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New electronic sign graces Dadeville High School
Donald Denny, a graduate of Dadeville High School in 1951. After serving in the U.S. Air Those driving along South Force and graduating from Auburn Street in Dadeville may have University, Denny started his own noticed a different sign standing business in the Atlanta area, but next to the parking lot of Dadeville never forgot where he had come High School in recent months. from, according to a statement An electronic board with flashing from Harriet White, who helped information has replaced the bring the new sign to Dadeville old marquee, allowing for more High School. information to be shared with the “His lovely wife, Lila, wanted community. to do something special in Mr. The sign was donated to the Denny’s memory, so she decided school, a gift from Lila Corprew DHS needed an updated LED Denny in memory of her husband, sign,” White said in her statement. By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Wanting to honor all her husband did for the schools in Dadeville, Denny contacted the principal at Dadeville High School regarding Denny this, and then attempted to reach the Florida company that had built the previous sign, but got no response, according to Dadeville City Councilman Dick Harrelson, Cliff Williams / The Record See SIGN • Page A3 A new electronic sign has been installed at Dadeville High School.
Potts is chief for third time in Camp Hill
Moore and Strange head to GOP runoff
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Johnny Potts is once again the Camp Hill Police Department police chief. “I make a motion to bring back Johnny Potts as police chief with a six-month probationary period,” Camp Hill Mayor Ezell Smith said at a special called Camp Hill Town Council meeting Friday morning. See POTTS • Page A3
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Commissioners OK cost of living adjustment for county’s retirees By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Tallapoosa County Commissioners approved a move that will give a one-time cost of living adjustment to county retirees who qualify at their Monday meeting. This comes after the legislature approved a measure during the general session earlier this year. County Administrators said the one-time payment will go to 44 people and range from $300 to $600 depending on See COMMISSIONERS • Page A3
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Practice for next Saturday’s Ducky Ward Soap Box Derby was held Saturday on Columbus Street in Dadeville and, if the racers that showed up is any indication, the event will be a smashing success. Cars built from wheelbarrows and lawnmower wheels to fabricated machines with custom paint jobs – there was a little bit of everything. “The big thing is to have something for the kids to do away from the telephones and video games,” said organizer Marrell Ward. “Hopefully it had adults and kids working together on their cars and judging from the smiles we see out here today, I think they are having a good time.” The races will be held Saturday Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. Ward wants to also create a festival atmosphere starting at 10 a.m. near the Dadeville High School football field Aug. 19 and he has not forgotten the adults as they will be able to race after the children. Ward even built seven cars and a few still need drivers. For more information call Ward at 256-496-0339. More photos inside on Page 11.
Jones wins Democratic nomination, Union approves fire tax levy By MITCH SNEED Editor
Roy Moore and Luther Strange are ar headed to a runoff to decide the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, R while the Democrats picked Doug Jones w as their nominee Tuesday. A crowded field meant no candidate was w able to garner a majority of the votes for the GOP. v For the Republicans, Moore and Strange will square off on Sept. 26, S after af Moore finished with 38.9 percent of o the vote statewide, followed closely by Strange, who finished with 32.7 percent. Mo Brooks was a distant third p with w 19.7 percent. On the Democratic side, Doug Jones found strong statewide support and fo garnered about 65.5 percent of the vote g to win the nomination. Robert Kennedy Jr. Jr picked up just 17.9 percent of the statewide Democratic vote. st In Tallapoosa County, Moore was the top to vote getter with 45.3 percent of the county’s GOP vote. Strange finished co with w 33.3 percent in Tallapoosa County. Brooks drew just 11.5 percent of the B Republican vote in Tallapoosa County. R In a race that featured a flood of negative ads on the GOP side, the n turnout statewide was very light. tu According to the office of Alabama A Secretary of State John Merrill, 17.6 S See SENATE • Page A3
Construction begins on new DHR building completed in no more than 12 months. That means that this time next year, we should be in the building.” A drive down Highway 49 in The need for a new building was Dadeville shows a sight many in first raised in July 2015 and the Tallapoosa County have been waiting on commissioners began the search for a for a long time. piece of property. After one site was Site work is well underway for a turned down, the focus moved to the new Department of Human Resources Highway 49 parcel. Building on Highway 49 in Dadeville. After being given the thumbs-up from County Administrator Blake Beck the state, the commissioners purchased said that work is a very welcome the property in May 2016. development in what has been a lengthy Since that time all the hurdles and process. steps have been taken to get the process “It took a little while to get to this rolling. point, but seeing the actual work The county commissioners had to beginning is very encouraging,” Beck set up a Public Building Authority, then said. “I spoke with the construction secure bonds using the state’s credit company earlier this week and they feel See DHR • Page A5 sure that the construction process will be By MITCH SNEED Editor
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Site clearing has already begun for the new Department of Human Resources building in Dadevile on Highway 49 South.
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