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MEETINGS COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING DATE CHANGED
The date of the July meeting of the Tallapoosa County Commissioners has been changed. The commissioners will meet Monday, July 20 at 9 a.m. in the ground floor boardroom of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse in Dadeville. The meeting had originally been scheduled for July 13 but due to other commitments, some commissioners would have been unable to attend at that time. The Alexander City City Council is scheduled to meet Monday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the courtroom at the old city hall. The Camp Hill Town Council will meet Monday, July 20 at 6 p.m. at town hall.
County school board votes to put aide facing sex charges on administrative leave for now By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer
To the rescue
Matthew Stivers, above left, and Michael Putters practice bringing up an uninjured patient up the rock face at Patriot Point Thursday while Wayne Hubbard brings a patient to the top in a rescue basket. The fire fighters are in a week-long class for the rope portion of becoming a rescue technician. Look for a story in The Weekend Outlook on how to join the Alexander City Fire and Rescue.
SUN FESTIVAL
Saturday, July 18 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Miss Sun Festival Pageants - BRHS Auditorium 8 p.m. Glow in the Dark 5K - Strand Park
Sunday, July 19 5-7 p.m. Sun Festival Block Party - Strand Park
Monday, July 20 6:05 a.m. Pie in the Sky Treasure Hunt 7 a.m.-Dusk Hittin’ the Links - Lakewinds Golf Course 9 a.m KidsFest Tumble Fun Top Flight Gymnastics 9 a.m.-noon Hanging at the Home - Area Nursing Homes 5:30 p.m. Dawg-Gawn Good Parade - Strand Park 7-9 p.m. Good Old Days in the Park - Strand Park
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Creek Indians appealing to public for their offer to bail out state By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer
Do the right thing. No, it’s not a Spike Lee Joint. It’s the message of the new commercial and recent full-page newspaper ad from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians urging citizens to contact Gov. Robert Bentley and their legislators and voice their support for the Poarch Band’s offer of $250 million to fix the state’s general fund crisis in exchange for table games and gaming exclusivity in Alabama. “Our state is in an economic crisis,” said Robert McGhee, the treasurer and gov-
Raises on Monday’s Alexander City City Council agenda By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
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At a specially called meeting, the Tallapoosa County School Board voted unanimously Thursday morning to place a longtime Tallapoosa County Schools employee on administrative leave with pay after allegations that he had sex with a student. After some discussion, the board voted 5-0 to place Jerel Crayton, 36, of Jacksons Gap on paid administrative leave “pending adjudication of the underlying criminal charges.” In addition, Crayton must turn in his keys to Dadeville Elementary School, is not permitted on any Tallapoosa County Schools property and may not contact any staff, students or parents of students within the system, according to the certified letter mailed to Crayton Thursday to notify him of the board’s action. Crayton was arrested on Monday and charged with one count of a school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with
Despite issues that prevented the Alexander City City Council from scheduling a work session on pay increases and restructuring in the public works department, the council may take some action Monday. City Clerk Harriett Scott confirmed Thursday that no work session has been scheduled as originally planned before the regular meeting of the city council, set for Monday. The agenda for Monday night’s meeting will not be finalized until late Friday afternoon, but Scott said Thursday that pay increases would be included under old business. At its last meeting, the council rejected salary increases for Mayor Charles See AGENDA, Page 7
ernmental relations adviser for the Poarch Band. “Our tribe is willing and able to help solve the immediate deficit and help protect jobs and essential services that Alabama families depend on. We are hopeful that the governor and the state will partner with us for the common good of Alabamians.” In its efforts to move Alabamians and legislators to support a compact between the Poarch Band and the state, the tribe has purchased air time in all major Alabama markets for a one-minute commercial and the full-page newspaper advertisements in approximately 75 newspapers in the state. The television ad features individuals from all walks of life bemoaning the state’s
general-fund crisis and lauding the Poarch Creeks’ acumen with the operation of gaming facilities. At the end of the spot, the viewer is urged to contact the governor and his or her legislators in support of the compact. In the Montgomery area, the ad’s placement includes spots during local evening and late-night newscasts. The Alabama Press Association estimates that the Poarch Band’s two early-July newspaper buys for its full-page ad each enabled delivery of the ad to more than 700,000 homes with an estimated readership of well over one million Alabamians. See DEAL, Page 7
Horseshoe Bend students garner national awards Staff Report The Outlook
Members of Horseshoe Bend High School’s chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) were among more than 8,000 student leaders who attended the organization’s National Leadership Conference July 6-9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The conference provided opportunities for students and advisers to come together for fun and to listen to inspiring speakers, as well as to expand leadership skills, sharpen talents and explore career pathSubmitted / The Outlook ways. Horseshoe Bend FCCLA students recently travelled to The theme of this year’s Washington D.C. for the national convention. In addition conference was “Together We Are Healthy” and attendees to receiving awards, the students got to meet Senator See AWARDS, Page 7 Richard Shelby and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers. Now Playing:
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