Oct 15, 2015 Dadeville Record by Tallapoosa Publishers

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

Sunday sales, Blue Creek development discussed By Mitch Sneed Record Editor

A potential new residential development that will include some commercial space in the Blue Creek area was introduced to the Tallapoosa County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. In addition to the news of planned “affordable lake homes,” the commissioners also got a status report on the steps required to make Sunday alcohol sales possible in the county at the regular October meeting which was pushed back a day due to Columbus Day.

County commissioners also vote to give free space to ABC officers Jody Bear and Ray Roten of Cypress Development addressed the commission about their plans to build “smaller, cabin-type, permanent units with high-end landscaping.” The homes, as well as some commercial lots, will be situated on the northeast side of the Blue Creek Bridge. The preliminary plat called the development The Harbor at Blue Creek. The homes will be one-bedroom units that Bear said would offer “affordable

lake living.” Work could begin on the site within the next two months, Roten said. “It sounds good to me,” Commissioner Emma Jean Thweatt said. “It sounds like they’ve done their preliminary work and it’s not going to cost us anything.” County Attorney Thomas Radney said he has studied the commissioners options for exploring Sunday alcohol sales. He said that it would first be up to the commissioners to pass a resolution

Council sets hours for ‘Trick or Treat’

AG issues statement on Dadeville gun law complaints By Mitch Sneed Outlook Editor

The Alabama Attorney General’s office investigated two complaints concerning possible unlawful prohibitions of firearms by a school and two public parks in Dadeville. Thursday Attorney General Luther Strange released information of his findings, saying Councill Middle School had the right under state law to ban guns, while McKelvey Park and Creation Plantation Park failed to comply with state law by erecting signs banning firearms. In the case of signage at the parks banning firearms, a call to the city attorney appeared to address the problem. “After the Attorney General communicated with the city attorney, the City of Dadeville removed the signs prohibiting weapons from both parks,” according to a released statement. “Because the signs are removed, the Attorney General will not file suit.” See GUNS, Page A7

By Cliff Williams Record Staff Writer Cliff Williams / The Outlook

Anna McCormick and First Baptist Church of Dadeville pastor Gary Wiggins reel the first fish of the day. Below, Heather and Michael Eaton help their daughter Holland touch a fish they landed.

CREATING FISH TALES: Church treats special needs class to fishing adventure By Cliff Williams Outlook Staff Writer

Smiles could be seen and giggles heard as catfish were pulled from the pond at First Baptist Church of Dadeville’s Clyde Acree Recreational Area Wednesday morning by special needs children from Dadeville Elementary School. But the smiles and giggles were not limited to the children. Anna McCormick was all smiles as she reeled in the first See FISHING, Page A5

The Dadeville City Council changed the time for this year’s Trick or Treat. “I think for safety reasons, we need to wait till 6 p.m. to start trick or treat,” Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour explained to the council. “That way it will allow for those that want to get away from town before things start to do so.” The council voted to move the start time to 6 p.m. and keep the end at 8 p.m. for Friday Oct. 30. “It has always been two hours for as long as I can remember,” Council member Frank Goodman said. Building Inspector Michael Richardson brought to the council’s attention the need to create a board of adjustment along with planning and zoning, as currently, when he denies a building permit or planning and zoning denies something there is little that can be done to appeal except through the courts. See COUNCIL, Page A7

Kiwanians get history lesson from Dadeville’s Barbara Cole

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asking the local legislative delegation to introduce a bill in the next session of the legislature. “They could do it where it would be a local law where it would just become legal if the legislature passed the law or they could introduce a bill that will call for a referendum of the voters,” Radney said. “If you go the referendum route, it would likely be November of 2016 before that vote of the people could be See COMMISSION, Page A7

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Dadeville’s Barbara Cole speaks to the Kiwanis Club Thursday, sharing personal stories of the area’s rich history and the way things once were.

By David Granger

village which was originally built for the people she called “the bigshots” (doctors, nurses and construction Dadeville’s Barbara Cole grew up supervisors) during the construcunder unique circumstances. tion of Martin Dam. “We had a store Cole, who will turn 80 in February, with everything we needed. We had a was born and grew up among the clubhouse. We had a guesthouse. We 28 families of Martin Dam Village, had electricity. We had indoor plumbperhaps the only village in Alabama ing. We had garbage pick-up. We had in its time to feature most of the constreetlights. We had it all.” veniences of modern life – many long The village also had telephones, before they were offered anywhere but only one long-distance line. And, else. apparently, a nosy operator. On Thursday, she told the weekly “I can remember when I was dating gathering of the Dadeville Kiwanis my husband,” Cole said. He called Club of her experiences there. one day and said, ‘Barbara, I really “We had everything that you have See COLE, Page A5 in this town today,” Cole said of the Outlook Staff Writer

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