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Businesses favor Sunday sales By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
While most downtown Alexander City businesspersons agree that Sunday alcohol sales would be a good thing for the community, one sees the possibility it might have a significant impact on her Sunday business. Ann Berry, owner of JR’s, said that she could see alcohol sales of $800 or
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more every Sunday if Alexander City citizens vote to legalize such sales on Aug. 23. “It would increase my business,” Berry said. “Especially during football season. I think (legalizing Sunday sales) is a good idea. It would probably increase my sales at least $800 on Sunday during NFL football. And I really don’t know. That’s just a guess.”
She said her sales on Saturdays would likely increase an equal amount, if not more. Henry Foy, owner of Emporium Wine at 128 Calhoun St., said he sees legalizing Sunday sales more as a benefit to the community and isn’t sure it will benefit his business at all. “It’s not so much what it will do for my business as far as what it does for
ELECTION DAY NEARS 2016 Mayoral Forum set for Monday night
By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
Darrell Cooper expects things to work their way to normal within the Alexander City School system relatively quickly after schools open the 2016-17 academic year on Monday morning. “It’s amazing how quickly we get into a groove,” said Cooper, beginning his third school year as superintendent for the Alexander City Board of Education. “Any school system the first few days is somewhat hectic, the traffic and the flow of buses and things like that. But usually within a week, we get into a groove and everything is smoothed out.” That doesn’t mean that Cooper, who made the rounds to all of his schools Friday morning to update himself on their preparation, won’t make the rounds again on Monday to see for himself how the new school year begins. “I want to see the traffic, plus I want to say hello to people – teachers, parents and students – and all that,” See SCHOOL • Page 3
the image of the community,” said Foy. “I think it’s a good idea. I think it’s a necessary idea. Do we want to be the donut hole? We know people will buy. We know they will go outside of town to buy. Why do we not want to take advantage of that? For the community, I think it’s absolutely necessary that we join the rest of the world. Stop See SALES • Page 9
By MITCH SNEED Editor
Candidates Mark Fuller, Jim Nabors, Mark Lamborne and Charles Shaw will meet voters Monday night. Mitch Sneed / Outlook photo illustration
Monday is the final day to register to vote in municipal elections By MITCH SNEED Editor
Monday is the final day for voters to register if they hope to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 23 municipal elections. Under Alabama law, voters must be registered at least 14 days prior to Election Day to be eligible to cast a ballot. That means that to vote, that mean Monday is the deadline. How and where can a person register? Tallapoosa County has a variety of ways to register for voting.
The Tallapoosa County Courthouse is located on 125 North Broadnax St. in Dadeville and is open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents in Alexander City might want to visit the probate office in the C.J. Coley Courthouse Annex on 395 Lee St. in Alexander City. The Board of Registrars can also fulfill your requests in obtaining a voter registration form by calling 256-825-1081. In order to register by mail, residents must provide a correct mailing address. See VOTE • Page 9
This week will provide two perfect opportunities for voters in Alexander City to learn more about the candidates who hope to lead the city in the future. On Monday night, the Lake Martin Young Professionals will sponsor the 2016 Alexander City Mayoral Forum at 6 p.m. at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the campus of Central Alabama Community College. All four candidates – Mark Fuller, Mark Lamborne, Jim Nabors and Charles Shaw – are expected to be on hand to meet and greet the public and give their views and opinions on the issues that are important to the people of Alexander City. “We are all really excited about the election and think this is a great way to inform the voters,” said Lacey Howell, a member of the LMYP executive board. “This year we have a lot of young people involved in the process and that’s a great thing for the community. Especially with all that is going on in Alexander City, we think the forum will be a great opportunity for residents to hear directly from the candidates how they feel on the issues that are important to the voters.” Auburn University Political Science See FORUMS • Page 3
Today’s
ACPD invites public to National Night Out By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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Church holds Back to School Celebration Omarious Cunningham, 4, dunks on Ca’Ron Harvey, 5, at the Miracle Missionary Baptist Church Back to School Celebration and Lock In Friday.
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In light of events involving law enforcement over the last few months across the nation, Thursday night the Alexander City Police Department will be hosting the National Night Out offering the public a chance to get to know area law enforcement. The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and there is no charge to the public. At the event at the Sportplex, the police department as well as other public
safety and first responder groups in the city and county will be on hand with booths, some giveaways and to answer questions from the community. “Nationally, this is the 33rd Annual National Night Out,” said Alexander Police Department Lt. James Orr. “It’s a nationwide campaign that promotes police-community partnerships, crime prevention, safety, and neighborhood camaraderie. This is the third time that we have done one and we are really looking forward See ACPD • Page 3
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