April 27, 2017 Dadeville Record

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R Reeltown shakes off dust on day one

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Entertainment, life lessons from the court room

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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

Dadeville, Jacksons Gap and county reach water agreement By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

An agreement in principle was reached between the Dadeville City Council and representatives of both Jacksons Gap and Tallapoosa County regarding the water situation north of the railroad tracks on

Highway 49 during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Dadeville City Attorney Robin Reynolds would begin drafting an official contract. The tentative agreement was that Jacksons Gap would put in a sixinch water pipe to serve the houses in this area, with a meter at the point where this line branched off from the

main water line. This would allow Jacksons Gap to bill Dadeville for the water, while Dadeville would bill the residential customers for their individual usage. A motion to carry through a study conducted by CDG Engineers &

Cliff Williams / The Record

A crew with Gary Ingram Paving marks Lafayette Street Wednesday afternoon as they prepare to lay asphalt as part of the ATRIP project in the coming days. The project also adds and renovates some sidewalks along the street.

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Drug take back to be held at Walgreens Saturday

Bill eliminating conceal carry permits moving through legislature

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The Alexander City Walgreens will host a drug take-back event on Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event, held in conjunction with the Alexander City Police Department, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership, provides locals with an environmentally safe way to dispose of old, unwanted medications with no questions asked. “You can just walk up, drop them in the box, and walk off. They [the police officers and DEA officials on-site assisting with the event] don’t ask who you are, what you’re dropping off or anything like that,” Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership Coordinator Sabrina Wood said. “Any old, unwanted medication can be dropped off. They can be prescription or overSee DRUG • Page A3

By MITCH SNEED Editor

Mitch Sneed / The Record

Pictured at a Wind Creek State Park event to stress water safety are from left, Public Safety Director Charles Ward, ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor and Chief Steve Thompson who is over over Marine Patrol.

LAW ON THE LAKE Marine Patrol Divisions stress safety on the water By MITCH SNEED Editor

The temperatures are rising and so is the number of boats on Lake Martin. So Friday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Patrol Division and newly appointed Secretary Hal Taylor took media on the water to talk boating and water safety. “Early warm temperatures have people out enjoying the weather and

recreational activities on the water,” said Taylor, who took over the top spot just two weeks after Stan Stabler was forced out of office. “We’ve already helped investigate four drownings and it’s only April. Now two of those were found to be electrocutions, but the point is that warmer water temperatures mean that people are already on the water in boats and in the water swimming. “While we have some dedicated See MARINE • Page A9

County unemployment numbers decreasing

Coyote sightings on the rise By MITCH SNEED Editor

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallapoosa County got good news on the economic front Friday, as the Alabama Department of Labor said the county’s unemployment rate fell to just 5.1 percent in March. That level is down from the 5.7 percent jobless rate the county posted in February and significantly better than the 5.8 percent unemployment rate recorded in the area in March 2016. Those numbers make the county’s rate even better than the state average. See UNEMPLOYMENT • Page A8

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W warmer weather, and possible habitat destruction around the area With coyote sightings have become more frequent in Dadeville and across the co county. Linda Forbus caught this image near her home in the Avondale co aarea.

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The Alabama Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that eliminates the need for a county sheriff issued concealed carry permit for residents to carry a gun, but local law enforcement officials say carry permits add another level of safeguards that they would hate to lose. The bill passed by a vote of 25-8, with all eight Democrats in the Senate voting against it. According to Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett, the Sheriffs Association voted to voice opposition to the bill. He said that he is a supporter of the Second Amendment, but said that a permit should not stand in the way of those rights. “It would increase the likelihood of individuals having firearms that shouldn’t have them in the first place,” Abbett said. “Under the current law, which I feel is a very workable process, it allows for three levels of checks. In addition to the state and national databases, we have knowledge of local incidents, for instance misdemeanors and domestic violence situations. “It’s just a safety issue – plain and simple. It’s for the safety of the individual with a gun to make sure they are capable of understanding the responsibility. It’s for the safety of residents in that it helps keep people that shouldn’t have a gun for whatever reason from carrying one concealed in public.” Alexander City Police Chief Jay Turner agreed with Abbett. “The carry permit is a requirement that gave See PERMIT • Page A8

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The warmer temperatures not only have local residents out and about, but it has also increased movement of wildlife – including coyotes. Residents have reported multiple sightings of coyotes in heavily populated areas including in neighborhoods, in the downtown Dadeville area, the old Russell campus

in Alexander City and residents in places all around the lake have reported that coyotes have been spotted on their property. Crystal Turner lives along Highway 34 in Dadeville and said they are regular visitors there. “We here them all behind our house on 34 in Dadeville,” Turner said. Forrest and Linda Forbus live in the Avondale

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