Nov. 1, 2018 The Dadeville Record

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Rain, strong winds on the way By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Tallapoosa County has the potential to see rainfall and strong winds to usher in the month of November today as a storm front comes across Alabama. Meteorologist Daniel Martin with the Birmingham office of the National Weather Service said there is a trough in the upper levels of the atmosphere helping steer this storm into Alabama, while a lower level pressure system is coupling

with it to bring a cold front into the state after the storm passes by. This storm has the potential to create thunderstorms, though Martin said the chance for this is stronger closer to Montgomery and areas south of the capital. “We are at the lower end of the severe threat scale,” Martin said. Tallapoosa County EMA Director Jason Moran said the threat level for this storm changes within the county itself, with the Alexander City area being under a

marginal threat from the storm. However, the threat goes from marginal to slight in between Dadeville and Reeltown. “We could see winds of up to 60 (mph), and we cannot rule out the possibility of a spin-up tornado,” Moran said. Moran said the main line of the storm is, as of Wednesday afternoon, projected to come through the area between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Along with the strong winds, there is also the chance of rainfall of around 1 inch. Martin said there is the possibility some areas could see some

ponding from the rain, while Moran said low-lying areas may see some flash flooding. While today’s storm may not be as intense as others, Moran reminded everyone to stay weather aware and have ways to get all pertinent information, including Tallapoosa Alert. Moran encouraged everyone who has not signed up for the service to do so, while those who may need assistance in signing up can call the EMA office at 256-825-1078 to get registered.

Discretionary funds allow commissioners flexibility By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Tallapoosa County Commissioners are blessed to have some discretionary funds at their disposal to help with matters, but it is no blank check. The funds come from tippage fees paid by Advance Disposal for operating a landfill in southern Tallapoosa County. Last year that amounted to $651,495.05 paid to the commission and is not part of the roughly $17 million budget the county approved. The funds are divided equally between Tallapoosa County’s five commissioners to be spent as they wish. In 2017, each commissioner could decide how $130,299.01 was spent, but the spending still has to meet standards. “Discretionary spending still has to meet the same requirements as the general fund,” county administrator Blake Beck said. “The only difference is the commissioner decides how their share of the funds is spent and not the commission as a whole.” There is great variety in discretionary spending by commissioners but over the years, each district spends its funds in basically the same areas. In most cases, it was the same entities month after month, year after year receiving See DISCRETIONARY • Page A3

TRICK-OR- TREAT Photos by Cliff Williams / The Record Above: Laura Daniel hands out candy to Laila Tolbert, 1, of Dadeville at the First United Methodist Church trunk or treat. Tolbert was dressed as Doc McStuffins. Left: The brother-sister team of Hank and Mary Riddle dressed as characters from their mother’s favorite movie, ‘A League of Their Own.’

Dadeville Elementary students learn how to be heroes talking to kids everywhere about making good choices,” Titan said. “You can be a hero by making good choices. You can be a dream maker or The Dadeville Elementary School a dream breaker.” gym was transformed Friday afterOne of the key things Titan noon into a gathering place for superstressed to the students was that, no heroes as the school wrapped up its matter what happens in life, they need Red Ribbon Week series of events. to hang on to their dreams and not While students were dressed as their favorite superheroes, they had another stop chasing them. “You can’t quit. You can’t give special hero on hand to provide enterup,” Titan said. “People are going to tainment and a valuable lesson. come along and say bad things to try Titan, one of the members of the and get you to let go of your dreams. Omegaman and Friends family of You can’t let go. Reach deep down to superheroes, spoke to the students pull that hero out of you.” about making the school a bully-free This all starts with making good place and encouraging them to make choices, he said. While people will the right decision every day. See HEROES • Page A3 “We travel all over the country, By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

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