencies of four United States Presidents, as offensives raged, and the casualties of war continued to trickle in. There were…
Way Back When
March 18, 1966 Mrs. Marshall Hamilton and Mr. Randall Buchanan accompanied eight science students to St. Petersburg to visit the Florida Junior Academy of Science at the Florida Presbyterian College. The students…
Victor Lustig: taking crime to new heights
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Few historical monuments stand out as much as the Eiffel Tower, which looms near the Seine River in Paris, France. At 984 feet high, it was the tallest structure…
Way Back When
March 11, 1966 The approaching marriage of Miss Ann Sharon Sapp, daughter of Mr. ad Mrs. James Rudolph Sapp, of Chery Lake, to Mr. Billy C. Williams, Son of Mr. and Mrs…
Drunken dive saves “Titanic” hero
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Normally, hearing that someone is drunk leads to negative conclusions or consequences. However, the 1912 sinking of the famed Titanic in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Sea…
Moth mishap makes computer history
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Since the day my first computer arrived in the late 90s, something has always bugged me. At first, it was the cranky dialup method of connecting to the internet….
City dedicates new Public Works building
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Jerome Wyche, former City Manager for the City of Madison, was honored recently by having the new Public Works Building named in his honor. During a special ceremony on…
Way Back When
March 4, 1966 Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Coody enjoyed the weekend with their grandson, Carl Fuqua as a guest. Carl is the infant son of the Coodys’ son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and…
181 years of Florida history in the making
Hailey Heseltine news@greenepublishing.com In 1845, Florida became the 27th state to join the United States of America. this year marks 181 years since Florida’s statehood began. Florida’s history, of course, began long…