Tri-County Electric Gets $10M for Infrastructure Upgrades
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Becky’s Dance Steps Studio 44th annual dance recital See page 7 GreenePublishing.com • Friday, November 13, 2020 • No. 11 • 75¢ + tax The Madison Enterprise-Est. 1865 • 156 Years of ServingR Madisonecorder County Teen saved from flaming vehicle Alyssa Ridenour [email protected] Mike Mobley and his Jay Culpepper 11-year-old son, Myron also stopped at the On Monday, Nov. 9, 17-year-old Andrew Chase Cruce of Mobley, worked together to scene in an effort to Madison was traveling southbound on SW CR 360, when, help save a teen from a save the young man 17-year-old Andrew Chase Cruce was flaming vehicle. according to FHP reports, he traveled off the roadway to the [Mike Mob- trapped in the car. saved by a group of good Samaritans after ley/Courtesy] right and onto the shoulder for unknown reasons. His green [Kaitlynn Culpepper/ getting trapped inside his burning vehicle. Courtesy] Mitsubishi Mirage then began to rotate clockwise until [Photo Courtesy] colliding with a tree. The vehicle See "Teen” on page 3 Name change for IRS extends Boot Hill deadline Stadium suggested for stimulus Rick Patrick money [email protected] Lazaro Aleman This road, SW Old Mission Ave., will be eliminated by the grocery store [email protected] During the Madison County buildout, but only for the one block. City Hall will still be accessible from US District School Board meeting 90. [Michael Curtis/Greene Publishing, Inc.] on Monday, Nov. 2, a citizen, For the 567,000 plus Charles Medders, proposed a Floridians who are part of the name change for Boot Hill Town of Greenville estimated nine million Stadium on the Madison County Americans who qualify for a High School (MCHS) campus. pandemic stimulus check but Medders suggested naming Boot City Hall Access haven't yet received their payments, there is still time to Hill stadium after the late John Michael Curtis one block will run into SW claim the money. Bullard, a beloved Madison [email protected] Onslow St. That's because the IRS County citizen who served as the Turning right onto SW recently extended the deadline to "voice of the Cowboys" for Now that the grocery store Onslow St., which is currently a register for the money, which the many years. No action was taken buildout is getting closer, the two-way running for several government calls economic on the proposal. city grants for the grocery store blocks, it passes City Hall at impact payments (EIPs). District Curriculum building from the Town of the last intersection before US The EIPs were set to expire Coordinator Robin Hill spoke to Greenville are completed, road 221 S. At the corner of SW on Thursday, Oct. 15, before the the board on the student closures and ongoing access are Grand St. and SW Onslow St., IRS extended the deadline to progression plan. Hill asked for part of the project. there is now a one-block road Saturday, Nov. 21, to afford folks permission to advertise changes Currently, drivers traveling running between them, which is who had yet to receive their to the plan. The proposed west on US 90 can turn left SW Old Mission Ave. This money a chance to claim it, changes include requiring a onto US 221 S, and then turn short street runs into the corner especially in low-income and score of 70 or higher to pass for right onto SW Grand St., which of City Hall and will be underserved communities. only English language arts and is a one-way all the way down eliminated when the grocery The extension is largely math for grades K-3. This to the park located on SW store is built. intended to target the millions of change would be for the current Broad Ave. Drivers could then Ultimately, SW Onslow St. school See "Name” on page 3 turn right toward US 90, and in See "Greenville” on page 3 See "IRS” on page 3 Tri-County Electric gets $10M for infrastructure upgrades Lazaro Aleman Oct. 22, saying that the $400,000 in smart [email protected] electric program funding was grid part of a greater investment technologies," Tri-County Electric that it was making to help said Jennifer Cooperative (TCEC) is one build or improve 53 projects Dillard, acting of four electric cooperatives across 25 states and benefit public information in Florida that is set to 1.4 million rural residents and officer for the receive a portion of more businesses. USDA. than $1.04 billion that the TCEC, according to the Smart grids, United States Department of USDA, is slated to receive according to the Agriculture (USDA) has $10,000,000, which is to be USDA, have the approved for the state in used to connect 901 potential to serve as Madison and Jefferson headquartered in Madison loans to upgrade electric consumers, as well as to build as catalysts for broadband