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Judge takes action in Dadeville murder case One suspect headed to grand jury, two request preliminary hearings By MITCH SNEED Editor
The case against the one of the three men charged in a Sept. 28 incident that left one man dead and another badly injured will be heard by a Tallapoosa County Grand Jury, while the other two will likely have preliminary hearings. Judge Kim Taylor bound the cases against Tavorick Black Shaw Sheeley Laquaz “Qua” Black of Dadeville over to the grand jury at a first call hearing Thursday. with murder and attempted murder. He appeared Black, who is currently free on bond, is charged before Taylor without an attorney Thursday.
“You are charged with two felonies and those cases will be bound over to a grand jury,” Taylor told Black. “They will meet within the next six months and they will make a determination is there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.” Camp Hill’s Dazmon Notorious Shaw and Daquon Sheeley of Jacksons Gap are both charged with murder and did not appear in court Thursday even though hearings were docketed. Shaw, who is represented by Jason Jackson, was not present in court. Jackson has filed several motions in See CASE • Page 3
United Way charity ball set for Nov. 17 Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
The sixth annual Denim and Diamonds Charity Ball will be held at the Lake Martin Event Center at The Rodeo Club in Dadeville Friday, Nov. 17 beginning at 6 p.m. The ball is a joint effort through the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Lake Martin Area United Way, giving attendees the chance to have some fun and raise funds for the United Way at the same time, whether they arrive in nice dresses and fine jewelry or jeans and cowboy boots. “We have always used it as a fundraiser for the United Way,” Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Administrator Linda Andrews said. “It’s a great way to raise money. We really enjoy doing this.” During the event, guests will have the chance to bid on a number of silent auction items, enjoy a steak dinner and dance the night away to See BALL • Page 3
Doug Jones gave a spirited 22-minute talk to 112 supporters Thursday night in Alexander City.
DRIVERS BEWARE File / The Outlook
Jones visits Alex City As Moore faces allegations, Jones tells crowd ‘we’ve got the wind at our back’
Drivers across Tallapoosa County most likely have encountered a scene similar to this one with a deer crossing in their path. Insurance officials say that 1 in 145 Alabama motorists will experience a crash involving a deer.
By DONALD CAMPBELL & MITCH SNEED Staff Writers
‘Tis the season to watch for deer on the road
On a day when The Washington Post reported allegations for four women accusing his opponent of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Doug Jones told people in Alexander City Thursday to “stay in your lane and concentrate on the kitchen table issues that are important to all Americans and Alabama will have a senator they can be proud of.” Jones, a Birmingham area attorney and former prosecutor, served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and then as the United See JONES • Page 3
chest. If you’re lucky, you avoid the deer, but, according to State Farm Insurance’s 2016 deer collision statistics, one in every 145 drivers in Everyone who drives eventually goes through Alabama didn’t. it. In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway You’re driving down a peaceful Alabama Safety (IIHS) estimates that 1.5 million drivcountry road and you see the animal leap into ers collide with a deer each year in the United view, its white tail standing high and straight States, causing an annual estimated $1 billion in as it darts toward the highway in a series of vehicle damage. In addition the IIHS says 186 graceful bounds. Your grip tightens on the steerpeople died in collisions with deer in 2015, the ing wheel and your foot instinctively goes to See DEER • Page 7 the brakes. Your heart begins to pound in your By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
Innovation Center holds Alabama Launchpad info event panies and has grown to encompass four separate competitions each year, where startups in various stages of development vie for up to $250,000 in Representatives from a handful of seed money. local start-up businesses joined Ed “Most of the startups have been Collari and Jacob Meachem of the based in Birmingham, Mobile and Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Huntsville,” Baker said. “The state at the Lake Martin Innovation Center organization decided to try and grow Thursday afternoon for a lunch presenthis throughout the rest of the state tation by Dr. LaKami Baker from the through regional competitions.” Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad As a result of this initiative, the Competition organization. city of Auburn, the Auburn University “Alabama Launchpad promotes and Research and Technology Foundation rewards high-growth, innovative startup companies,” Baker said. “If we give and the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University joined these businesses the proper resources, together in a partnership to form the they can succeed.” Auburn region of Alabama Launchpad, Alabama Launchpad was begun which is comprised of Chambers, Lee, in 2006 to help get entrepreneurs Macon, Russell and Tallapoosa counthroughout the state much-needed ties. funds to help grow their businessCurrently, there are only two es, hire more workers and add to regional organizations of Alabama Alabama’s economy. Since its incepLaunchpad, the Auburn region and one tion, Alabama Launchpad has become See LAUNCHPAD • Page 3 a go-to resource for these startup comBy DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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Dr. LaKami Baker with the Auburn Regional Launchpad Alabama Competition organization gives her presentation to local entrepreneurs and the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce at the Lake Martin Innovation Center Thursday afternoon.
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