Savannah Reams editor@greenepublishing.com As we celebrate the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. this week, it’s important to reflect on those who followed in his footsteps and dedicated their lives to the…
Category: History
Tobacco in Madison County
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The farmers of Madison County have seen many crops come and go. At one time, Sea Island cotton was big in Madison County. Then, the boll weevils came and,…
November 13, 1959 At the Rotary Club meeting Wednesday, Rev Cesar Benitez was the guest speaker and gave a most interesting talk. He has been with the Board of Methodist Missions in…
Way Back When
October 30, 1959 The Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce voted at a luncheon recently to support the Boy Scout’s Annual Finance Campaign. The Thanksgiving Jaycee Turkey Shoot will be held Thursday, November…
The events of which you are about to read commenced September 27, 1942.
The following segment was written by the late Dale Leslie, former Clerk of the Court and a Madison County native. He offers fascinating descriptions of the events that occurred during a recovery…
Daddy’s passing
Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. Bill Hutto is a Madison County native and grew up in Greenville, Fla. In his memoir titled “Country Living,” he describes in detail times gone by, his…
Fun day turns deadly in Madison streets
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com On Thursday, Nov. 18, in 1909, the citizens of Madison had just enjoyed a wonderful afternoon being entertained by the John Robinson Circus, which was in town. As Range…
Harris tells of the end of WWII
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. There are many of things Morgan “Sonny” Harris could flip to in his scrapbook when asked about World War II and his ties to the transition between…
Beggs’ hearse was first of its kind in Florida
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. In the early years of the twentieth century, Madison County was not known for being a place full of modern innovation. Our dirt roads looked more like…
Remembering the Brooks brothers
Story submitted: Norman Bush World War II came and the Brooks family, surrounded by young men, were one of the first to see their boys go off to war. To see their…
Farm Work
Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. Bill Hutto is a Madison County native and grew up in Greenville, Fla. In his memoir titled “Country Living,” he describes in detail times gone by, his…
The Farm
Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. Bill Hutto is a Madison County native and grew up in Greenville, Fla. In his memoir titled “Country Living,” he describes in detail times gone by, his…
Madison family feud ends with blood
Story Submitted Madison County will likely never be remembered as any place to compare with the legends of the Old West as created by fiction writers plying their craft. However, there are…
Square Dancing took center stage in Madison’s past
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. Social activities are a part of all cultures and dancing has been a favorite in most of them. At the turn of the 20th century in Madison…
Brutal Justice in the 1900s
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. In the early 1900s, justice in Madison County often resembled an episode of “Gunsmoke.” If the locals were relatively certain an individual committed a crime worthy of…
Remembering Elmer Haire
Story Submitted: Arnie Haire Born on a family farm in the Bellview area of Miller County, Ga., Elmer O. Haire was a hard worker as he grew up in the depression era….
Pork was king in the 1930s
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. When we think of pork today, pork chops, bacon and ham are quick to come to mind. But, back in the 1930s, pork of all cuts was…
The Agner Family
Story Submitted: Rebecca Sellars, Madison Genealogy Society Around 1861, just in time for the Civil War, Samuel and Mary Martha Tittle Agner moved into Madison county. Samuel and Mary settled six miles…
Red Devil exhibit now open
John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. One of the must-see places in Madison County popular with visitors from across the nation is the Treasures of Madison County Museum. With a new, eye-catching…
Madison’s Black Beauty was a genius
Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. In the early 1900s, paved roads were unheard of in Madison County. On a rainy day, these roads could become pretty soft and messy and enough rain…