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Council to consider bids on major projects By MITCH SNEED Editor
Like many cities across the country, Alexander City’s infrastructure is aging. Water pipes, sewer pipes, equipment in water treatment plants and pumping stations in some cases have been in use
more than 50 years and some items date back to the early 1900s across the city. The cost of going in and replacing everything that was failing or to near to the point where it will cause major issues would be astronomical. So instead, city leaders are working to handle projects in phases and bids to
start that process is on the agenda for a meeting of the Alexander City City Council tonight. The council will consider a resolution to award Bid 18-07 for the 2018 Adams Water Treatment Plant Improvements Project to Mark Johnson Construction, LLC. of Tuscaloosa for a total reduced
amount of $2,298,352. Previously city leaders agreed to spread out the expense over three fiscal years because the work is suspected to take quite some time since the system will remain active during the work A resolution to award Bid 18-13 for See COUNCIL • Page 3
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Dadeville investigators probe late-night armed robbery attempt By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Dadeville Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery early Monday morning where the swift action of a store clerk kept him safe and apparently frustrated the suspected thief. Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour said investigators are still working to develop a person of interest in the robbery which took place after 1 a.m. Monday morning at a Highway 280 convenience store. “The clerk was behind the counter and a man who was pretty well covered up, came in and pulled a handgun on the store employee,â€? Barbour said. “The clerk just turned and ran and locked himself in the office. We aren’t sure how long the suspect remained in the store, but the best we can tell from looking and what the clerk said, it doesn’t appear that anything was taken.â€? Barbour said that an officer on patrol stopped to check on the store and actually discovered the robbery before it was called in. “Our officer got there and located the clerk who reported he had been robbed,â€? Barbour said. “The only real description he could give us was that he was a black man of average size.â€? See ROBBERY • Page 3
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
At graduation time, there are fewer honors that can be given to a senior more prestigious than that of valedictorian or salutatorian. Being recognized as being one of the top academic students in a graduating high school or college class is a major accomplishment and a great honor. For Benjamin Russell High School and Horseshoe Bend School, the valedictorians and salutatorians of the Class of 2018 opened up and explained what this recognition meant to them and where they plan to go next in life.
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Shelby Bloodworth (Co-Valedictorian): “It’s a huge honor, I worked very hard for this. A lot of hard work, tears and late nights went into this. It’s great to know that all this hard work paid off. See STUDENTS • Page 3
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Central High School Coosa County Salutatorian Andrea Morgan, top, accepts her diploma at the school’s graduation ceremony Tuesday night. Co-valedictorians Heidi Meeks, left, and Shania Askew, right, give speeches to their fellow seniors as well as loved ones in the audience at the ceremony. A total of 59 diplomas were awarded during the commencement ceremony. Congratulations to the Class of 2018. To see more photos, see Page 5 inside.
Dryer suspected in Laurel Park area house fire By MITCH SNEED Editor
Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
Firefighters pull hoses inside a home at the corner of J and O Streets in Alexander City Wednesday afternoon after a fire reportedly sparked in a dryer that was in use inside the house.
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An Alexander City home suffered damage in the front portion of the structure after a fire broke out in an area where an electric clothes dryer was in use. Residents called 9-1-1 just after 6:15 p.m. to report a fire in the clothes dryer at a home on the corner of O and J Streets in Alexander City. Firefighters arrived on the scene six minutes after the initial call and began
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