The Madison Enterprise-Est. 1865 • 154 Years of ServRing Madiecorderson County GreenePublishing.com • Friday, May 17, 2019 • No. 37 • 75¢ + tax Rick Patrick: Greene assist district school resource officer, a school removes the prohibition Publishing,Will Inc. Madisonboards and charter school County armsafety teachers? officer, school on an individual who governing boards in guardian and a school exclusively performs On Wednesday, May complying with safe- security guard. The bill duties as a classroom 8, Gov. DeSantis signed school officer specifies that: teacher from participating Senate Bill (SB) 7030 requirements, including • A school guardian in the guardian program. into law. SB 7030 providing guardian may be a school district • A school security implemented legislative training either directly or employee or a charter guard must hold a Class recommendations of the through a contract with school employee who "D" and Class "G" license Marjory Stoneman another sheriff's office volunteers to serve as a in accordance with the Interim Superintendent Madison County Sheriff Douglas High School under specified Shirley Joseph Ben Stewart school guardian in law and meet the training Public Safety circumstances. addition to his or her requirements equivalent Commission. The new • Requires district district school board the charter school and official job duties or an to that of a school law expands those who school boards to denies a charter school retain the charter school's employee of a school guardian as a safe-school may serve as school collaborate with charter access to any of the safe- share of the costs from the district or a charter school officer. guardians. school governing boards school officer options, the safe school's allocation. who is hired for the • Continues to require a According to a to facilitate charter school school district must assign • Delineates that the specific purpose of district school board to summary of the bill, it: access to all safe-school a school resource officer four safe-school officer serving as a school opt-in to the guardian • Requires sheriffs to officer options. If a or school safety officer to options include a school guardian. The bill See "Arm teachers?” on page 3 Greenville Suspicious person: council MCCS put on lockdown John Willoughby: seeks a classroom from the outside of the additional canine units were Greene Publishing, Inc. building. Witnesses reported that the requested from Madison unknown male subject ran across the Correctional Institution, as well as Upon being notified of an west parking lot toward the woods. Hamilton Correctional Institution, to youth unknown person peeking through a Sgt. Knight responded to the assist in searching the woods. The window at a local school on sighting within one minute, while entire perimeter of the school Tuesday, May 14, Madison County dispatching other deputies for campus was searched with multiple safety Central School (MCCS) was placed assistance. The school tracking canines. No evidence of on lockdown while Madison County administration initiated lockdown anyone was located. Sheriff's Office (MCSO) deputies protocol and multiple deputies were "I am extremely proud of the conducted a thorough search and on campus within minutes, where a students who reported what they John Willoughby: investigation. canine deputy was immediately witnessed and of the appropriate and Greene Publishing, Inc. According to MCSO Major deployed while the schools and immediate action taken by the David Harper, at approximately outer campus was thoroughly school staff to ensure the safety of After meeting for a short 11:55 a.m., School Resource Officer searched. our children," said Harper. time during the month of April, Sergeant Joey Knight was on duty at After a short time, the buildings If you have any information the Greenville Town Council MCCS, when he was notified by and campus were cleared of any regarding this incident, you are gathered back at Greenville staff that students reported seeing a immediate threat and the interior asked to call Madison County Town Hall, to convene and black male, dressed in black lockdown was lifted. Several Sheriff's Office at (850) 973-4001, discuss town business on clothing, looking into the window of deputies remained on campus as ext. 1. Monday, May 13. The meeting began at 6 p.m., with all council members in attendance. No sales tax on Just months ago, the discussion of recreational basketball playing and safety hurricane supplies had come into play. The council June 1-6 discussed what the Town could Ashley Hunter: do to help prevent a tragedy break to overlap the start of Florida's item. from happening while freely Greene Publishing, Inc. turbulent hurricane season. allowing local youth and Starting on June 1 and ending on • Coverage items such as tarps, citizens to play ball in a safe On Saturday, June 1, the 2019 