Adyson Hammock reporter@greenepublishing.com On Nov. 3, 1957, not even a month after the Soviet Union sent humanity’s first artificial satellite into orbit, Sputnik 2 was launched – containing a single live passenger,…
Category: History
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Adyson Hammock reporter@greenepublishing.com Beginning as a week-long celebration in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month became a month-long celebration in 1988 to celebrate Hispanic and Latin people, both inside and outside of the United…
The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 still holds the record for its devastating strength
Adyson Hammock reporter@greenepublishing.com Although Hurricane Idalia recently made her way through Florida, causing mass disruption and panic among residents, this definitely wasn’t the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida. Simply known…
The day the world stood still: Reflecting on Sept. 11, 2001
Lee Trawick reporter2@riverbendnews.org “It didn’t seem real. Before that day, no one had ever thought about a serious terrorist attack like that. It was a bad time,” said Lafayette County resident Herbert…
Rebecca Charles: A friend of the Natives
Grace McAlister news@greenepublishing.com Ruben and Rebecca Charles were original settlers in the North Florida region long before statehood. During the waning years of the Spanish occupation of the area, they set up…
Way back when
March 7, 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Jackson announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Blanche Marie, to Sgt. Kurtis Glen Sevor, of Kessler Field, Miss., son of Mr….
Moon mountain named Mons Mouton in honor of Black History Month
Adyson Hammock news@greenepublishing.com In honor of Black History Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, NASA announced they would be naming a large, 60-mile wide mountain, formerly called Leibnitz Beta, near the South pole…
The Legacy of John Robert Edward Lee
Christian Peterson news@greenepublishing.com The J.R.E. Lee Complex is a staple of the community in Hamilton County. It has a rich history throughout the county and is still used today for many community…
History of Ichetucknee Springs
Eva Stroud reporter@greenepublishing.com Ichetucknee Springs, located in Fort White Fla., is beloved by everyone and is full of wonderful history. The word “Ichetucknee” is an Indian word that means “beaver pond.” Villagers…
Is it Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day?
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com With all of the cultural confusion and conflict that is swirling these days, why not explore another area that is a hotbed of debate? Columbus Day, which is still…
A great hometown debate – Lake Francis or Frances?
Emma Witmer Originally published in 2016 news@greenepublishing.com Located on Lake Shore Drive, just east of Duval Street, there is a small body of water known as Lake Frances. That’s right, Frances. If…
Back to school: then and now
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com As kids all over the country are returning to school, many don’t know how good they have it. Today, most kids ride a bus to school or catch a…
Things boil over in Madison
Mickey Starling, reporter3@greenepublishing.com There was always plenty of excitement in Madison around the early 1900s, and October of 1903 was no exception. It seems that several of the fine citizens of our…
4-H over the years
Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com Since 4-H began more than 100 years ago, it has become the nation’s largest youth development organization. The 4-H idea is simple: help young people and their families gain…
A tart taste and a colorful past
Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com Cranberries, they’re tart and often pushed to the side in favor of sweeter berries such as strawberries and raspberries. During the winter holidays, however, the cranberry is a holiday…
Cone happily recovers sweet memories
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com When Martin Cone started scrolling through Greene Publishing’s online newsletter during the week of Thanksgiving, he was shocked to find a photograph of his parents and siblings staring back…
Lost and found
Shelly Smith news@greenepublishing.com Rene and Maribel Ortega are owners of the downtown shipping store located on Range St., We Pack & Mail. Recently, the Ortegas purchased a mini shed to renovate into…
January was a bad month for the Thomas name
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Though it is unknown if the folks in the following stories are related, their tragedies certainly brought much sorrow to the family name. In the last week of January…
Sometimes history finds us
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Greene Publishing, Inc. recently received a photo album that was discovered in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Roland, of Perry, Fla. The album dates back to 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…