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Resident finds missing woman near woods Monday By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
The search for Kristin Noel Fuller, 28, of Alexander City is over. Fuller was found by a passerby on Monday afternoon around 4:45 p.m. coming out of the woods on Barrett Road just south and east of where it intersects Kerley Patten Road. Alexander City resident Scott Simmons went to school with Fuller and was a passenger in a vehicle traveling Barrett Road going home from work at about 4:30 p.m.
Sex abuse trial resumes today
“I saw her right in my peripheral (vision) in the woods coming out. She made it right there,” Simmons said pointing to the spot where Fuller was exiting the woods. “We stopped just up at the curve. My ride left me. I said I am not leaving her. He said, (he) had to go. I said go. He said, ‘the tire was going flat.’” Simmons was happy to have spotted Fuller when he did. “I am glad I seen her,” he said. “I was running to her. She just collapsed. She was tired, scratched up everywhere.” See MISSING • Page 3
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Alexander City resident Scott Simmons, left, explains to friends and family how he found Kristin Noel Fuller Monday afternoon.
OKTOBERFEST
2013 case finally gets to be heard by jury
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
More witnesses are expected today as the trial of Willard Thornton continues. Thornton was charged in July 2013 with sodomy and sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Thornton was 62 at the time of the report and the alleged victim is known to the defendant. Assistant district attorney Kevin Hall laid out the state’s case in his opening statement to the jury stating the victim disclosed details to a forensic interviewer. “(He) licked my monkey,” Hall said the victim said. “And a few days after the original incident he touched (the victim’s) breast, buttocks and vaginal area.” The child victim made disclosures to family who reported the alleged abuse to the Department of Human Resources who in turn reported it the Alexander City Police Department. See TRIAL • Page 3
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large crowd turned out to the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex on Saturday for the 38th annual Alexander City Oktoberfest celebration. Sparky the Fire dog greeted guests, while Feathered Friends Cockatoo and Horse Sanctuary had a petting zoo and pony ride set up. There were a multitude of food vendors offering refreshments, and the car show included models from virtually every manufacturer, including Ford, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Studebaker. For more photos, see Page 11 inside.
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The Alexander City City Council approved contracts for more sewer work Monday night. “I make the motion we keep things flowing the right direction,” council member Bobby Tapley said of the sewer work. The work will be completed through two contracts – one for up to $535,000 worth of work, while the other is for up to $150,000. The work will involve major cleaning, root removal and the relining of sewer lines and manholes in parts of the city. The council also approved a change order on projects at the T.C. Russell Airport. With one project coming in under budget by about $33,000 due to less rock being found, the change authorizes the funds to be spent on some lighting. At the airport, the council also approved filing a pre-application for state
Fall for Downtown set for Saturday
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Main Street Alexander City is holding Fall for Downtown on Saturday with activities for the entire family, including the annual pumpkin roll where children will have the chance to get a pumpkin to go down the hill on Alabama Street.
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Fall weather has finally arrived, and with it comes a celebration of Alexander City and everything offered in the downtown area. Main Street Alexander City will be hosting its annual Fall for Downtown on Saturday with plenty of fun activities for the entire family. This year’s Fall for Downtown, sponsored by Country Financial, includes events that have proved popular in previous years while also mixing in a few new activities to make for one exciting day, according to Main Street Alexander City Executive Director Bre Smith. “We are thrilled to be doing this again,” Smith said. “We are excited to see new merchants taking part this year.” The festivities begin in downtown at 8 a.m. with the annual sidewalk sale along Main, Calhoun and Broad streets, where guests can see everything local merchants have to offer. A See FALL • Page 9
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