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Langston ordered to pay sales commissions said was owed to her after she left Langston’s business after she discovered Langston was “co-mingling funds” in violation of the laws of the State of Former real estate broker Michael Alabama and the Ethics of Alabama Langston was ordered to pay Windy Carter $30,000 in real estate commission Real Estate Commission. “It is from contracts I had in place fees in a default judgment Wednesday in for sales when I left,” Carter told Judge court. Tom Young Wednesday morning. “They Carter filed suit against Langston were real estate sales ready to close.” seeking the commission fees she By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Missing Camp Hill man’s body found
which included broker qualification, were revoked by unanimous votes of the commission. In addition, he was fined $2,500 for each license for a total of $10,000. Langston can still get his real estate license back. According to K.C. Baldwin, an investigator with the commission, the term of a revocation is See LANGSTON • Page A8
Langston did not appear in court, nor did an attorney on his behalf. According to court records Langston did have an attorney, but he withdrew from the case in April after filing answers to the original complaint and filing a counter claim. Langston lost four real estate licenses for two years in a March hearing before the Alabama Real Estate Commission,
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The body of a missing Camp Hill man was found by investigators Monday morning. Dwight Smith, 68, was last seen at his residence on Aug. 12 and was reported missing to the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department by family members Thursday. At 9:40 a.m. Monday, Smith’s body was found in a wooded area near his Slaughters Crossing residence. No cause of death has yet been determined, but the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences will be conducting an autopsy. Donald Campbell / The Record
Dadeville Elementary School Principal Rance Kirby accepts a donation of school supplies from the Dadeville branch of Valley National Bank. The bank accepted supply donations from bank employees and patrons alike. Representing the bank were first vice president and retail market manager Sandra Carlisle and assistant vice president and branch operations manager Patricia Samford.
Clean water partnership to dissolve
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The Middle Tallapoosa River Basin Clean Water Partnership is going away, but not the programs or the ideas it has created. The issue stems from a lack of funding from its parent organization, the Alabama Clean Water Partnership (ACWP). “ACWP has had funding issues for a couple years,” Sabrina Clark Wood said. “ADEM is not able to secure See WATER • Page A5
Local bank donates supplies to Dadeville Elementary By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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epresentatives from the Dadeville branch of Valley National Bank paid a special visit to Dadeville Elementary School last Thursday afternoon, presenting the school with two boxes full of school supplies the bank had gathered in the weeks leading up to the start of school. The boxes were filled with scissors, rulers, notebooks, binders, crayons, highlighters, folders
and many other supplies that are very important for teachers and students. The supplies given to the school Thursday were part of a concerted effort from everyone, according to First Vice President and Retail Market Manager Sandra Carlisle. “Valley National Bank does this annually,” Carlisle said. “We put our box in the lobby with a sign saying it was for school supplies.” While the box was out there, Carlisle said many of the bank’s patrons donated various See DONATION • Page A3
Kathy Link with Ferst Readers prepares to sign up participants at a recent event at Dadeville Elementary School. Ferst Readers offers children ages 0-5 the opportunity to receive free books in order to foster a greater love of reading.
Ferst Readers introduced to Tallapoosa County, offering free books to children By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Helping children learn to read is a key goal in helping them succeed later on in life. Trying to do their part in giving more young people in the county the gift of literacy, 17 women have come together to start a local branch of Ferst Readers, providing books to children throughout Tallapoosa County.
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Having recently been promoted to the position of principal at Dadeville Elementary School, Rance Kirby shared his vision for continuing to improve the school at last week’s meeting of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club. Entering his 24th year in the education field, Kirby explained how his history in education has helped lead him to where he is today, including serving for four years as the superintendent of the Randolph County School System. “I taught high school in Georgia for 10 years, then I spent eight years as an assistant principal,” Kirby said. “I decided I wanted to come back to Alabama. In Randolph County, the office of superintendent is an elected position. I ran for it and I won.” Though he lost his re-election bid in 2016, Kirby decided he wanted to head back and serve on a school’s administration staff. He applied for the assistant principal’s job at Dadeville Elementary and began his tenure in the school office last school year. When Dr. Chris Dark transferred within the system to oversee the Tallapoosa County School System’s virtual learning academy, the county school board approved promoting Kirby to become the newest principal at Dadeville See KIWANIS • Page A3
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Ferst Readers, created by Robin Ferst of Madison, Georgia in 1999 and similar to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, sends out books to children ages 0-5. Children in the program receive one book a month that is age-appropriate, helping to foster a love of reading for these children. “We have only been doing this since May,” chairwoman Elaine See READING • Page A5
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