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ACPD makes drug bust Officers seize marijuana, Loratab, Xanax and handgun By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
An ordinary traffic stop early Sunday morning turned into a drug bust for the Alexander City Police Department. “An officer was conducting normal stationary radar,” ACPD Capt. Fred Roth said. “He noticed a car pass with a noise ordinance violation and conducted a traffic stop.” Training paid off for the officer who was waiting for the driver’s information to come back from dispatch after making the stop on North Central Avenue. “He (officer) had his windows down like he is supposed to at a stop paying attention,” Roth said. “He heard a door open and close.” Roth explained the officer waited for back up to arrive and conducted a K-9 search where drugs and a handgun were found. See BUST • Page 3
Alex City Middle School welcomes new students for orientation
Strand Sessions to wrap up Thursday
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
By TRAVIS HERRMANN For The Outlook
The Strand Sessions concert series is wrapping up its yearly run with the fifth and final concert Thursday. The Lake Martin Young Professionals present the series and are happy with this year’s performances. “We’re excited to welcome Bailey Ingle to Strand Park to close out Strand Sessions,” Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Business Development Jacob Meacham said in a press release. Ingle is a Hoover, Alabama, native who shot to fame singing with Keith Urban as a teen. Ingle will perform from 6-9 p.m. “She puts the finishing touches on another successful season of live music in downtown Alex City,” Meacham said. “We’ve had
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Students and parents, top, were not only able to pick up schedules for the school year, but could purchase lockers and Google Chromebooks as well. Above, ACMS teachers stand ready to hand out class schedules for students.
See SESSIONS • Page 3
Alexander City students heading into the seventh grade were welcomed to the Alexander City Middle School campus Tuesday morning for orientation, giving them a better feel for their new school facility and to be ready for the first day of school in one week. The morning began with a welcome speech from principal Tracie Blakely and assistant principal Shannon Benefield. “We talked about the things that are different here from Radney, and how this is a transition school from elementary to secondary education,” Blakely said. “As they transition, we reminded them there are some greater freedoms here, but there are also consequences. Mr. Benefield talked about the dress code here and the changes to the student handbook. We will be covering this same sort of things this afternoon with the eighth-graders.” Following Blakely and Benefield’s remarks, parents and students were able to pick up schedules, as well as pay for lockers and Google Chromebooks. If there was an issue with schedules, these could be See ORIENTATION • Page 11
Jeffcoat campaigning on issues, not party
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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Yes there will be a “D” next to his name on the ballot in November as a candidate for Alabama State House of Representatives House District 81. But Jeremy Jeffcoat, a radio and television executive, explained at a recent Tallapoosa County Democrat Party meeting, he is campaigning on the issues, not party lines. “We win with the issues,” Jeffcoat said. “We win with mutual respect. It is not about party.” Jeffcoat believes voters are seeking a change. But they are not necessarily buying into the extremism of the political parties of today’s environment. He says just look as incumbents across the spectrum who are not getting reelected. “It is not about party,” he said. “This appetite for change is not a Republican thing See JEFFCOAT • Page 3
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Jeremy Jeffcoat speaks to fellow Democrats following a recent Tallapoosa County Democratic Party meeting.
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