‘How can people trash such a beautiful place?’ Opinion, pg. A6.
Catch up with what’s going on with Betty Hayes, page A8.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Community corrections program taking shape By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor
Beth Alford’s office in the basement of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse in Dadeville is easy to miss. The new director of the county’s Community Corrections is tucked in a small space in the basement, with a paper sign
attached to her door. While you have to look hard to find her office, there is plenty of work going on inside. Alford officially began her job on Nov. 1, but she has been working on getting the innovative new program up and running since the middle of September.
Community corrections allows for local handling of select inmates prior to their full re-entry into society. The program makes sure that the inmates are working, paying restitution, fines, fees and child support. The program also offers them support in finding work,
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New Community Corrections Director Beth Alford is busy getting everything in place for a possible January start up for the program. The hope See CORRECTIONS, Page 2 is to be able to keep closer tabs on newly released inmates.
Camp Hill Council looks for new revenue
School board gets update on sales tax
By Cliff Williams
BOE also approves corrective action for recent state audit
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Officials at Camp Hill say they have a revenue problem. “Between the IRS and some other things we just don’t have much,” Mayor Danny Evans said. With sewer system problems, owing the IRS over $100,000 and barely getting by the council has started looking into ways to increase revenue. “I think we need to look at all sources, not just one,” Councilmember Will York said. “Not to raise all of them but to see where we might be able to get additional revenue and also see where we are with other towns in the area.” York was not the only one with ideas – Mayor Evans had one too. “The town has 12 acres on Holley Ave.” Evans said. “It is the old filter plant. I think we need to sell it to help us get over this hump.” The council agreed to get it appraised but stopped short of listing the property for sell yet. In addition to possible increases in sewage and water rates, a sales tax increase was also brought up. “I think we need to look at sales tax too,” Councilmember Ezell Smith said. “I don’t like it but we are lower than most everyone else and while we are looking at possible revenue, I think we need to look at that too.” The council agreed to look into all possibilities to generate revenue but no decision was made Monday night See CAMP HILL, Page 7
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Marilyn Eddins, left, and Jean Gravette load shoeboxes stuffed with children’s items for Operation Christmas at First Baptist Church of Dadeville.
Churches work with Operation Christmas By Corey Arwood Record Staff Writer
Last year, there were nearly 800 children from other countries that received boxes filled with toys, personal care items and the gospel, courtesy of people right here in our area. It was the first time First Baptist Church in Dadeville had taken part in the project, and the 54 cartons worth of packages were sent by horse-trailer to the next distribution center before being shipped to their remote destination. This year Tucker said that she expects to collect and transport yet more packages for more children, and surpass their first year’s efforts in Operation Christmas Child. The church is one of the areas two drop-off locations, along with Vertical Point Church in Alexander City, for
OCC’s National Collection Week, which is Nov. 16- 23. Tucker is the program coordinator at the church. She said the packages include school supplies, clothing and other basic hygiene goods. But for her, as well as the projects parent organization, Samaritan’s Purse, the mission is the message. “For me I know that I am helping to spread the gospel to a child in a another country,” Tucker said. The contents of the box, Tucker said, are necessities, but the process of their delivery is the actual mission. The Samaritan’s Purse website says that each box is a “powerful tool for evangelism,” its slogan, What goes in the box is fun! What comes out is eternal! It is part of what the SP calls its efforts to See CHRISTMAS, Page 2
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Dadeville is home to state’s baaaaaadest young goat farmers By Mia Osborn Record Staff Writer
Covenant Farm in Dadeville is home to four Alabama National Fair winners, only two of which are humans. Nelson Smith, age 15, and his little brother Caedon represented the family farm in the fair’s Youth Goat Show on Nov. 7 in Montgomery. “Nelson is pretty much our farm manager,” said the boys’ mother, Nichole Smith. Both Smith boys are involved in the daily care of the goats, but when the time came to register for the Alabama National Fair, the animals were divided between them so both would have goats to show. “We’ve been showing goats about three years, but we’ve had goats on and off for the boys’ whole lives,” said Nichole. This is not Nelson and Caedon’s first experience with professional goat showing. The Smiths have participated at various other fairs and youth
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