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VOL. 118, NO. 35
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015
Dadeville aims to belt saggy pants By Cliff Williams Record Staff Writer
Sagging pants, droopy drawers, pants on the ground or just plain, out slacking. Call it what you want, but the urban fashion trend where male trousers are worn below the hips, exposing underwear or more may soon be illegal in Dadeville. Dadeville Councilman Frank Goodman said Tuesday night that he
hopes the council will be able to find a way to legally address the wearing of sagging pants. “It is getting bad around here,” Goodman said. “I am ashamed to see all the sagging pants around here.” Goodman and other council members are working with town attorney Robin Reynolds to draft an ordinance on sagging pants. “We are going to see if we can do something about all the kids walking
around with saggy pants,” Goodman said. Other members of the council seem open to the idea. “It has been all over the news for awhile now.” Council member Randy Foster said. “Several cities have passed ordinances on it.” Georgia cities including Albany, Hampton and Hahira as well as Ocala, Florida and the Jefferson Davis Parish in Louisiana all have ordinances banning
Camp Hill sorts out town’s finances
See COUNCIL, Page A3
County schools seek to appoint superintendent
By Cliff Williams Record Staff Writer
Finances are a big deal in the Town of Camp Hill, whose annual budget is just over $1 million. At last week’s council meeting, council member Anthony Pogue asked why the town appeared to be running short about $150,000. “It appears that we are about $150,000 to $160,000 below where we should be,” Pogue said. Pogue and other members of the council got some of their answers Monday as the council’s finance committee met. “Just looking at payroll, we have been spending about $10,000 more a month since February.” Pogue said. “Have we added that many employees? I know we voted a small raise but it should not be that much.” Camp Hill Police Chief Johnny Potts said some of that payroll could be more See FINANCES, Page A3
that look on the books. The fines for a violation range between $25 and $500 in those areas. In 2012, Alabama County Circuit 19 Judge John Bush sentenced a 20-yearold Autauga County man to three days in jail for appearing in court with sagging blue jeans that exposed his underwear, telling him, “You are in contempt of court because you showed your butt in
By Mitch Sneed Record Editor
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Rep. Mark Tuggle speaks to the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Quarterly luncheon as Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell looks on.
Rep. Mark Tuggle announces he won’t seek third term in the House By Cliff Williams Record Staff Writer
Rep. Mark Tuggle says he is not running for re-election in 2018. “I am not running for the House again.” Tuggle said following Tuesday’s quarterly luncheon with the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce. Tuggle was elected to represent District 81 in the house in 2010 and has three more years left in his second term in the state house. He did leave the door open for other political offices.
“I believe in term limits. Two (terms) is it for me,” Tuggle said. “I might run for something else. I do not know what that is. If the right opportunity presents itself, I will look into it.” Tuggle did hint at a reason for not seeking reelection beyond term limits. “This job takes a lot out of you,” Tuggle explained. “No matter how hard you try, you neglect some other part of your life in this job.” Tuggle spoke to chamber members See TUGGLE, Page A9
Just after pushing through a countywide sales tax increase for education, the Tallapoosa County Board of Education is advertising that they intend to ask local legislators to allow them to appoint a superintendent instead of allowing the people to vote. A legal advertisement is currently running in The Outlook and The Dadeville Record based on a resolution passed by the school board on July 11, which is required under state law before any move can be made. If a local bill is introduced by a local legislator, passed by both House and Senate and signed by the governor, it would “repeal Section 45-21100, Code of Alabama 1975, which provides for the election of the county superintendent of education.” That would mean at the end of the current term for Superintendent Joe Windle, the board would be allowed to appoint a superintendent rather than holding an election, which has been the practice in Tallapoosa County for generations. Windle said Thursday that the move was something that the board had been discussing for several years and something that has been done in numerous counties across the state recently. See APPOINT, Page A5
Lake Martin Area United Way kicks off campaign By David Granger Record Staff Writer
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Elizabeth Fuller, above, left, and her son Eric Fuller visit the booth of Tallapoosa/Chambers Head Start manned by Spiderman’s friend Janice Glave.
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A room full of superheroes and potential superheroes gathered at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the Central Alabama Community College campus here in Alexander City Tuesday night to hear this year’s goal for the Lake Martin Area United Way. The crowd of approximately 150 was challenged with this year’s Lake Martin Area United Way
Campaign theme “Be Someone’s Hero” and a $530,000 goal for the campaign. “We looked at how much we raised last year and we wanted to give ourselves a realistic challenge for this year,” said Mark Spencer, senior vice president and Central Alabama area executive for USAmeriBank, before asking Mabry Cook, Lake Martin Area United Way board member and director of UAB Medicine – The Cancer Center at RMC, dressed in
his superhero coveralls, to unveil the goal. The goal was unveiled shortly after a brief video highlighted some of the Lake Martin Area United Way agencies and how they had helped individuals and families in the community. Included among the highlighted agencies were the Domestic Violence Intervention Center, American Red Cross – Alabama Lakes Chapter, Girl’s See CAMPAIGN, Page A9
County career tech center program is nationally accredited By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer
The Edward Bell Career Technical Center is now an Accredited National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) facility for welding. This prestigious designation indicates that Edward Bell meets or exceeds existing industry standards in welding. “This designation provides the NCCER credential for everyone that comes through our welding program,” said Joe Abercrombie, welding instructor at Edward Bell. “Basically, if a company recognizes NCCER, it gives our students a leg up on their competition when it comes to employment. Our NCCER welding
modules ready our students for either entry-level welding jobs or post-secondary training, such as that at CACC (Central Alabama Community College).” Abercrombie said the Edward Bell welding program is in its third year. In the initial year, he said the program had 13 students. The program doubled in the second year to 26 students. “This year, we have a total of 44 students overall,” Abercrombie said. “That includes the sixteen students here in Welding I, 14 in what we call Welding III/IV and 14 who are in our dual enrollment class.” The students in the dual enrollDavid Granger / The Outlook ment class are earning credits from both Edward Bell and Kinsey Shaddix, left, and Landon Sims prepare to practice welding in the Edward Bell Tech Center’s newly accredited welding program. See WELDING, Page A10