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Reeves recalls struggle for equality with MLK By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Elmore County Commissioner Earl Reeves remembers a time Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. showed him what the civil rights leader’s commitment to non-violent protest was all about.
During a program to commemorate Black History Month, Reeves told a gathering at God’s Congregation Holiness Church Thursday he took part in a rally with King in Montgomery and felt threatened by police. “I remember times when we used to hold rallies in Montgomery when Dr.
King was at the church in Montgomery on Dexter Avenue,” Reeves said. “I was a young man and I was sitting there when the police came around on horseback with whips and Dr. King was there and we were praying. With me being a young man, I told Dr. King, ‘If he hits me with that whip,
I’m going to take this brick and knock him off that horse.’” Reeves said King’s response was, “Son, put that (brick) down and sit down.” Reeves said black people faced many indignities during protests and See REEVES • Page A6
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Ivey gives TPD nearly $2K for severe weather clothing STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $2,000 to enable the Tallassee Police Department to upgrade its equipment. According to city officials, the department plans to use the funds to outfit police officers with severe weather clothing, including high-visibility rainwear. “Police are important first responders during times of severe weather,” Ivey said. “I am pleased to help the Tallassee Police Department purchase basic but essential items to protect officers and increase their visibility to the public during severe weather.” This is just one of many grants the city has received to fund its departments. Since taking office in 2016, the city has been awarded over $1 million in grant funding from various sources. Last year, TPD was awarded a $50,000 zero-match grant from the Department of Homeland Security. See IVEY • Page A2
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With family, friends and fellow members of Boy Scouts of America present, Scout Master James Davis pins an Eagle Scout badge on John Burgess.
Burgess gets Eagle Scout pin By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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ith friends, family and fellow Boy Scouts of America looking on, John Burgess was honored as an Eagle Scout Feb. 18 at First United Methodist Church
in Tallassee. To become an Eagle Scout, Burgess completed a project to give the playground at FUMC a new look with improved safety features. He and other members of Tallassee’s Boy Scout Troop 59 repaired fencing around the
playground, replaced and repaired some of the equipment and added landscaping. Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Boy Scouts program. Burgess earned 28 merit badges during his climb to Eagle Scout and one bronze medal. “John Burgess is unique in the recent history of Troop 59,” BSA member Michael Bird said. “He progressed through the entire scouting program with the same troop without ever ceasing his activity or membership.” Bird said Burgess has always been precocious. “John has always seemed older than his real See BURGESS • Page A3
Tallassee’s historic Mt. Vernon Theater has announced its upcoming schedule, starting with the classic movie “Gone With The Wind” on March 23 at 1 p.m. This year marks the film’s 80th anniversary. Tickets are $5 and will not be sold online. On March 15 at 7 p.m., the McCraney-Cottle Arts Council will present a Night of 50s Music. Featured artists include the rock-a-billy group The Martini Shakers and the doowop group The Four Voicemen. Kenneth Loomis will also be featured as Elvis. Cars from the 1950s will also be on display. Tickets are $15 each. On March 16, RAM:CORPS will take the stage at 7 p.m. Produced by Kenn Hughes, RAM:CORPS is a unique explosion of music and theater with intense choreographed musical experiences featuring trumpets, mellophones, trombones, baritone horns, contras, saxophones and a drumline. Tickets are $10. On March 17, Christian children’s performer Miss Pattycake will take the stage at 3 p.m. Miss Pattycake is a brightly See THEATER • Page A2
Fab Follies to take the stage for annual show Friday By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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Harper Davis, Laci Hammonds, Macey Stewart, Elise Scroggins, Lilly Noble, Morgan Merrett, Madeline Weldon and Noah Gannt performed the JUJU Dance skit for a packed house during a past performance of the Fabulous Follies.
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The 22nd annual performance of the Fabulous Follies, one Tallassee’s most popular fundraisers, is scheduled Friday at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the show, which is filled with slapstick comedy, go directly to the band and choir departments at Tallassee High School. Performers range in age from preschool to some whose 50th-year high school reunions have already become memories. Teachers, preachers, lawyers, doctors and others work together in this annual production. “Come and see fine, upstanding community members lip sync, dance and sing in the most ridiculous ways to benefit our music department,” Tallassee City Schools music teacher Michael Bird said. The THS Jazz Band, directed by Mike Hammonds, and the New Image show choir, directed by Amanda Anderson, will perform in the program. Tickets are $10 and available by calling 334-3060910 or 334-283-3689.
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