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Council again tries to take on Sunday sales issue By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Alexander City City Council will give a meaty agenda another try as a meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday has been reset for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the Alexander City Public Safety Building. Tuesday’s meeting was postponed due to a lack of a quorum, as only members Bobby Tapley, Billy Ray Wall and Bob Howard were able to attend. Four council members are needed to make
ness leaders asked them to consider it. The Dadeville City Council also unanimously passed a resolution at its Feb. 9 meeting making it known that it wanted citizens to vote on the sale of alcohol on Sundays. Currently in Tallapoosa County only the town of Camp Hill allows Sunday sales of alcohol. The draft legislation would allow for the vote of the people in Tallapoosa County and any city that chooses to put it on the ballot to decide if Sunday sales
any votes official. The meeting is filled with agenda items which could draw a lot of public attention, including an item calling for support of “a bill to hold a referendum on a date and time that the city deems appropriate to determine whether the citizens of the City of Alexander City support the sales of alcohol on Sunday.” The Tallapoosa County Commissioners started the process rolling last fall and asked for local legislation to be introduced after several busi-
of alcohol should be allowed is being prepared for advertisement. The council will also consider: • An ordinance on a Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Charter. • A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute the Supplemental Agreement for both the Broad Street and Lee Street TAP projects. • A resolution calling for the dissolution of the Stone Bridge at Lake Martin Development District See COUNCIL• Page 3
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Woman indicted on theft charges Adams allegedly took funds from Jail Association By MITCH SNEED Editor
A Dadeville woman who is a former Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department employee has been indicted and arrested on allegations that she secured funds from the Alabama Jail Association while she served as an official with the organization. Court records show that Marianne Bunch Adams, 45, of Dadeville was arrested Feb. 29 by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department. The arrest is the result of a two-count indictment returned by a Tallapoosa County Grand Jury in Dadeville in February. Adams is charged with first-degree theft and firstdegree theft by deception. The indictments allege that Adams took “unauthorized control” over currency belonging to the “Alabama Jail Association in excess of
Opelika crowd peppers CACC’s Burrow for specifics on plan
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Dr. Susan Burrow heard passionate pleas from former Southern Union students and Opelika officials about where to locate the administrative headquarters for the soon to be regional community college. “By far the largest number of students are in Cliff Williams / The Outlook one part of the system,” Opelika businessman Dr. Susan Burrow, above David Scott said in Tuesday’s listening stop. “I speaks with guests atrun a bridge company here and we have benefited Tuesday night’s listening from students here as other industries have.” Scott argued that the administrative center for stop at Southern Union Community College in Ope- the consolidated school should go with where the students are. lika. Left, Opelika Mayor “These institutions are now under your leaderGary Fuller listens as ship,” Scott said. “You have to think a little difquestions are asked of Dr. ferently when it is a bigger picture. In business, Burrow about the commuthe one thing you never do is ignore the biggest nity college consolidation. asset. In this case, the biggest asset is right here (Opelika). That is a strong hint as to where the See MERGER • Page 2
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Once again, ‘Foots’ Mayes will be able to get outside and work in the yard thanks to the work of the Methodist Men from the First United Methodist Church of Dadeville. “It is going to be great,” Robert Mayes said. “I am a fanatic about getting outside and working in the yard.” ‘Foots’ is a name that most in the area know the Central Alabama Community College retiree by, not his real name.
“Someone called the school once asking for Robert Mayes,” Mayes said. “No one knew where to send the caller. Then someone said that they thought Robert Mayes and ‘Foots’ were the same person. They then knew where to send them.” Saturday, the Methodist Men were at Mayes’ home to build a ramp to allow him easier access since having a foot removed in January. “In January I had a sore come up on the bottom of
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