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Boys and Girls Club could return to Dadeville
but they’re not there anymore.” The city has had a Boys & Girls Club in the past, but it closed a few years During the most recent meeting of the ago due to having to compete with Dadeville City Council, Councilwoman other after-school programs. Since then, Teneesha Goodman-Johnson brought up these organizations have ceased their own operations, leaving the youth of the topic of possibly bringing the Boys Dadeville without a group they can be a & Girls Club back to Dadeville. part of after school each day. “There’s nothing for the kids to do,” “The children are our future. If we Johnson said. “When I was growing can get more involved with our kids as a up in Dadeville, there were different programs being offered at the rec center, community, they’re better off,” Johnson By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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said. Executive Director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area Melissa Reynolds listed off some of the things needed in order to get one started up in Dadeville again. “We would need to have a meeting with the city,” Reynolds said. “Two of the main things we would need from the city would be a building with utilities provided and funding.” Even though there are certain
concerns with getting a new Boys & Girls Club started in Dadeville, Johnson believed the support for this group is there and is very strong. “I have been trying to reach out to different people around town to make sure they are behind this,” Johnson said. “So far, I have heard nothing but positive reactions to this.” Some of the people Johnson has been
100-HOLE MARATHON
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Michael Paul Ray of Tallassee has been indicted for second-degree arson in the March fire of a Lafayette Street home in Dadeville. Ray was arrested Saturday and released on $7,500 Ray bond. The Dadeville Police Department has been investigating the incident since March 3 and getting the case ready to present to the grand jury. At the time of the incident, Police Chief David Barbour stated he believed the fire was not an accident. “It is believed by me the fire was intentionally set,” Barbour said in March. Personnel from the fire departments in Dadeville, Camp Hill and Jacksons Gap worked to put out the blaze. The rental home has since been repaired. The Dadeville Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the state fire marshal who helped determined the cause of the fire.
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Anderson steps down from school board By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
total of $3,000 to $4,000. “I raised $4,450 this year, but I might still get another donation or two before I turn the money in,” he said. “I’m very pleased with the turnout this year. It’s tremendous to go over my goal as much as I did.” With both Witherington’s golf
After 15 years of service as a member of the Tallapoosa County Board of Education, board member Randy Anderson Anderson has officially resigned from his seat on the board. “Tonight marks the end of my 15th year serving on this board,” Anderson said. “All in all I believe the educational system in Tallapoosa County is better than it was 15 years ago. I have been privileged to be a part of these improvements.” In August, Anderson was selected to serve as secretary for the National Funeral Directors Association, effective Nov. 1. Anderson believed that a great deal of his time and effort would be needed in order to effectively serve his colleagues in the funeral home business, and said he was afraid this would mean he could not devote the same energy to the school board as in years past. “With that in mind, I hereby tender my resignation from the Tallapoosa County Board of Education effective on Oct. 31, 2017,” he said. “Even though I am leaving this seat,
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Stillwaters golf pro Gabby Witherington poses with Courtney Layfield and Tina Parker of the Lake Martin Area United Way during Witherington’s 100-hole golf marathon fundraiser Monday afternoon.
Golf pro Witherington completes marathon, raises funds By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Just after 6 a.m. Monday, Stillwaters golf pro Gabby S Witherington stepped out onto W the th Stillwaters golf course and teed te off, beginning his second annual 100-hole golf marathon a to raise money for the Lake Martin Area United Way. M
“I’m a little tired and sore, but I’m happy. We raised money for a good cause,” he said after completing his approximately five and a half rounds of golf Monday afternoon. When he began spreading the word about racing through 100 holes earlier this year, Witherington increased his fundraiser goal from last year’s
Drone photographs Keebler Park By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
A small handful of people gathered at Keebler Park in Dadeville last Thursday morning as another key step was taken in the overall plan to revitalize and beautify the park. Mayor Wayne Smith and Dadeville resident Dianna Porter, who has been spearheading the plan for Keebler Park were joined by welding teacher Joe Abercrombie and robotics teacher Dalton Nabors from the Edward Bell Career Technical Center in Camp Hill to fly a drone over the park, taking photographs of the park’s layout and landscape. “It gives you a good sense of how many trees are in the park,” Porter said.
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During the flight of the drone over the park, Porter watched on the control screen as Nabors carefully guided it over the trees, snapping a lot of photographs of the park, before bringing it closer to the ground and sending it down the paved path winding through the trees. “Ever since we acquired this drone, we’ve mainly been practicing with it,” Nabors said. “This is the second project I’ve worked on with it. Last week, I used it to take photos of Dadeville Elementary School and Dadeville High School.” Following the flight of the drone, Porter talked with Nabors and Abercrombie about what could be done with regards to signage at the park and how the students at Edward Bell could See DRONE • Page A5
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The drone from the Edward Bell Career Technical Center flies over Keebler Park last Thursday morning as it takes photographs to help plan future projects for the park.
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