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Sabal Trail Pipeline nears completion By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
The Sabal Trail pipeline will be partially operational next week supplying gas to Florida Power and Light before becoming fully operational by end of the month. “We expect the majority of our facilities to be operational by end of next
week with the balance being fully commercially in-service by the end of June,” Sabal Trail’s Andrea Grover said. “This initial capacity is intended to provide service to Florida Power and Light to meet the start of its peak cooling season.” Just because the pipeline will soon contain natural gas does not mean the work is complete on the project.
“Sabal Trail is completing the construction of the pipeline and is restoring its rights-of-way,” Grover explained. “Sabal Trail is performing activities in preparation for being in-service by the end of June this year. There are a series of activities that need to occur and are referred to as “commissioning” the pipeline system.
“Commissioning involves testing the pipeline to ensure it will operate as designed and constructed. This is done through a controlled procedure known as ‘purge and pack.’ The purge and pack procedure evacuates air from the pipeline, fills it with natural gas and pressurizes it.” See PIPELINE • Page 9
Camp Hill man dies in ATV crash STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
A Camp Hill man is dead after an ATV crash Tuesday afternoon in Chambers County. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers spokesman Cpl. Jesse Thornton said that Charlie Wallace Jr., 58, was killed when the 2008 Yamaha ATV he was operating overturned in the roadway at 4:32 p.m. Tuesday. Wallace, who was not using a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Chambers County 68 near Chambers County 48, approximately 12 miles west of Lafayette. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.
Man passes thrrough town on horseback journey to rediscover America By MITCH SNEED Editor
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ike most folks, Jonathan Mallard is a concerned American who watched the endless barrage of news and opinions from talking heads that saturate cable news programs. Is America a swamp that needs to be drained? Has the moral fiber of our nation disintegrated? Was there a conspiracy with the Russians to rig the election or is the media working in concert to sandbag the new administration? Mallard, a 49-year-old Florida man, said he had listened as long as he could. Then he decided to stop listening to the television and decided to go out and figure out what is really going on in America for himself. Seventy-one days ago, Mallard climbed on the back of a 2-year-old mare named Lady and left Orlando bound for Missouri. He’s not a cowboy by trade or even an avid horseman, despite his Blackfoot Indian heritage. Mallard said it just sounded like the thing to do and his only hope for his horseback adventure was to meet as many people as he could and “see what America is really all about.” “You sit back and hear all the stuff that people are saying and you get to the point where you just don’t know what to think,” Mallard said while taking a break to let Lady graze a bit along Highway 22 Tuesday. “I heard so much stuff that it made my head hurt. “I figured the best way to know what is really going on to get out there and see for myself. From up in that saddle it’s a unique perspective, one that you just can’t get any other way. It’s been unbelievable, it really has.” Relying on the kindness of people he encounters and God’s grace, Mallard said his belief in God and the goodness of people has been See SADDLE• Page 3
The Bank Walkers headline tonight’s Strand Sessions By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Local music group The Bank Walkers will provide members of the public with live entertainment during tonight’s monthly installment of Strand Sessions. Put on by the Lake Martin Young Professionals, the Strand Sessions are scheduled to run from April to August this year. “It’s a good chance for people to come out, spend time together and enjoy some free music,” said Jacob Meacham, the Vice President of Business Development with the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce. Like many of the acts featured during the monthly Strand Sessions, The Bank Walkers are a local music group that has performed throughout the Lake Martin See STRAND • Page 9
Investigators get valuable training on handling violent crimes
Pancake Study Break sees good turn out By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Around 20 students from the Alexander City area made their way to The Coffee Corner last Wednesday night for free pancakes, courtesy of both The Coffee Corner and Sixth Street Baptist Church. “We didn’t know what to expect,” Sixth Street Student Minister Brandon Keel said. “We did enjoy having the time to get together and party with
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pancakes. It was definitely a success.” Starting out, each student in attendance was provided with two pancakes, but as time went on, they were allowed to have as many as they could stomach. There were also a $35 and a $100 gift card to the Coffee Corner, a signature Coffee Corner Alabama mug and two Lake Comfort Clothing t-shirts given away. See PANCAKE • Page 9
By MITCH SNEED Editor
The job of a law enforcement investigator changes on what seems like a daily basis. That’s why training and the sharing of information is vital to keep law enforcement professionals a step ahead of criminals. Alabama Chief Deputy Mitch Sneed / The Outlook Attorney General Clay Crenshaw Alabama Chief Deputy Attorney Gener- welcomed about 50 or so invesal Clay Crenshaw addresses attendees tigators from around the region at Wednesday’s training at CACC. to a two-day training seminar
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at Central Alabama Community College. The program, called Violent Crime Investigations: From Beginning to End, was designed to address trends, new technology and give practical real-world knowledge that will help build stronger cases when a crime occurs. “About a year ago our chief investigator Jimmy Lambert saw the need for a program like this,” Crenshaw said. “So he came up See TRAINING • Page 9
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