June 6, Floridians will be able to take waterproof sheets, ground anchors and secure manner. The issue Atlantic Hurricane Season will begin. advantage of a weeklong sales tax and ties, as long as they fall under quietly stayed on the table and Despite the fact that the 2018 exemption on hurricane supplies, $50 or less. the meeting continued without season ended a little less than six such as: • Fuel tanks for holding gasoline further See "Safety” on page 3 months ago, it is time to start • Any portable self-powered light or diesel fuel; tanks must be $25 or preparing for the 2019 bought of sources, such as flashlights, that fall less each. tropical cyclones. under $20 per item. • AA, AAA, C, D, 6-volt or 9-volt Mother- Recently, Florida lawmakers • Any portable self-powered radio, batteries that are sold for $30 or less approved a tax break holiday for such as two-way radios or weather- (vehicle and boat batteries are not See "Tax break” on page 3 daughter Florida citizens, planning for the tax band radios, that fall under $50 per included tea canceled JohnCrash Willoughby: victim identified Troopers explain that Bellflowers was Greene Publishing, Inc. traveling northbound on U.S. Hwy. 221, Savannah Reams: just north of Reaper Church Rd., in Greene Publishing, Inc. More than two weeks after a Greenville, when his 1997 Ford F-150 vehicle left the highway, crashed exited onto the west shoulder of the The Florida Health into trees and caught fire, the highway for unknown reasons. The left Department of Madison County Florida Highway Patrol has front of Bellflowers vehicle struck two regretfully announces the positively identified the body of the pine trees and caught fire. Bellflowers, cancellation of the Denim and victim. who was positively identified on Monday, Pearls PositiviTea event FHP reports that Charles May 6, was pronounced dead on scene. previously scheduled for Thomas Bellflowers, 52, of Perry, FHP was assisted at the scene by Saturday, May 18, at Madison Fla., was killed following a fiery Madison County Sheriff's Office, County Central School. The accident which occurred on Madison County Fire Rescue's Greenville Charles Thomas public will be notified when and Thursday, April 18, at Unit and Hamburg-Lovett Community Bellflowers if the event is rescheduled. approximately 3:18 a.m. Volunteer Fire Department. INDEX: Viewpoints: 2 • Community: 4-9 • 20th of May: 10 • Sports: 11 • School: 12 • On the MAP: 13 • History: 14 • Classifieds & Legals: 15 2 » Friday, May 17, 2019 » The Madison Enterprise-Recorder VIEWPOINTS & OPINIONS Passing Parade: 1955: Introduction of Salk Vaccine Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist number of parents worried about its effect and sought more In 1950, before the days of the Salk vaccine, information before OK'ing shots there were 949 polio patients at the west Georgia for their children. hospital. After Dr. Jonas Salk's discovery, a The Constitution did its part vaccine, administered as a shot, was put into wide to educate Atlantans on the Salk use, the number of polio cases dropped from the vaccine the day prior to the mass 38,727-a-year average of the early 1950s to 72 in school inoculations, running a 1965. special Sunday question-and- Parents swamped Georgia's health clinic answer session on what parents phone lines, in April 1955, trying to learn as much could expect. With facts in hand, as possible about the new vaccine developed by many Atlanta area parents once Dr. Jonas Salk, a young medical researcher, skeptical of the Salk vaccine offering the best chance to date towards opted to take the chance that th eradicating one of the 20 century's most science was right. terrifying public health problem. The Fight Nationally The April 18, 2019, Atlanta Constitution 3B After Dr. Jonas Salk's reported on their April 19, 1955 story, that vaccine was put into wide use, "Thousands of parental requests for Salk polio the number of U.S. polio cases vaccine poured into Georgia health offices as the dropped from the 38,727-a-year state geared for a mass inoculation of first and average of the early 1950s to 72 second graders." in 1965. Monday, April 18, 1955, 12,000 metro Atlanta By April, 1967, polio rated first and second graders, brave little pioneers, merely a small article in the faced one of a child's worst terrors-the dreaded Constitution. Headlined "Polio syringe-in hopes of enjoying a polio-free future. Marches Out," its three Sleeves were pulled up, arms bared, paragraphs neatly summed up reassurances offered and teeth gritted as the how effective vaccination had Photo Submitted youngsters suffered the groundbreaking vaccine. proved against the disease: The Parents worst nightmare, pre 1950, was stopped dead in its tracks, thanks to the hard work of Dr. Jonas Salk. Fulton County, Georgia, had 44 first-day "The success of the fight clinics, serving about 8,000 youngsters.