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WEEKEND WEATHER DRY, COOLER WEEKEND AHEAD Residents should see little change in the weather as mostly sunny, pleasant days and clear, chilly nights await this weekend. Highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s expected here in Tallapoosa County. Kickoff temperature for today as Mississippi State comes to Tuscaloosa is expected to be 63 degrees at 11 a.m. In Athens, Georgia where the Auburn Tigers play the Georgia Bulldogs at 2:30 expect 66
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November 12-13, 2016 • Vol. 124 • No. 228 • www.alexcityoutlook.com
County’s Sunday sales start Nov. 20 By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
Tallapoosa County voters passed the Sunday sale of alcohol by a large margin. While the numbers show it was something the people wanted, local businesses probably wanted it even more. There were close to 5,000 in favor of Sunday alcohol sales in the county with 7,573 votes total on the resolution. Ultimately it passed 4,800 to 2,773.
Some businesses are preparing for the upswing they said they had been losing to other areas when they turned away customers because of the restriction. “I think it’s going to help business a ton,” said Niffer’s on the Lake manager Charlie Pack. Pack said he has been manager at that location for eight years, and with Niffer’s for 13. “A lot of people come in on Sundays and they ask us whether or not you can sell alcohol,” Pack said.
As for the effect it would have on business at Niffer’s, and elsewhere, he said, “I think it’s going to make it excellent. We turned away so much business especially on holidays.” He said said they lost thousands of dollars because of the restriction. Pack said they announced that Sunday sales were on the way at Thursday’s trivia day and the restaurant broke out in a cheer. He said they were considering drink specials See SALES • Page 7
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SATURDAY EVENTS HONOR AREA VETS AT SPORTPLEX
By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard is having a Veterans Day Program Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Sportplex. There will be a short program honoring veterans. The brief program will feature the presentation of colors, laying of wreaths and the sounding of “Taps.” The public is encouraged to attend to honor all those that who sacrificed so much for freedom. Cliff Williams / The Outlook
DAV CAR SHOW AND BARBECUE SET TODAY The Bill Nichols Disabled American Veterans Chapter 13 and the ladies auxiliary will hold will host a car show at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Nov. 12 starting at 9 a.m. There will also be barbecue on sale on site from 8 a.m. to noon.
SUNDAY EVENTS HELP KICKOFF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON The annual Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House will be held Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at many area businesses in the downtown area and all around Alexander City. A total of 18 businesses are set to take part and tent vendors will also be set up around downtown. Carolers, drawings and all sorts of holiday fare will be available.
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Master Sgt. Thomas Davis, center, accepts a flag from Garrette Woodham of the Bill Nichols State Veteran’s Home at Friday’s Veterans Day Tribute.
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Veterans recognized for their service at Bill Nichols By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Veterans Day is a day to honor those who have served the United States – a day to hear the stories of Veterans and learn the lessons of war. Friday’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home was special. Guests were treated to the story of a resident of the home and Alabama native Master Sgt.
Thomas Davis – a Pearl Harbor survivor. “I saw the first bomb dropped on the U.S.S. Arizona,” Davis told the crowd. “They started Sunday morning around 8 o’clock and were there all morning. Our ship was within one mile of battleship row.” U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Timothy Fuller thinks it is important to remember those survivors from that infamous day. See VETERANS • Page 3
An attorney representing Matthew Clate McDaniel has filed a motion asking for the court to consider allowing him to again be released on bond. McDaniel is facing murder charges in the Jan. 17 shooting death of Norman Dean Crayton. McDaniel had been free on a $250,000 bond until Oct. 26 when McDaniel Judge Kim Taylor ordered McDaniel back to jail following his arrest in Auburn on misdemeanor criminal mischief charges. Since a revocation hearing on Oct. 26, McDaniel has remained in the Tallapoosa County Jail. As part of the revocation, Judge Taylor said that if legal issues in Auburn were handled and other safeguards were set up, he would reconsider the revocation. Defense attorney Davis Whittelsey filed a motion on Thursday seeking a new bond hearing. No date has been set by the court for the motion to be considered. See HEARING • Page 7
Faith leads local man to start cancer support group By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
A local church held its first session of a cancer outreach program Thursday that was started by a Hackneyville man who said he saw the need for a long-term support group for those affected in any way by the disease. David Church said the idea for the program he organized at God’s House Church came from his own two bouts with cancer. “My church family here is the one’s that helped us, we had no body to talk to about cancer or what we were going through,” said Church as he stood at the front of the fellowship hall and gave a personal testimony of the two times he
beat the disease. He said he is now cancer free but it was from his time spent in and out of hospitals that he saw the need for a local program to help those affected by the disease and their family and friends as well. “It’s worse on them than it is the cancer patients,” said Church. The meeting will be held once a month and Church welcomed anyone, from any church, from anywhere to the gatherings. There were serious, heartfelt accounts shared from a number of people that night, but it was even humorous at times as Church recounted a story from the first time he was diagnosed with cancer. Corey Arwood / The Outlook He told them he was diagnosed David Church addresses participants in the first session of a cancer outreach See SUPPORT • Page 7 program organized at God’s House Church.
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