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…
Category: History
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…
Sensation and sadness fill an unusual week
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Picture Matt Dillon, exiting his office with guns a-blazing as he tracks down another ruthless villain on the dusty streets of Dodge City. That gives you a sense of…
Backroad shooting claims two lives
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Two Lafayette County men with grievances towards one another settled their issues at gunpoint. A week before Thanksgiving in 1902, Charles Trulock was in the process of moving to…
Suicide claims Parramore’s life
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com In September of 1902, Madison native R. Wallace Parramore was found unresponsive on a bench in New York’s Central Park. He was revived long enough to state his name…
“Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.” Join the rebellion by reading challenged books during Banned Books Week
Danny Federico news@greenepublishing.com “Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.” (Mark Twain) “I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some…
Watermelon envy results in shooting
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com As the lazy days of summer begin to fade into memory and thoughts of a delicious slice of watermelon still linger happily in our minds, in the summer of…
First Madison County Courthouse
Tommy Greene Contributor The business of the county was conducted at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, a widow, whose home was near San Pedro until 1832. In that year, San Pedro…
Madison County’s first train
Tommy Greene Contributor In 1859, the Georgia and Pensacola Railroad began construction through Madison County. By the time the War of Southern Independence broke out, the railroad had been completed from Jacksonville…