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Weekend The Outlook
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May 5-6, 2018 Vol. 126, No. 90 www.alexcityoutlook.com 75¢
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Buzbee to be inducted into Hall of Fame
14 arrested in countywide drug sweep By MITCH SNEED Editor
The execution of multiple search warrants across Tallapoosa County led to the arrest of 14 suspects on a multitude of drug charges, according to Sgt. Fred White of the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force. In addition to the arrests, 180 grams of synthetic marijuana, 100 grams of marijuana, several grams of methamphetamine, crack and heroin, four firearms, one vehicle and $8,761
Local students place third in state writing contest
in cash were seized as multiple agencies staged five simultaneous search warrants and multiple distribution warrants throughout Tallapoosa County in an area that stretched from “New Site to Dadeville,” White said. “On Thursday May 3, the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force, U.S. Marshal Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force, Lee County K-9, New Site Police Department, Macon County K-9, Alexander City Special Response Group, Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms and Tallapoosa County See DRUG • Page 3
Officials seized 180 grams of marijuana, several grams of meth, crack and heroin, four firearms, one vehicle and $8,761 in cash. Submitted / The Outlook
Council to hear proposal on fence at Strand Park
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By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
By MITCH SNEED Editor
On April 1, Alabama Public Television (APT) announced the winners of its 2018 APT Young Writers Contest, open to children from kindergarten through third grade throughout the state. Among the 12 contest winners were James Adams, a kindergarten student at Jacob’s Ladder, and Carmyn Thomas, a third-grader at Stephens Elementary School, both of whom were awarded third place at their grade level for their stories. Adams’ story, “The Goat and the Pig,” featured a goat who saw a video on his computer of a pig dancing while wearing a costume, then went and purchased a pig costume and danced with the pig from the video. Thomas’ story, “Kangaroo the Helpful Dog,” was about a dog who learns to become a service dog in order to help a blind woman. “His story started because we were talking about habitats, and he was looking at the desert,” Jacob’s Ladder kindergarten teacher Dorothy Hunt said. “James likes to be silly.” Adams admitted he was proud to have written the story and to have been
A proposal from Ed Collari at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce to explore the possibility of putting a decorative fence around Strand Park is on the agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Alexander City City Council. The park plays host to several public events and Collari said that the idea came up during a Leadership Lake Martin class and while they weren’t able to get it done, they want to see if it may be possible now. “We had originally explored doing one along Tallapoosa Street, much with the same design as what we have Broad Street,” Collari said. “It would be the wrought iron look with the brick supports. The other thing that we talked about was some kind of name recognition. I talk to people who aren’t from here about events we have there and they aren’t sure where Strand Park is. The idea would be to have a decorative sign with possibly brick pillars.” The other issue, according to Collari, is safety. He said with kids at events, there is always that danger of one darting onto the busy street. It would also provide crossings at designated places where there would be less danger to pedestrians, Collari said. See COUNCIL • Page 10
See CONTEST • Page 3
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Students try to see how far they can throw a bale of hay at Friday’s farm tour.
Tour gives students ideas about agricultural careers By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
J
ust where does food come from? What jobs are out there that will allow someone to be outside? Those were just a couple of questions the Tallapoosa County Farmers Federation helped
answer with a farm tour for Tallapoosa County junior and senior students at the farm of Neal Kelly just south of Alexander City. “We wanted to get them out on a real working farm,” Tallapoosa County Farmers Federation’s Vickie Watkins said. “We are hoping to spark an interest in farming or See FARM • Page 10
BLUES IN THE PARK: Five acts set for May 12 concert in Strand Park
By MITCH SNEED Editor
Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
May edition of Strand Sessions a hit Taylor Hunnicutt and Daniel Raine perform at Strand Sessions at Strand Park in downtown Alexander City Thursday night. Many area residents hit the lawn of Strand Park to listen to their musical talents.
Alexander City’s Strand Park will play host to the Second Annual Blues in the Park concert on Saturday, May 12 and if the popularity of last year’s show and the buzz this year’s lineup is creating is any indication – this could be the event of the year in the area. Musical acts at the concert will include Lee County’s Cadillac Man, Mz. Connie from Dallas, Texas, Lowndes County gospel-soul singer Corey Rudolph & The 45 Band, See BLUES • Page 9
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