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Man arrested on sex abuse charges Alex City man arrested days after pleading guilty to child abuse By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
An Alexander City man was arrested on sexual abuse charges last week. Tony L. Dates, 53, was arrested
Tuesday on a warrant that was issued Dec. 18, 2017. “It involves a 12-year-old girl,� Alexander City Police Department deputy chief James Easterwood said. “It doesn’t appear to be rape.�
Easterwood explained the delay between the issuance of the warrant and the arrest was because the report was made through a family member in the Montgomery area causing more agencies to be involved in the matter. Dates is being held in the Tallapoosa County Jail on $75,000 bond. To make matters worse, Dates
pleaded guilty in front of Judge Tom Young Jr. just last month to willful abuse of a child in a plea agreement that would have Dates serving four years in prison. The district attorney’s office had reserved the right to sign off on a recommendation until Oct. 29 when Dates is due in court again on the older abuse charge.
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Reminiscing on the fairest childhood costume of all Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series where Outlook staff members will write a Halloween-related editorial piece leading up to Oct. 31. By SANTANA WOOD Design Editor
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hen I think of celebrating Halloween as a child, I instantly think of memories with my mother — my best friend. I think of all the things she’d do to make sure I had a special costume and the lengths she’d go to achieve it. Whether it was homemade or store-bought, she made sure it was just right. My best Halloween memories come from my No. 1 favorite costume, Snow White. At the time, we lived in the very tiny town of Tallapoosa, Georgia. If you think Alexander City is a small town, you haven’t been to Tallapoosa. We had to travel if we wanted to shop, and to do serious shopping at a mall, we had to travel even farther to Douglasville. I remember Mama taking me to the Disney store at the mall, and, being a See COSTUME • Page 10
Thousands take to Wind Creek for festival Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook Above: Some campers went so far as to create haunted houses for trick-or-treating at Wind Creek. Thousands attended the event filling the campground and thousands more visited the park for the day to take advantage of the festival and campground trick-or-treat. Right: Brady and Claire Culp take their homemade costumes of a camp fire and camper down the road in a costume parade. See more photos on Page 3 inside.
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World War II vet celebrates 95th birthday By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
A decorated veteran of the Second World War, master craftsman and former art gallery owner will be celebrating his 95th birthday this week. To help mark the occasion, family members gathered at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home for a special celebration. William Denson, Jr. was surrounded by family members at Bill Nichols Saturday morning to celebrate his birthday, including his wife Ruby Denson and children Debbie Denson, William Denson III, Chris Denson, Caroline Denson and stepson Jim Lamdis. William Denson III shared his father’s story, from being born in Selma in 1923 to his time in the military during the war, to what he did prior to becoming a resident at See VETERAN • Page 9
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William Denson, Jr., center, and his family gathered together Saturday to help celebrate Denson’s 95th birthday. Denson served in World War II and was given the Purple Heart for wounds he sustained during the Battle of the Bulge.
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