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State representative presents budget, legislative matters By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
State Representative Mark Tuggle gave the Dadeville Kiwanis Club a picture of the latest goings-on in Montgomery, including numbers from the latest budget passed by the state legislature. “Our budget for education this year totaled $6.4 billion,” he said. “There is $179 million in the education Tuggle reserve, which is a true reserve.” Breaking these numbers down, Tuggle said the legislature had added $26.8 million into the foundation program and $13.5 million for adding Pre-K units across the state. “We’ve grown it considerably over the past few years. I think we’re moving it in the right direction,” Tuggle said. “We want to expose kids to learning early.” Despite it being one of the largest line items on any education budget, Tuggle said enough had been put towards school transportation to provide approximately 60 percent of the average amount it takes a school system to furnish transportation for its students. Other positive things to report about the education budget included an additional $1.25 million for juvenile probation programs and more funds going to the Alabama School of Fine Arts, the See KIWANIS • Page 3
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Fashion and music The United Way hosted its 5th Annual Fashion Showdown, above, in a New Orleans style event to raise funds for their annual campaign while highlighting clothing available in Alexander City. Right, Alex City Arts hosted Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver at the BRHS Auditorium. Lawson and band treated guests to a night of Bluegrass music as Lawson played his trademark mandolin while singing tenor and baritone.
The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died in December of 2014 who has been charged with “chemical endangerment exposure to a child resulting in death” appears to be finally headed to trial. The case against Bethany Brown Missildine is scheduled to begin on Oct. 23, according to court records. The case has been continued three times after motions by the defense were filed. According to court records, Bentley Cole Missildine of Alexander City died at Russell Medical Center on Dec. 27, 2014 shortly after officers were called to a home on Barrett Road. The Alexander City Police Department Missildine immediately launched an investigation into the death. As a result of the toddler’s unexpected death, an autopsy was performed. Toxicology reports that were performed during that process, were not complete until June. Those tests indicated the boy’s death was due to “methadone toxicity.” The indictment reads in part, “Bethany Missildine… did knowingly, recklessly or intentionally cause or permit a child, to-wit: Bentley Cole Missildine, to be exposed to, to ingest or inhale, or to have contact with a controlled substance, chemical substance, or drug paraphernalia as defined by the Code of Alabama 1975, to-wit: methadone, and that exposure caused the death of Bentley Cole Missildine.” Methadone is an opiate that is used sometimes to help recovering addicts. It is also used as a pain reliever and as part of drug addiction detoxification and maintenance programs and is available only from certified pharmacies. Earlier this month, Missildine’s attorney Jason Jackson filed a motion to exclude certain types of information from being presented at trial. The motion asks the court to prohibit photos and testimony about images of the alleged victim from being presented in court during the trial. Jackson’s motion claims “the photos would be highly prejudicial and of no probative value” and “such photos would tend to illicit sympathy from the jurors and improperly influence their decision.” Judge Ray Martin is set to hear the case. A conviction on a Class A felony is punishable with a prison sentence of up to “life, or not more than 99 years, or less than 10 years,” according to the Official Code of Alabama.
Benjamin Russell Navy JROTC receives bi-annual review By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
The cadets of the Benjamin Russell Navy JROTC gathered in the school gymnasium Thursday morning, lined up in precise, neat rows for their bi-annual review from Area Eight Manager of the Navy JROTC organization, Cmdr. Merlin Ladner. Parents of the cadets filled the gym bleachers, while Benjamin Russell Principal Dr. Anthony Wilkinson, Assistant Principal Kelli Kelly and Alexander City Schools Superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper were special guests at the review. The review began when Navy JROTC Instructor Capt. Matthew Leahey escorted Ladner into the gym before the Color Guard posted
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