Changes in travel modes, the location of natural resources, and a variety of other events have shifted the population centers of Suwannee County over the years. As a result, many once-thriving communities…
Category: History
Remembering Suwannee: The Town of Columbus, Part 2
Eric Musgrove Contributor Last week, we began a discussion of the once-flourishing community of Columbus, one of Suwannee County’s earliest settlements, which is now the location of Suwannee River State Park. Today,…
Cotton and the gin: how Madison once held a world record
At the turn of the 20th century, Madison County was more than just a small agricultural community in North Florida. It was home to the largest long-staple cotton gin and processing plant…
Snap Shot Rewind: Cowboys Boot The Bulldogs 41-0
Madison County Cowboys take down the #32 player of the Suwannee County Bulldogs preventing a touchdown. The Suwannee Bulldogs put up a good fight but were no match for the cowboys. The…
Snapshot: Cowboys Boot The Bulldogs 41-0
Wee Folks Pre-School Center held Graduation for 2001 pre-schoolers going to kindergarten. Pictured left to right : Sadie Haire, Marcus Levy, Skylor Stout, Kaitlynn McGuire, Hannah Smith, and Hayden Stout. In the…
Way Back When
1965 The radio program for Tuesday, 1:05 p.m., September 28, on The North Florida Scene will be on the Madison Hunting Club. Everyone is invited to listen to this program. Mattoc Ward,…
More medical mishaps: a whale of a remedy
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com In a recent column, I discussed the brief use of milk as a substitute for blood in transfusions. I was certain that nothing could be stranger than that odd…
Remembering Madison’s World War II hero Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr.
Kathy Egan news@greenepublishing.com Before U.S. involvement in World War II, Madison’s Colin P. Kelly, Jr., having recently graduated from West Point and been promoted to Captain, was stationed in what was considered…
Your four freedoms
Kathy Egan news@greenepublishing.com President Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union Address has become known as the Four Freedoms Speech. Spoken eleven months before the Japanese invasion of Hawaii, the speech took on…
Madison’s monument to four freedoms
Kathy Egan news@greenepublishing.com On Jan. 6, 1941, President Roosevelt spoke to the nation through his State of the Union Address. The speech came eleven months before the U.S. involvement in World War…
Way Back When
1965 Madison – The Men of Song quartet will be one of the features on the North Florida Junior College-Madison Artist Series Association for the coming season. The group, to appear in…
Keeping it collegiate in North Florida
Hailey Heseltine news@greenepublishing.com As most colleges and universities in Florida started the fall semester between Aug. 18 and 25, class is back in session for students around the state. Many North Florida…
Cowboys Soak Indians 39-8
Members of the Madison County High School Varsity Cowboys lunge at the Ocilla Indians during a game on August 31. The Cowboys were hot all night, allowing the Indians only one touchdown/two…
Way Back When
1965 Governor Haydon Burns mails checks totaling $71.335 from the Haydon Burns Scholarship Foundation to 311 student recipients. The checks represent half the scholarship grant to each student, with the remaining half…
Farm Bureau celebrates with Annual Banquet
Lee Cason was presented a plaque for his many years of outstanding service to Soil Conservation. Presenting him his plaque is Johnny Glee. [Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by Emerald Greene, September 19,…
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup: a patent medicine that packed a powerful punch
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Any parent can recall the many adventures that came with living with an infant during their teething stage. The frequent crying caused by the discomfort of sore gums could…
Way Back When
1965 At Central Florida Baton Camp – Five baton twirlers from the Madison area recently spent a week at Howey Academy, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., taking instructions in baton twirling, strutting, charm, and everything…
Snapshot Rewind:Tri-County Electric Cooperative Holds 60th Annual Meeting
Carson Cherry (left), a former Tri-County Co-op Board member, talks with George Webb, Office Manager for the Cooperative, during the Annual meeting. They were both Election Observers for the annual election at…
When the medical practice was malpractice
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Today, we find plenty to complain about in the medical field. Lengthy waits for appointments, high insurance premiums and medicine side effects are just a few of the concerns…