Counties. County. infrastructure in rural areas. and improve 100 miles of and other telecommunication Kaitlynn Culpepper is the Culpepper said her The USDA made the line. services in un-served and community relations director company works regularly announcement on Thursday, "This loan includes underserved rural areas such for TCEC, which is with See "Upgrades” on page 3 INDEX: Viewpoints: 2 • Community: 4-7 • Health: 8-9 • Recycling Day: 10 • School/Sports: 11 • History: 12 • Classifieds & Notices: 13 2 ~ Friday, November 13, 2020 VIEWPOINTS & OPINIONS The Madison Enterprise-Recorder Passing Parade: Monticello's historic royal family Nelson A. Pryor Catherine soon became fore- predicted that, at a future day, Guest Columnist most in this circle, and attracted he would be on the throne of the favor of Prince Achille. On the France, often saying, "When I How do you get to be so his- 30th of July, 1826, the nephew of am emperor, Cousin Kate, you toric, with your name on the tip of Napoleon Bonaparte and the grand- shall have a chateau and every- everyone's tongue, yet, be beyond niece of George Washington were thing you want, in return for everyone's memory bank? married. your kindness to me now." Well, this columnist thinks that The couple soon moved to That year, the Murats re- the Prince and Princess Achille Lipona, Prince Murat's plantation turned to Florida, for some Murat, of Monticello, have man- in Jefferson County. Around them, time in St. Augustine, and af- aged to do it. within an area of a few miles, lived terward, in Tallahassee. Circle of Friends many of their friends already men- Then, after becoming an at- Catherine D. Murat (1803- tioned. Thus were passed many torney, the Prince established 1867), and Achille Murat (died happy years. his plantation, called Econchat- 1847), made Jefferson County Brussels tie, in Jefferson County, where home. A trip to Belgium, where they they lived several years. About 1826, Catherine, and her remained two years, made an About this time, the Florida parents, moved to Florida. And agreeable change in their mode of Indian War began, with Prince here it was that the young and life. Prince Murat was assigned to Murat becoming a commis- beautiful Catherine, first saw the command of a regiment in the sioned Colonel, and, aide-de- Prince Achille Murat, the eldest Belgian service, and their home camp, to General R. K. Call. son of the King of Naples and Car- was in Brussels. When the King of 1845, Florida Becomes a oline, sister of Napoleon Bona- Belgium disbanded his regiment, State parte, who, being exiled from Achille addressed them in seven After a lingering illness, France and Italy, had, a short time different languages, such was his the Prince died on April 15, previous selected Tallahassee, Fla., proficiency and the variety of na- 1847, with burial at the Episco- as his home. tionalities represented. pal cemetery, in Tallahassee. Tallahassee was the center of The Bonaparte family was at The widow then bought a intellectual refinement in the fron- that time exiled by France and house called Belle Vue, two tier country, as well as the territori- Italy, and, when the Prince and miles from the city, as well as al capital, as Florida then was. Princess Murat made London their maintaining Econchattie. Monticello royalty Among the gentlemen were home, they enjoyed the society of Witnessed the War Be- Governor W. P. Duval, Judge the imperial family, as well as that tween the States off. Thomas Randall, General Richard of other distinguished Europeans, After the Bonapartes were re- And, again, in early 1866, K. Call, Colonel Gadsden, and oth- and of many Americans of note, stored, King Louis bestowed upon Louis Napoleon settled upon anoth- ers; and among the ladies were among whom were Washington Irv- her, forty thousand dollars. er large annuity. In the face of de- Mrs. R. K. Call, Mrs. "Florida" ing and John Randolph of Prince Murat had been obliged clining health, Princess Murat White, Mrs. Nutall, as well as the Roanoke. Louis Napoleon was their to mortgage his land to the Union expired, on Aug. 6, 1867, and now family of William Wirt. constant guest; and at that time he Bank of Florida, which, she paid lies besides her husband. From the sunny side: Pack a shoebox One doesn't have to look far to see that times printed shoebox) and fill it with toys (it's good to have one “WOW” toy these days can be challenging, to say the least. It like a stuffed animal, along with a couple of smaller toys), hygiene items seems like this year has hit us with every kind of (please no liquids, but a toothbrush or a hair comb or brush is great), school “whammo” except frogs and locusts (but there's supplies such as crayons, books, etc., a pair of socks or anything else you still time left in 2020).