Jan 12, 2017 Dadeville Record

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Chamber of Commerce plans its annual meeting

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Citywide cleanup planned in Dadeville By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith was proud to announce the city efforts of a clean up day at Tuesday’s council meeting. “We want to see if we can clean up Dadeville to be the beautiful town it is,” Smith said. “We are going to have a clean up day Saturday, Jan. 21 and we are looking for everyone to turn out – churches, civic groups, anyone that wants to team up is encouraged to take part.”

Smith explained that the city will have a dumpster at the city shop to accept bagged garbage. “We want people to pick up litter and bag it,” Smith said. “We will be out from 8 a.m. to noon. For those bigger items like sofas and such, if everyone can just get those close to the street. From there our city crews will come by to pick those up.” According to Smith, the council held a brief executive session at the meeting. City offices will also be closed Monday, Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The Dadeville City Council also: • learned that a county work crew will be working in the Dadeville are picking up litter on the roadways. • learned still waiting on letters to go out on the demolition grant and that waiting for good weather for the Lafayette Street paving project. • approved minutes from the last meeting. • approved recreation center rentals. • approved payment of bills. The next meeting of the Dadeville City Council is Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5:30 p.m.

County school board looks to put ad valorem tax on ballot

Commissioners to ask legislature to abolish county’s constable posts By MITCH SNEED Editor

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The Tallapoosa County Commissioners will ask the Alabama State Legislature to abolish the office of constable in the county. The commissioners voted 4-0-1 with Commissioner John McKelvey abstaining to approve a resolution requesting the legislature to take that action, after hearing a request from resident John Prophitt and other information from Tallapoosa County Chief Deputy David McMichael. “Probably the main argument to end this office is that law enforcement has advanced to a level that requires extensive training to protect the public and the lives of individual officers,” Prophitt said. “We all know what is happening in the crisis of confidence in our law enforcement establishment. Constables are not required to take any training and state law prohibits this commission and other agencies from paying for training even if they wanted to. “This commission should protect our law enforcement community from this exposure to untrained individuals that use our county name in the performance of their activities.” Prophitt said there are more than 40 other counties that have taken similar action to help clear any potential liabilities that could be caused by constables with inadequate training taking action that could be contested in court. There are currently 18 constable districts in Tallapoosa County. See COMMISSION • Page 3

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Emergency management officials had sand trucks on standby to address slippery patches on roads and bridges as needed. The heart of the storm missed Tallapoosa County, but left ice covered sights to see like the cab of Smith Mountain’s Fire Tower.

CRISIS AVERTED County slips past ice, winter storm unscathed By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Tallapoosa County escaped the worst of the predicted winter storm that struck the state Friday. The predicted drop in temperatures happened after most of the moisture fell leaving the area with scattered sleet and some ice on puddles and trees. According to the National Weather Service, Alexander City did not drop below freezing until after midnight Friday night while the last reported precipitation was 8 p.m. Friday night and totaled less than a quarter inch. See WEATHER • Page 3

Ashton Shephard to perform in Dadeville Jan. 21 By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The Lake Martin Event Center at The Rodeo Club is at it again. After the success of bringing in John Conlee in July Kevin Moon of Cheaha Entertainment has partnered with Ed and Marge Shikoski of the Lake Martin Event Center to bring country musician Ashton Shepard to the legendary stage Jan. 21. “The Conlee show was a great production,” Moon said. “After that was a success, we started to brain storm about who we could bring in next. We have worked with Ashton

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The Tallapoosa County Board of Education is looking to put an ad valorem tax up to vote in a special election in Feb. or March of 2018. Superintendent Joe Windle asked for the board’s permission to start working with board attorney Mark Allen Treadwell to start preparing to put a 3 mil ad valorem tax on the ballot in a special election next year. “As we proceed forward, our last requirement (new one-cent sales tax) is to allow the citizens to vote on an ad valorem to replace it,” Windle explained to the board. Windle explained he spoke with tax attorney Alan Ziegler that is well known in the state and his recommendation is do it under Amendment 382. “Under 382, it has to be 3 mils or less,” Windle said. “382 means that the (county) commissioners can vote to put it on the ballot for an special election and it does not have to go to the legislature.

before with success and thought she would be a good fit.” Shepard is a native of Coffeeville, Alabama and still lives in Alabama. She has been signing and writing since she was 5 and made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry in Sept. 2007 with “Takin Off This Pain.” Her third single “Look It Up,” made its way to the country charts in 2011. Shepard’s most recent albums “This Is America” and “Out of My Pocket” were released on her own label “Pickn’ Shed Records.” “She will be a great splash with the crowd both old and young,” Moon said. See RODEO • Page 5

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Daviston man killed in Wednesday morning crash Victim was ejected from car that was fleeing Sheriff’s Department traffic stop STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Country music singer Ashton Shephard will be performing at the Lake Martin Event Center at The Rodeo Club.

What started out as an attempt to initiate a traffic stop for speeding ended with a violent crash and one person dead and another in critical condition. According to Cpl. Jesse Thornton of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, a singlevehicle crash at 12:30 a.m.

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