Category: History

Hailey Waldo Reporter@greenepublishing.com On Oct. 28, 1919, the United States Congress passed the Volstead Act, setting into motion one of the most dramatic and controversial chapters in American history, Prohibition. Officially known…

Oct. 24, 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Keene of Madison announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Teresa Joyce Keene to Monte (Pete) Steve Cashwell Saturday, November 22 at 6:30 at the…

1965 Jimmy Cherry, of Lee, State 4-H Poultry Winner, leaves in a few weeks for Chicago to attend National 4-H Club Congress. The Madison PTA met Tuesday evening, Oct. 12 in the…

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…

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,…

1965 The clawing Tigers of Madison Training School were trounced by the Wolverines of Richardson High School, in Lake City, Friday night by a score of 36-6. There was no score in…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…