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Dadeville’s new council sworn in will come down at 95.” New mayor Wayne Smith joked that Harrelson had a 48-minute written out speech. “I have to write things down,” Harrelson quipped back. But all joking aside, Harrelson is grateful for the opportunity to serve. “It is a challenge to work for the people and the city that I dearly love,” Harrelson said. “…I intend to do everything possible to make the city a better place to live.” The sentiment was similar for the
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Laughs were the main order of business at Monday’s organizational meeting of the Dadeville City Council. Laughs from comments by new council member H.A. Dick Harrelson to the talk of garbage. “The only thing I don’t understand is why you elected and 83-year-old man,” Harrelson said. “But I promise you, I won’t run but two more times. I
other new members also. “I am elated to be here to serve my city,” Teneeshia Good-Johnson said. Roy Mathis has just returned from mission trips to the Appalachians and to Louisiana. “Folks, we just don’t know how good we have it,” Mathis said. “The people have asked for some changes, just give us sometime. We can’t do it overnight.” “Thank you. I am going to do everything in my power along with See COUNCIL • Page 7
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New Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith takes the oath of office Monday.
Vote process a success as unofficial results arrive
Mayor and council sworn in at meeting By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
With Election Day 2016 officially over and the unofficial results accounted for both county election officials Cliff Williams / The Record and winning party leaders had largely Jeremy Duerr celebrates with his family and friends in Alexander City after hearing he had won the election. positive feedback on an election process that ran on into the early morning hours. Circuit Judge Tom Young said despite a few hang-ups early on Tuesday, the county’s elections ran “smoothly.” “There’s always glitches,” said Young. But he said they were prepared for those when voting machines began intermittently rejecting ballots. won Tallapoosa County and Alabama By COREY ARWOOD Young said it was only a tempobig, before being declared the winner just Staff Writer rary inconvenience though because after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. of the technicians they had on hand “The forgotten men and women of Four hours after the polls closed, who stayed throughout the process our country will be forgotten no longer,” Jeremy Duerr finally took a sigh a that Young said ran until 3:30 a.m. Trump said in his victory speech. “Now relief and started hugging family and Wednesday. it’s time for America to bind the wounds supporters. He heavily credited the “smooth” of division. It is time for us to come Duerr, a Democrat, will be the new running process to the staff of the protogether as one united people. It’s time.” district attorney from the Fifth Judicial bate office, and the poll workers. But locally, the talk was of Duerr who Circuit after staving off the GOP “We had numbers we had never seen thanked those who stood behind him groundswell that followed Donald Trump before,” Young said. during the race. Tuesday to edge Republican Bill Harris He said there were reports of long “Oh my gosh, thank you to everybody for the spot held by E. Paul Jones. lines also, but he used a humorous To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump See DUERR • Page 5 See ELECTION • Page 5
DUERR SCORES WIN Trump and GOP carry the county
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To be a treasured lake, Lake Martin sure does have a lot of trash along its shorelines thanks to litters. Over 20 tons of the trash, along with over 100 tires were removed from the lake’s shorelines this weekend thanks to nearly 250 volunteers helping out with the Lake Martin Resource Association’s Renew Our Rivers
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A new town council was sworn in Monday at the Camp Hill town council meeting where five council members and a new mayor stood before a packed town hall to take office and then vote on city officials. The council chambers were shoulder-to-shoulder with residents and friends and family of the incoming and incumbent town government officials. Outgoing Mayor Danny Evans spoke and Municipal Judge Michael Speakman swore in the officials. New Mayor Ezell Smith was sworn in first. She raised her right hand and placed her left hand on her “family bible” and recited the oath of office after Speakman. Afterward Speakman congratulated Smith and applause arose from the room. The same procedure was followed with each council
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Volunteers view a map of the area to coordinate cleanup efforts in Saturday’s Renew Our Rivers Cleanup.
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