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Veterans and first responders will be getting some recognition from the City of Dadeville. “I saw where other towns were putting up green lights in support of our veterans,” Dadeville Council Member Frank Goodman said. “I think we should do it to recognize not only our vets but our first responders too.” The council approved the placement of green lights around city hall and council members See COUNCIL Page A7
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Dadeville High School will host an event celebrating a recent spike in enrollment for the c school’s Advanced Placement courses and to s honor the students who are taking them. h Advanced Placement results were announced for f 2014-15 and enrollment was up by 68 more than tth the year before. The rise in enrollment is being attributed to the tth school’s participation in the Alabama State Department of Education’s A+ College Ready D AP A Program. Last year was the first year the school implemented the A+ College Ready system. m “I think it’s very good. It’s very thorough. It is
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a 7-3 season in 1964, would extend their win streak to 12 with a 10-0 season on hen a young Bobby and an Associated Presss Fourtenbary pierced Class 2A state champithe Brundidge defense onship. and raced 25 yards through the And they would do Pike County night to give the so in high fashion. Dadeville Tigers a 6-0 lead over An explosive Tiger the Bulldogs on the early eveoffense, led by halfning of Sept. 10, 1965, few of back Fourtenbary even the most ardent Dadeville (who signed to fans who had made the 95-mile play college ball at trek south knew what they were Auburn) and junior quarterarterwitnessing. back Mitchell “Buddy”” Seay “I don’t know that we knew (who, along with halfback ack right away, but, when we got Perry Willis, signed to play colgoing, we knew they had a lege ball at Alabama), would shot at being something speaverage just over 38 points a cial,” said Mitchell Caldwell, game, topping the 40-point a Dadeville native who had mark in half their contests. returned home and served as an The Tiger defense was one assistant coach for the team and of – if not the – state’s stingiwould later serve as Tallapoosa est, giving up only two touchCounty Schools superintendent. downs – 1.7 points a game – on “I can’t remember any one the season, including just one particular play or one particular by the team’s defensive firstgame that made us realize that, teamers. but, as we got going, we did.” After the season-opening What Dadeville fans were win, the Dadeville team was witnessing in Brundidge that feeling its oats, said Terry night was the beginning of the Wright, who was a senior tackle most special season in the hison the squad. tory of Dadeville High School “We came to practice the football. Head Coach Jackie next Monday and we were Williams’ Tigers, coming off See 1965, Page A5
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A Jacksons Gap family is looking for answers after a home that has been a part of their lives since 1970 went up in flames early Tuesday morning. A gray wood frame home on Manoy Drive burst into flames. While Jacksons Gap Police officials could not comment of the fire because it is still an active investigation, family members believe it was arson. Patricia Crayton said the house had belonged to her mother Frances Sheeley until her passing in 2012. Most recently Crayton’s nephew Daqoun Sheeley had been living there and was at home when the
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fire broke out. Crayton said he escaped without injury. “It started between 2 and 2:30 in the morning,” Crayton said. “My husband was the first one to get here and then the fire department and police all came rolling in. They did the best they could, but just look at it now, it’s not worth much now. It might as well be gone. ”I just can’t imagine who would do such a thing. This isn’t the first time someone tried. We had a fire in there two months or so too. There’s somebody behind it and we know someone knows something about it. “We want them to come forward and tell police what they See FIRE, Page A7
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Francheska Sheeley and Patricia Crayton survey the damage to a house on Manoy Drive in Jacksons Gap Tuesday. The two say they believe that the home that belonged to Crayton’s mother was intentionally set.