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Police help missing Kentucky man get home By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Alexander City Police Department has a reputation for helping others, but last week two of the city’s officer showed that they will go the extra mile when someone is in need of help. Alexander City Police Department’s Capt. Mario Hodge and Officer Troy Middlebrooks stepped up to help a missing Kentucky man who suffered from dementia get home last week when he
showed up at an area business, more than 32 hours after he left home. Hodge said that department got a call Wednesday afternoon from Southern Care Hospice that a man was at their business and appeared to be disoriented. “He had come in to the business and was asking about his wife and was unsure of himself,” Hodge. “They had them go out and get his license plate information. We were able to run a check and it turned out that we had a teletype
alert on him as being missing from Kentucky. So we got people over there and brought him back to the station to see what we could do to help.” The man turned out to be 63-yearold David Matthews from Hartford, Kentucky. Upon checking with authorities, police found that Matthews had left his home in Hartford Kentucky for an appointment at a VA Clinic in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Tuesday morning. Officials
said Matthews suffers from dementia. Kentucky officials said his wife usually accompanies him, but she was dealing with health issues and Matthews told her that he would be fine. “They told us that he had left the morning before and we got the call that he had shown up at Southern Care Hospice at a little after 3 p.m.,” Hodge said. “He was very confused and was asking about his wife and the VA clinic.” See POLICE • Page 3
Firefighter of the Year is Kelly Scott’s swan song
Commissioners get updates on service projects Weather radio and dumpster placement plans move forward By MITCH SNEED Editor
The progress of public service projects that could make a big difference in Tallapoosa County were updated Monday at the regular meeting of the Tallapoosa County Commissioners. Commissioner John McKelvey and Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency head Jason Moran talked about an initiative that will help warn residents in the event of dangerous weather. “We have a number of weather alert sirens in the county that for a variety of reasons are not working properly,” McKelvey. “We have been looking at ways to get them repaired or replaced, but you are talking about a tremendous expense and right now we just can’t do that. So we are looking at purchasing some NOAA weather radios that can be distributed through local fire departments that will help serve that need.” Moran said they have worked with a local vendor in Alexander City who has agreed to furnish the radios at dealer cost. “The idea is to get these into the hands of people and then by getting one, they will agree to be part of a phone tree of sorts,” Moran said. “They will call a few people after they get the alert and then with one radio, we will get a
By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
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The Auburn team gets ready to cheer before a game of Yut Nori at SL Alabama as the company celebrated the Korean New Year with local officials and employees. Below, Alexander City Mayor Charles Shaw takes part in a charye ceremony.
HAPPY NEW YEAR SL Alabama officials share Korean culture locally By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Since Lt. Kelly Scott joined the Alexander City Fire Department at the young age of 21, he’s seen it go through a few changes. “Yeah, I’d say things have changed a little bit,” Scott said. “We had two ambulances then and we’ve got nine now. We made about 1,500 ambulance runs a year back then and we do about 10,00 a year now.” And Scott was just a rookie back in 1991, the days of two ambulances. He was learning the ropes of a job that would become his career and at which he has become quite accomplished, according to See FIREFIGHTER • Page 3
SL Alabama invited Alexander City mayor Charles Shaw and council along with the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Authority to celebrate Seollal with its associates Monday. “Seollal is the first day of the Korean lunar calendar,” SL Alabama Accounting Manager K. Kim said. “It is a very important time in Korea where we honor our ancestors.” “This is a special time of the
See COMMISSION • Page 7
See KOREA • Page 7
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Lt. Kelly Scott poses for a photograph with one of the department’s trucks.
Itawamba team overcomes run of bad luck to win Bassmaster
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