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THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017
County schools talk growth, finances By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Growth and finances will be on the agenda for the Tallapoosa County Board of Education at its March 20 meeting. At a work session Tuesday, board members heard from Reeltown School principal Tom Cochran about splitting the school into a high school and elementary school.
“This discussion started about two years because of the projections of student growth,” Cochran said. “This last year we grew by 10 percent. That is huge.” The growth in student population is prompting discussion of what to do to accommodate new students especially with more students moving into the district. “We are growing in the south end of
the county,” Tallapoosa County School Superintendent Joe Windle explained. “We think we are going to continue to see growth there.” Windle said the growth is coming from families moving into the zone that want to be close to Auburn but can not afford to buy there and from the Hispanics moving to the area for the kiwi farm. Cochran explained that no new rooms
See SCHOOLS • Page 5
McDaniel Indicted on murder charge
Officials investigate possible arson By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
The State of Alabama Fire Marshal’s office and the Dadeville Police Department are looking into a suspicious fire Friday evening on Lafayette Street in Dadeville. “It is believed by me the fire was intentionally set,” Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour said. “We do not have any suspects in custody at this time.” Barbour said the cause of the blaze is under further investigation. Barbour said Saturday the state fire marshal would be coming in to take a look Monday. “He should be able to determine the cause,” he said. The Friday evening blaze drew help from across Tallapoosa County. “At 19:33 (7:33 p.m.) Friday, E911 received a call of a house fire at 1050 East Lafayette Street,” Barbour said. “Fire departments from Dadeville, Camp Hill and Jacksons Gap responded to
Crayton family files civil suit
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Moriah Henry, who plays the part of Mayzie Labird, and Cary Thomas who plays the part of Gertude McFuzz rehearse a scene with the Bird Girls for the Dadeville High School Drama programs upcoming production of Seussical.
‘SEUSSICAL’ DHS Drama readies for third production By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Students with the Dadeville High School Drama Program are getting ready for their third production at the end of the month – “Seussical.” “It is a musical that Mrs. Gresko helped direct when we were in Ohio,”
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said Ryan Gresko who along with his wife Ashley lead the drama program. “We always pick our shows based on the kids that are interested – what we have to work with.” Gresko says the students wanted to do something else. “A lot of the kids wanted to do “Beauty and the Beast,”” Gresko said. See SEUSSICAL • Page 5
Dadevil e High School’s Talton named County Teacher of the Year
By MITCH SNEED Editor
A Tallapoosa County Grand Jury in Dadeville has indicted Matthew Clate McDaniel for the Jan. 17, 2016 murder of Norman Dean Crayton and the victim’s family has filed a wrongful suit against the Dadeville businessman. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett confirmed that the indictment was returned and that McDaniel was served on Friday. Rather than being taken McDaniel into custody again, McDaniel continued on the same bond with the existing conditions remaining the same. Judge Kim Taylor had previously granted bond on Jan. 26 after legal issues in Auburn sent McDaniel back to jail. McDaniel had to post $350,000 and he was required to reside at a residence approved by the court. McDaniel is required to be at the See INDICTMENT • Page 3
Local fisherman finds a 2-for-1 surprise on the lake By MITCH SNEED Editor
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
It is all in the family for Tallapoosa County Board of Education Teacher of the Year Wes Talton. You see, Wes is following in the steps of a retired Dadeville High School History Carla Talton – his mother and current Board of Education member. “I had the best role model every,” Wes said of his mother. “You are what
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would be needed but by moving the sixth grade back to the old school would allow three teachers at the high school to have their own rooms. “We have three teachers that float currently in the new school,” Cochran said. “We also have classes that meet in labs and such because we don’t have the space in the new school.” The move and the split would allow a
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you grow up around. “I had the best role model ever. She was the best teacher ever.” Wes not only had his mother as a role model, but as a teacher too. “I had her as a student,” Wes said. “It was weird and cool at the same time. She was tough.” The 2005 Dadeville High School graduate See TEACHER • Page 3
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Tallapoosa County Schools Superintendent Joe Windle poses for a photograph with Wes Talton.
Fishing Lake Martin is a regular occurrence for Don Ayres as he often spends evenings fishing from the pier of his lake home on Sandy Creek with the help of his Green Monster underwater light. But on Feb. 19, there was nothing at all regular about his catch. Ayres broke his routine and started fishing about daybreak
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Don Ayres reeled in a rare 2-for-1 catch See FISHING • Page 5 while fishing on the lake Feb. 19
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