Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Over the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 31 through Sunday, Feb. 1, Madison was hit with unusually cold frigid temperatures. During the day on Saturday, Jan. 31, there were reports…
Category: History
Berry College has many Madison County roots
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com You might think a college located in Rome, Ga. would have little connection to people in Madison County, especially since it’s roughly a six-hour drive from here. However, Berry…
Way Back When
Jan. 28, 1965 Mrs. J.C. Burnette and Mrs. J.A. Davis won first and second places in the horticulture division of Camellia show with their blooms. Sponsored by the Boosters Club, the annual…
Remembering Suwannee: Reflections on a new year, Part two
Eric Musgrove Contributor Last week I began a discussion on how to preserve your family’s records and photographs. Today, I’ll complete that discussion before we continue with other historical matters this year….
Way Back When
Jan. 21, 1966 Madison High School’s fast-stepping basketball team won an easy victory over Mayo last Friday night, 101 to 59. Ronnie Ragans led the Madison players with 18 points, followed closely…
Snapshot Rewind
Cherry Lake Farms (also known as Cherry Rural Rehabilitation Project) was a New Deal rural relief program initiated by the FERA and the Resettlement Administration (RA) and implemented by the WPA. The…
Remembering 2025 in Madison County
January 2025 • In a primarily defensive contest, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls varsity basketball team had three players register double-doubles during their Tuesday, Jan. 7 home game against the…
Remembering Suwannee: Reflections on a new year, Part one
Eric Musgrove Contributor In lieu of a normal historical article, I’d like to take this opportunity to impart a few historical lessons and practical information that may be of some use to…
Way Back When
Jan. 14, 1966 Judge R. H. Rowe announced this week he would not be a candidate to succeed himself in the upcoming spring primaries. The judge had a long and eventful career…
Way Back When
Jan. 14, 1966 Judge RH Rowe announced this week he would not be a candidate to succeed himself in the upcoming spring primaries. The judge had a long and eventual career in…
Celebrating the many adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Occasionally, some of the happy reflections of childhood come back to us in one form or another. Many of us grew up enjoying a variety of Disney characters,…
Way Back When
Jan. 7, 1966 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moore had guests on Christmas day including Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Patterson and two children, Patsy and…
Remembering Suwannee: Thurber Talmadge Scott, Part 2
Eric Musgrove Contributor T. T. Scott’s civic affairs spread to the state level. He was appointed to the Board of Control during the administration of Governor Fred Cone (1937-1941), serving through successors…
The Jan/Feb Front Porch magazine has arrived!
Emerald Greene emerald@greenepublishing.com It is with great pleasure that we announce the arrival of the Jan/Feb 2026 edition of The Front Porch magazine. The new issue has been mailed and subscribers should…
How New Year’s traditions took root in North Florida
Hailey Waldo reporter@greenepublishing.com Long before midnight countdowns, fireworks and televised celebrations, the arrival of New Year’s celebrations in North Florida was marked quietly, shaped by survival, faith and the rhythms of daily…
Remembering Suwannee: Thurber Talmadge Scott, Part 1
Eric Musgrove Contributor Suwannee County has been blessed with a number of citizens whose impact has reached far beyond the confines of the county. The man under discussion today was one such…
Way Back When
Dec. 24, 1965 Elder G. N. Kovalski is the new minister of the local Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is formerly of St. Petersburg. Elder Kovalski and family are living in the…
Way Back When
Dec. 17, 1965 This advertisement shows the removal of Federal Excise Tax on handbags. NFJC’s phenomenal basketball team won its 10th straight game, defeating Jon Thorne Motors, of Valdosta, Ga., 113 to…
“Peanuts” creator’s path to success paved with rejection
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Growing up, reading the daily comics in the newspaper was part of my routine. While I skipped some strips, I faithfully read “Peanuts.” The combination of complex characters and…
Way Back When
Dec. 10, 1965 Little Sheryl Ann Barnes was honored on her fourth birthday, at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. D.W. Barnes, with a birthday turkey dinner. The pretty white birthday cake…