The next time I cover a football game, I’m considering wearing pads and a helmet. The use of an armored vehicle also crossed my mind. Apparently, you can never be too careful….
Year: 2021
Madison Garden Club holds monthly meeting
Devyn Leblanc reporter@greenepublishing.com The Madison Garden Club met for a regular meeting on Thursday, Nov. 4. During this meeting, it was announced that Madison County 4-H has begun renovations on the 4-H…
Learning As I Go: Simple things
Daniel hurried out of the car, ran to the porch and turned off the outside light. Quickly, he made his way back into the yard and stood beside my husband. “I wanna’…
Hanson holiday tradition lights the sky
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com What has become a beloved holiday tradition for the area returns Thanksgiving night at 6207 NE Colin Kelly Hwy., about five miles north of Madison. The Roebuck family and…
Louella Thigpen Thompson
“For her worth is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 Louella Thigpen Thompson, 88, of Madison, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, passing peacefully surrounded by family at Select Specialty…
Madison Creative Arts Academy Panthers begin basketball season
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA) Panthers have begun their 2021-22 basketball season. The Panthers will be true “road warriors” this season, with only two home games on the…
Local photographer takes his life
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com The Madison Enterprise was sad to report in December of 1902 that Robert H. Bass, a photographer in our community, had taken his life with a morphine overdose. He…
Walter Wyche Jarvis
Mr. Walter Wyche Jarvis, 75, passed away on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Greenville, Fla. surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born on Oct. 27, 1946, in Madison, to Dee Wyche…
Madison Creative Arts Academy expansion brings State-of-the-Art opportunities for local students and the community at large
Janna Barrs Contributor Madison Creative Arts Academy (MCAA) prides itself on one core mission – the provision of a challenging liberal arts academic program for its K-8 students that develops individual student…
From the sunny side: Thankful for the “Whos”
Those who know me, know this is my absolute favorite time of the year. The cooler weather, the “slightly” changing colors of some of the leaves (yeah, down here in Florida, we…
Wardlaw-Smith Mansion for auction
Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com Madison is home to the beautifully adorned Wardlaw-Smith Mansion, located at 121 NW Marion St. Built in 1860, the mansion served as a home for Benjamin Wardlaw and a…
Emerald’s Gem Box: The things we miss in life
So many times in life we are caught up in our feelings about what we don’t have in life and miss so much of what we do have. So many times, we…
Letter to the Editor
A short time ago there was an article on the “Spirit of Madison” monoplane in honor of Lindbergh’s 1927 New York to Paris flight. B.D. Wadsworth built this plane and drove it…
We are America Stand Strong America! Divided we are weak!
We often tell our children and grandchildren, “Don’t worry about (your brother, sister, friend), worry about yourself!” Guilty! Sometimes, the child feels left out, sometimes the child does it out of insecurity…
Career Reflections
Health Care professionals have a major contributing factor in this growing world we live. The key to knowledge is to learn everything you can about the career field you wish to be…
Cowboys gig Gators
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The “second season” for the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys began on Friday, Nov. 12, with a dominating, 35-0, shut-out victory over the Wewahitchka High School Gators at…
Tara Strickland hits the right chord with new release
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com We’ve all had times when life seems a bit overwhelming, leaving us uncertain of our next step. While the world is full of self-help magazines and numerous opinions about…
Cycling “sur-thriver” stops in Madison
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com On Wednesday, Sept. 29, Tim Markison embarked on a monumental journey across the United States by bicycle. This 3,000 mile trek would take him across various terrains, from mountain…
James (Jim) Robert Irby
James (Jim) Robert Irby, a proud Veteran of the United States Army, peacefully passed away in his sleep on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at the age of 69, in Mobile Ala., where…
Learning As I Go: When we eat our eggs
Our hens aren’t laying. For months, we have searched for a solution. Finally, my husband was outside and heard the “I-just-laid-an-egg” cackle. He rushed over in time to see one of the…