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THE STORYTELLER
I had an early morning newspaper route when I was twelve years old. One of my customers was Mr. Striplin, the president of our local bank. On a predaw...
Columnists, Madison, Madison County Record
THE STORYTELLER
by Bruce Walker 
March 4, 2025
Buery Lowery was a deacon in our church when I was growing up. He ran the corner grocery store in our community, and was legendary among us children b...
Columnists, Faith, Lifestyles
by DAWN REED 
December 31, 2024
January 1st is one of my favorite days of the year. Like a kid on Christmas Eve, I am giddy with expectation: a new year, a clean slate. New adventure...
Columnists, Lifestyles, Madison
THE STORYTELLER
November 28, 2024
My family is populated with moonshiners, preachers, politicians, businessmen, and salesmen. All sides have a lot in common; they are each...possessed ...
Columnists, Lifestyles, Living
THE STORYTELLER
November 12, 2024
Ullie’s General store was on Walker’s Bend, near the banks of the Coosa River in St. Clair County, AL., USA, North America, Planet Earth, in the Sun’s...
Columnists, Madison, Madison County Record
THE STORYTELLER
Ever hear your grandparents talk about the rolling store?
November 8, 2024
In the middle of the Great Depression of the 1930’s Grandma and Grandpa realized they were losing the farm if they did not do something; With 13 hungr...
Columnists, Huntsville, Lifestyles
THE STORYTELLER
by Bruce Walker 
October 24, 2024
Writer’s note: This is based on one of Huntsville’s most well-known ghost stories.
b-Sports, Columnists, Lifestyles
Pickleball fun
by STEVE LEE steve@themadisonrecord.com 
October 24, 2024
MADISON — Arguably the fastest- growing sport in America, pickleball is thriving on the national, state and local scenes. Count Dublin Park among thos...
Columnists, Madison, Madison County Record
THE STORYTELLER
by Bruce Walker 
October 9, 2024
You may not have considered that we have Mountain Folk living amongst us. Usually, you think of the hills and hollers of WV, KY, or NC. In keeping wit...
Chamber Chat, Madison, Madison County Record
by GreggParker 
April 2, 2020
MADISON – Teamwork and collaboration among all Madison City Schools employees has been tremendous during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Jamie Gol...
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