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OFFICIALS AIM FOR SAFE HOLIDAY ON THE ROAD
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State and local law enforcement officials hope to keep the holiday travel period safe from beginning to end It’s not uncommon for motorists to travel hundreds of miles to enjoy Thanksgiving. But celebrating the holiday is the last thing anybody wants to do if they or
He said to take note of the approximate times of travel, both for one’s family and oneself and to communicate those. Abbett said that way if an unusual amount of time passed and a loved one had not been reached, law enforcement could be contacted as a next step if needed. Cliff Williams / The Outlook He said this especially applied Traffi c travels Highway 280 near Airport Drive Wednesday afternoon. See SAFETY • Page 3
those they love are involved in a traffic crash en route. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said plan is important to help stay safe. “One of the things that I encourage people is plan their trips, plan their routes if they’re going out of town,” said Abbett. Abbett said a main factor in holiday travel safety was being observant of one’s surroundings.
Dadeville approves beer and wine license for Fred’s
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The new Dadeville City Council approved a off premise beer and wine license, talked courthouse square renovation and gave a one-time bonus to city Fred’s had applied to the Alabama Beverage Control for an off premise beer and wine license. The ABC asked the council for approval. Long time first responder Roy Mathis made his objection known to the move. “I have been a first responder for 48 years,” Mathis said. “I seen what alcohol can do. That is the reason I am against this.” Fellow council member Dick Harrelson questioned Mathis. “Why don’t you close down the other business selling alcohol?” Harrelson asked Mathis. “I would if I could,” Mathis responded. “Well I have never had a drink of alcohol in my life,” Harrelson said. “But I am going to make the motion myself to allow Fred’s the off premise beer and wine license.” The measure carried with Mathis being the sole descending vote. Steve Thomas of CDG, the firm handling the grant for the courthouse project, See DADEVILLE • Page 3
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This week the city cleaned up an existing junk ordinance as part of their efforts to speed up the cleanup of the former Russell properties. The law makes it illegal for scrap metal, materials from construction or demolition to be piled or stored on parcels of property in the city limits.
City aims to speed up Russell cleanup By MITCH SNEED Editor
During the campaign season, advertising for candidate Jim Nabors called attention to the state of the former Russell Corp. complex and said that if elected, he had a plan for getting the property cleaned up. Nabors won the election and less than a month into his term, signs of his plan are starting to surface, A new ordinance regarding junk col-
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lecting on property was passed by the Alexander City City Council Monday night. The law covers several different scenarios, but it clearly makes it illegal for scrap metal, materials from construction or demolition” to be piled or stored on parcels of property in the city limits. If you have driven by the area recently, that sounds like it was written specifically for what has unfolded there. In August of 2015, Regeneration LLC See CLEANUP • Page 3
Camp Hill Town Hall held its first meeting with a new council and mayor Monday who worked through a number of items from utility bill payment dates, establishing community committee leaders and the coordination of a town Christmas parade. The council decided on a number of organizational details for the council in holding the meetings and spent good amount of time working through the council procedures with the instruction of Town Attorney Charles Gillenwaters. A priority item that resulted in a lengthy decision making process was the proposed extension on the cutoff date for utilities. “The cutoff date for our water, I want to discuss that because I’ve only been here a week and I’ve got several calls about changing the date,” said Mayor Ezell Smith. “I wanted extend that to the 25th to give these people, they will still have to pay See CAMP HILL • Page 3
Nellie Ruth Cullars celebrates 100 years of life
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Anyone traveling on Hwy 14 near Liberty City Saturday probably noticed all the vehicles parked along the roadside and neatly arranged in the driveway surrounding the picturesque white house just before Herring Crossroads. There were cars from Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. All the occupants traveled to see one lady, Nellie Ruth Cullars. Cullars celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday with several friends and family. Among those in attendance was Vivian Lucille Anderson, Nellie Ruth’s sister, who made the trip
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from Pensacola, FL along with her immediate family to celebrate her sister’s century mark. The sisters were born just outside of Tallassee, in Friendship, and were two of five children of the late Irving Clinton McCain and Mattie Isabel Oliver. Cullars married at young age. She married “Doc” Cullars, but their marriage was cut short after Doc passed away in 1958. It was after her husband passed that Cullars decided to dedicate her life to teaching children. She became third grade math at Reeltown Elementary School and went on teach for 28 years. “She still remembers
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Nellie Ruth Cullars celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday with friends and family, such as her 2 year-old great-nieces, McKenzie and McKynlee Holleman.
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