March 9-10, 2019 Alex City Outlook

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INSIDE: • Arrests, 2 • Obituaries, 2 • Opinion, 4 • Events, 5 • Faith, 6 • Sports, 11

Trump comforts survivors ‘We love the state of Alabama,’ president says during visit By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

For a little more than an hour Friday, the most powerful man in the country walked around in a small church in Beauregard and offered comfort to people savaged

by Sunday’s tornado then stepped across a field to view 23 white, wooden crosses planted in memory of those who died in the tempest. “We couldn’t get here fast enough,” President Donald Trump told a group of first responders and volunteers gathered

at Providence Baptist Church as seen in a video provided to The Outlook. “I wanted to come down the day it happened. “There’s great love here. We love you all. We love the state of Alabama. We’re going to do an A-plus job. FEMA is here See TRUMP • Page 10

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CLEANING UP AREA Trash cleanup attracts more than 120 volunteers

Overdose death leads to drug arrest STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force and the Elmore County Drug Task Force combined to make an arrest Thursday following a drug overdose death. An investigation by the combined forces was started after the suspicious overdose death of an 18 year-old in Tallapoosa County. They executed a search warrant of a residence in the Kent area of Elmore County. During Bottcher the search, Jeffery Scott Bottcher, 46, of Tallassee was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine, two counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substance, conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of drug paraphernalia. More charges and arrests are possible.

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump view the crosses set up at Providence Baptist Church in Beauregard on Friday morning. Armondo Hernandez, 6, was the youngest victim.

Youngest tornado victim mourned Final words to grandfather were ‘I love you’ By RON COLQUITT For The Outlook

Hernandez

Rev. Sean Rezek assured mourners Friday during funeral services for Armondo “A.J.” Hernandez he now rests in the arms of Jesus. Hernandez, 6, was the youngest

of 23 people killed in Sunday’s tornado in Lee County. At least 200 people attended the boy’s funeral at Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Opelika. Rezek said Jesus’ heart aches for the boy’s adopted parents and See VICTIM • Page 10

Leadership Lake Martin freshens up The Lighthouse By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Steven Whitehurst trims a piece of kickboard to length for placement along new wainscoting at The Lighthouse on Friday.

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“They made a request for funds to do some of this after they got a grant from Home Depot to do some things in the kitchen,” Layfield said. “We thought we could do this as our Leadership Lake Martin project.” Layfield is joined on the Leadership Lake Martin green team by Central Alabama Community College See LIGHTHOUSE • Page 9

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