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Shooting victim’s life of abuse revealed Petition for protection order shows Tresea Miller was abused by husband and killer Harold Miller for decades; More details emerge from Tuesday’s double-murder suicide By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
The petition for the protection order that Tresea Miller, one of two women shot to death in a murdersuicide in Tallassee on Tuesday, had issued in hopes
of protecting her from her estranged husband-turnedkiller Harold Phillip Miller contained details of a torturous 43-year marriage. The order, signed by Tallapoosa County Circuit Judge Tom Young first thing Tuesday, was electronically filed with the court’s clerk a mere nine
minutes before Tallassee police received the first report of the shooting in the Walmart parking lot. Young could not speak to the specifics of the Miller case Wednesday morning, but commented generally on what he and other judges realize about protection orders. “When it gets to the point where someone feels they have no other choice but to seek a protective order, obviously, there are some very serious issues,” See ABUSE • Page 9
YOUNG TALENT
Ruling on Pulliam suit against county, state to come next week By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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Assistant Attorney General Chris Moore speaks to local law enforcement Tuesday morning as the AG’s office led a presentation on how to be an effective witness in court.
AG’s office trains law enforcement on how to be an effective witness By MITCH SNEED Editor
Law enforcement officials from Tallapoosa County, Dadeville, Alexander City and Lee County took part in a training seminar Tuesday designed to help them be more effective witnesses if called on to testify in court. Effective Courtroom Performance for Law Enforcement Officers was a seminar organized and directed by the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall which was held at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the campus of Central Alabama Community College. Assistant Attorneys General Chris Moore, Kenneth Gibbs and Katie Langer were the presenters. The local stop See WITNESS • Page 3
Summer reading talent show an entertaining event By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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crowd of 159 people, including children from the local Boys & Girls Club and Jacob’s Ladder, gathered at the Sportplex gym Wednesday afternoon for the first ever talent show hosted by Mamie’s Place Children’s Library as part of the library summer reading program. While only a handful of those who signed up to be a part of the show were in attendance, the few who were able to participate wowed See TALENT • Page 3
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Top, JaMichael Moten shows off his drumming skills during the Mamie’s Place summer reading program talent show Wednesday. Zander Cumdie, above left, gets ready to sing ‘Hello’ by Lionel Richie while his volunteer assistant waits to be sung to.
Judge Tom Young heard arguments over motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a local man and his siblings against the Alabama Department of Human Resources, one of its employees, the Tallapoosa Pulliam County Sheriff’s Department and Coosa Valley Medical Center alleging their late father’s rights were violated when he was committed to a home in 2013. Gregory A. Pulliam, Melvin D. Ross, Sandra Taylor, James A. Pulliam and Larry Pulliam filed a complaint in March on behalf of the estate of the late Larry A. Pulliam, alleging that Pulliam was not properly evaluated before being committed and the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department allowed an off-duty deputy to transport the man to a home without proper paperwork. DHR, which is represented by Kimberly Dobbs, argued the statute of limitations has run out and the State of Alabama cannot be sued in this case. “We think there is a big problem with time lag,” Dobbs said. “They sued a worker individually. She is protected and the state has sovereignty.” Thomas Radney represents Tallapoosa County and the See PULLIAM • Page 3
Highway 280 paving project in Dadeville nearing completion
The paving project on Highway 280 in Dadeville is nearly complete, but Gary Ingram Paving’s Jeff Harte said crews have put the work on hold until the curing period passes in several weeks.
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It might appear as if Gary Ingram Paving has left the Highway 280 paving project in Dadeville almost complete, but that is not the case. Crews are having to wait to complete the project. “We are up to a point of having to wait several weeks for a curing period,” Gary Ingram Paving’s Jeff Harte said. “We have to wait for that before we apply a final special layer of asphalt in certain areas.” Harte said the paving will be back, but not for as long. “If we haven’t rounded third, we will soon,” See PAVING • Page 3
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