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Girl, 10, struck and killed by truck By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
A tragic accident on Highway 49 South in Dadeville Friday night has claimed the life of a 10-year-old Alexander City girl. Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour confirmed
that a 10-year-old girl was struck and killed by a Ford F-150 Pickup driven by a 16-year-old Dadeville male teen at 10:40 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 49 South and Aster Road. The girl, whose name is being withheld at this time, was pronounced dead a short time later, Barbour said.
“There was no excessive VICTIM REMEMBERED speed or alcohol involved,” Barbour said. “The An obituary notice foraccident the is young still under girl whoinvestigation, was killed in but indications arebethat it theall tragic accident can is found just aontragic accident.” Page 2 of today’s Barbour City saidOutlook. that the girl Alexander was visiting a home on one
side of the road and was attempting to cross Highway 49 to get to a car that was waiting to pick her up on the other side of the road. “Apparently she was just intent on getting across the road to get to where her aunt was waiting,” Barbour said. “In the rush to get across the road, she appar-
Council opts to explore ambulance purchase
Report details findings in fatal boat crash probe Inadequate lighting, improper lookout cited in 5-page summary By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
“Inadequate lighting” on a pontoon boat and “improper lookout” by the driver of a bass boat were cited as contributing factors in a June 19 Lake Martin crash that left an Alexander City man dead. Alexander City’s Stanley Sides, 66, was killed after a bass boat piloted by John Kenneth Stewart, 45, of Dadeville, struck the pontoon boat that Sides was in control of at the time of the crash. The cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force traumas by the Alabama Department or Forensic Sciences. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and its Marine Division conducted the investigation and made the report public Monday. It was 8:55 p.m. when the boats collided in an area said to be in the river channel between Dennis Creek and Mallard Point, and the report indicates that the bass boat was involved in a fishing tournament and was traveling in excess of 40 mph. at the time of collision. The pontoon with eight people on board was moving less than 10 miles per hour after the group had gone from Shady Bay to the Wind Creek area to get pizza. The report indicated that the group was eating as they idled back to their point of origin, according to the report. What caused the accident? It appears to be a combination of factors, the report concludes. See REPORT, Page 5
ently didn’t see the truck approaching and ran right in front of it. He didn’t even have a chance to do anything to avoid her.” Barbour said there were no charges filed, but said due to the ages of those involved, names were being withheld until the investigation is complete.
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Members of the brass section of Benjamin Russell High School’s Pride of Alexander City Band practice during summer band camp.
Back to the 80s Pride of Alex City plans nostalgic halftime show By Cliff Williams Outlook Staff Writer
The Benjamin Russell High School Marching Band will be taking their halftime show to the 80s this year. “We wanted a show with 80s music,” band director Dale Bloodworth said. “We started thinking of the movies of the time, “The Breakfast Club” and music of the time “Take on Me” and Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors.” It was a way for us to share with the kids the
artists and melodies of the time. It was music that was so expressive, video was huge.” Bloodworth said they wanted the halftime show to teach a lesson. “We wanted to connect that idea of self-expression,” Bloodworth said. “It has been a good message for the kids this year. Don’t be afraid to get out there.” Bloodworth explained that this See BAND, Page 11
New federal regulations that will require automatic lifts to load patients on stretchers into ambulances has local fire officials scrambling to purchase a new ambulance, to avoid the added expense that will come with the new equipment. Alexander Fire Department Chief Kem Jones explained the changes in the requirements at Monday’s meeting of the Alexander City City Council. A new ambulance is slated to be part of capital expenditures in the next budget, but Jones said that if the council could buy it now, it could save as much and $40,000. “If you agree to do this, it will be at a cost between $135,000 and $140,000,” Jones said. “If we wait, I would guess that just because of that equipment alone, we would be looking at $180,000 to $185,000. “What we would like to do is go ahead and get the specs out and lock it in. By doing that, we would be grandfathered in and the new equipment wouldn’t be required because of the manufacture date is before the new standards were in place.” The council voted 6-0 to start the process and evaluate once all the numbers are in. See COUNCIL, Page 11
More rain predicted this week
Beulah Baptist Church honors area teachers
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By Willie Mosley
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Tallassee Tribune
Sunday evening kicked off what could be a week filled with rain showers. “Some decent rainfall amounts are expected across much of Central Alabama over the next five days. Most folks should see over two inches of rain from scattered showers and storms that will impact the area each day,” Alabama WX Weather Blog’s Bill Murray said. Currently, central Alabama is
Oftentimes, teachers are honored at the end of a particular scholastic year; however, one church in rural Tallapoosa County has been bucking that trend for half a dozen years by saluting area teachers and school officials at the beginning of the school year. Beulah Baptist Church, located between Reeltown and Union, presented Willie Mosley / Tallassee Tribune its sixth annual “Teachers Appreciation Dottie Carnes shares a lighthearted moment with Luncheon” on Saturday. Dozens of attendees. Beulah Baptist Church’s social hall was filled attendees came from school systems in See TEACHERS, Page 5 at the church’s annual teachers luncheon.
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