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County school construction projects wrap up By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
With students set to return to school bright and early Monday morning, construction projects throughout the Tallapoosa County School System are wrapping up, giving students throughout the county the opportunity to spend the new academic year in a fresh setting. “The roof has been completed, and the air conditioning was being
wrapped up (Wednesday). It’s up and operational,” Tallapoosa County Schools Maintenance Supervisor Dwayne Johnson said about the pair of projects at Horseshoe Bend School. “The final inspection will be next Wednesday.” In Dadeville, the bleachers at the football field were finished and awaiting inspection, while the roof at Dadeville Elementary School would be wrapped up in the next few days. Lastly, the lighting at the Reeltown
football field has been completed with the exception of receiving its state inspection, and the new concession stand at the softball field was estimated to be around 50 percent finished, according to Johnson. “We’re about a month out from completion on that,” he said. “It’s a little ahead of schedule.” With so many projects awaiting inspection, Wednesday will be a busy day for the state inspector as he traverses
Camp Hill takes no action on police posts
Georgia man arrested for child porn
Long executive session leads to tabled issues
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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Decisions regarding the demotion Johnny Potts as police chief in Camp Hill were tabled at Monday’s special called council meeting until the next regular council meeting following an hour-long executive session while Mayor Ezelle Smith addressed concerns raised in an anonymous letter that has been circulating in the community. As in last week’s police committee meeting, Smith said she was serving the community. “I am here to protect and serve Camp Hill,” Smith told the packed room Monday night. Potts and Coley were informed by Smith last week that Potts had been demoted and Coley had been terminated without council action. After the executive session called for to discuss the good name and character of Potts, the council chose to table decisions on the demotion of Potts, the hiring of an interim chief and access to the police department. The moves by Smith appear to be in line with Alabama law. See POLICE • Page 3
the county. “We decided to schedule them all for Wednesday so that the inspector could get them all done at once,” Johnson said. Even though the regular rainfall across the area this summer did slow work on the roof at Dadeville Elementary, Johnson said all of the construction projects were completed on time or will be completed on time. “All of them were finished either on or below budget costs,” he added.
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These three painted rocks have recently turned up outside the Record offices, just a few examples of the many different kinds of painted rocks being hidden all around the Lake Martin area.
PAINTED ROCKS
reach Lake Martin area By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
For those spending time outdoors in recent days, there is a fairly good chance they have run across a brightly painted rock with an inspirational message written on it. Taking the time to find a good rock to use, painting it up and hiding it for someone else to find has become the
new big thing to do, and it seems like it’s spreading everywhere. The Lake Martin area is one of the newest places in Alabama where these rocks have been found, joining locations like Camden, Andalusia, Prattville and Monroeville. Three groups on Facebook have sprung up for locals to share photos of the rocks they’ve found before turning See ROCKS • Page 3
A three-month undercover operation has led to the arrest of a Georgia man for sending pornographic images of children to an undercover officer here in Tallapoosa County. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett Sasser announced Monday that Henry Allen Sasser, 53, Frolona Road in Franklin, Georgia was arrested and transported to the Heard County Jail and charged with possession of child pornography. Sasser was on probation with the State of Georgia and was a registered sex offender there. Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Bill Hough led the investigation with the help of Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Department of Pardons and Parole and the Heard County Sheriff’s Department. “He was on the Internet and made it known that he was looking to meet new people who were interested in child pornography,” Hough said. “Unfortunately one of the people he found was an undercover officer.” Hough works with the Alabama Internet Crimes against Children’s Task Force (ICAC) and confirmed that See ARREST • Page 3
Rep. Mo Brooks makes campaign stop in Alexander City By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Normally the residents of the Burger King Breakfast Club in Alexander City are used to chewing the fat amongst themselves and sometimes with local representatives like State Senator Tom Whatley and State Representative Mark Tuggle. Some across the country think, what could a small town do to change the political picture in Washington, D.C.? But that did not deter Congressman Mo Brooks as he stopped in Alexander City Tuesday morning, shaking hands and talking shop while he campaigns for the U.S. Senate slot left open by the appointment of Jeff Sessions to U.S. Attorney General. Despite what many of the “negative ads” are saying, Brooks wants voters to know that he is not against the White
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House. “Nine of us are running,” Brooks told voters inside Burger King Tuesday morning. “But only one is trying to buy the election.” Brooks was referring to the “millions of dollars” Luther Strange is spending on “negative ads.” Brooks cited that he has voted with the wishes of the White House on every bill since Donald Trump has taken office but two. “I voted with the President 95 percent of the time,” Brooks said. “The two that they say I disagreed with the President on was I voted against the wall because it had no funding. The other was I voted to stop the selling Internet data for profit.” Brooks believes tax reforms cannot come until the Affordable Healthcare See BROOKS • Page 5
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Congressman Mo Brooks took the time to speak individually with Alexander City residents Tuesday morning while he is campaigning for the U.S. Senate slot left open by the appointment of Jeff Sessions to Attorney General.