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Nabors, Shaw head to mayoral runoff
Goodman, Smith head to runoff in Dadeville Districts 2, 3 and 4 also headed to runoffs By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Dadeville will have to wait a few more weeks to see who the new mayor will be to follow a retiring Joe Smith. It is a near dead heat between current council member Frank Goodman and former council member Wayne Smith. Smith garnered 315 votes to Goodman’s 314 in Tuesday’s municipal election where 823 ballots were cast, 23 of which were absentee. Goodman was a little surprised at the results. “I knew there would be a runoff,” Goodman said Tuesday night. “I am a little surprised to have made it through.” Goodman will take it, though, and has a plan for the runoff. “I see a lot of people came out to vote,” Goodman said. “I have got to get out and work real hard the next few weeks. I just want to bring Dadeville up so we have places to eat, places to work and places to relax so our young people have something to do. “It will be a struggle. It will take some time but with God, we can do it.” Smith was thankful for the support he was shown. “I feel pretty good and thankful that the voters of Dadeville have enough confidence to put me in the runoff,” Smith said. “I appreciate the confidence and support the voters showed me. I also want to See DADEVILLE • Page 6
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Brown, Funderburk win seats, Districts 1 and 2 have runoffs By MITCH SNEED Editor
Above, Jim Nabors, who earned the most votes for in the Alexander CIty mayor’s race Tuesday, is congratulated by supporters at city hall. Right, Incumbent Charles Shaw leads his supporters into city hall. Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
Alex City, Dadeville, New Site voters OK Sunday alcohol sales By MITCH SNEED Editor
Alexander City, Dadeville and New Site will all have Sunday alcohol sales in the near future. Tuesday in municipal elections, voters in all three of those towns gave Sunday sales a thumbs up. In Alexander City, the measure passed by a very wide margin. Sixty-two percent of the voters voted yes, to 38 percent who voted no. Downtown businessman Henry Foy of the Wine Emporium said he had a good feeling, but was a little surprised by the margin.
“That is good news,” Foy said. “I thought it would pass, but to see the totals was much more than I thought. It will mean a lot and force some people to make decisions in how to make that work for their businesses. It’s a good thing for Alexander City.” With 2,357 voting for and just 1,464 against, most agreed with Alexander City Chamber of Commerce President Ed Collari who thinks it could bring new businesses here like it has in other cities including Pell City. Dadeville voters also overwhelmingly voted for Sunday alcohol sales. The final count showed 532 voters cast ballots for See ALCOHOL • Page 6
Political newcomer and former Russell Corp. Chief Financial Officer and Alexander City Schools Superintendent Jim Nabors received the most votes in each of the city’s six districts, but Alexander City Mayor Charles Shaw may want to adopt the Reba McEntire song “I’m a Survivor” as his campaign theme song. Despite Nabors receiving 1,838 votes to 792 for the embattled incumbent mayor, the two will meet in a runoff on Oct. 4 to decide who will lead the city over the next four years. Nabors had 47.4 percent of the votes to just 20.4 percent for Shaw. But since Nabors’ vote total was just under the 50 percent plus one vote needed, the runoff pairing is set. Mark Lamborne just missed the runoff with 741 votes or 19.1 percent while Mark Fuller was fourth in the field with 506 votes. Despite being so close to the win, Nabors said he was “tickled” with the results. “I am tickled with the results and think it is just awesome to know that the support was so See ELECTION • Page 6
ALEXANDER CITY ELECTION RESULTS Alexander City ■ Mayor: Jim Nabors 1,838; Charles Shaw (I) 792; Mark Lamborne 741; Mark Fuller 506 ■ Council District 1: Bobby Tapley (I) 261; Steve Crowe 186; Beverly White 173 ■ District 2: Audrey “Buffy” Colvin 264; Jacob Meacham 221; Sherry Ellison-Simpson (I) 94 ■ District 3: Scott Hardy (Unopposed) ■ District 4: Eric Brown 568; Frank Tapley 171; Billy Ray Wall (I) 87 ■ District 5: Tommy Spraggins (Unopposed) ■ District 6: Tim Funderburk 460; Tony Harris 201; Jason Cromer 180 ■ SUNDAY SALES: Yes 2,357, No 1,464
Local man killed in Florida crash
Labor Day Concert lineup set at The Amp By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
With summer winding down, it’s time for one last celebration. “We hope to end the summer on a good note with some good music and some good fun at The Amp,” said Russell Lands’ Robert Gunn of the Labor Day Concert at Lake Martin, set for 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4. “We’ll have The Vegabonds, The Bama
Gamblers and local favorites Rexton Lee and The Bank Walkers.” Gates will open at 5 p.m., Gunn said, with Rexton Lee kicking things off on stage. Tickets are $10 and children under 6 are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased online at theamponlakemartin. com or at Nail’s convenience store, The Corey Conrad / Bourbon Street/Southern Side Co, Company Store at Russell Crossroads or Bo Flynn of the Alabama Gamblers plays at a recent See CONCERT • Page 7 show. The band will play locally at the Labor Day Concert.
By MITCH SNEED Editor
An Alexander City man was killed Sunday morning in a Jackson County, Florida traffic crash where he hit a semi head on. Lorenzo Bernabe Flavio, 35, of Alexander City was driving a Hyundai Sonata southbound on State Road 71 near Sims Cemetery Road when he crossed the centerline and entered the path of a northbound International tractor-trailer truck. According to the report from the Florida State Patrol, Flavio’s Sonata collided virtually head on with the See CRASH • Page 7
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