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Body found near Kowaliga boat ramp
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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The body of Seo Phyo Hong was found near the Kowaliga boat ramp Tuesday morning. No foul play is suspected.
A South Korean male was found dead at the Kowaliga boat ramp Tuesday morning. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Patrol Captain Gary Buchanan said authorities were called to the scene at 5:45 a.m. where they
found 57-year-old Seo Phyo Hong deceased. Though Hong has a Montgomery address, authorities were unable to locate any family members locally. “We are working through the South Korean consulate to notify any family in South Korea,” Buchanan said in a release Tuesday afternoon. No foul play is suspected in the death.
Barn destroyed in blaze 400 round bales of hay, tractor lost to probable lightning strike By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Lightning from passing storms is the likely cause of a fire that destroyed a barn in New Site early Tuesday morning. Storms and lightning were in the area Monday evening into Tuesday morning. The fire was noticed about 2:30 a.m. as a neighbor looked out her window and called for help. Hanson Farms employees on the scene after the sun rose while remnants of the barn were still smoldering and smoking said more than 400 bales of round hay were lost in the fire. A tractor was also lost to the flames. They were remaining on the scene as some bales had not yet been totally consumed by the flames. The hay lost to the fire was to be consumed by cattle on the farm over the winter. The farm is hopeful weather will permit one See FIRE • Page 2
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PRAYER AND REMEMBRANCE The Alexander City Area Ministerial Association held a prayer walk Tuesday evening to remember and pray for various parts of the community like the economy, military, first responders, education and churches. The walk was well attended with several area pastors offering prayers at stops along the way. For more photos from the prayer walk turn to page 3. Cliff Williams / The Outlook
Hydock kicks off new semester of Horizons Unlimited By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
It was a standing room only crowd in the board room of the Alexander City Board of Education building Monday afternoon for the first session of the fall 2018 semester of Horizons Unlimited. For the first meeting, the group had none other than celebrated storyteller Delores Hydock sharing historical stories from late 18th Century and early 19th Century Britain, under the heading of “Fools for Love: Fads and Fancies of Regency England.” Before Hydock began her presentation, Beverly Thomas with Horizons Unlimited and Ellen Martin with the Alexander City Board of Education welcomed guests to another exciting semester of programs. “Bringing together so many programs with speakers on so many different topics is not always easy,” Martin said. Setting the scene for the rest of her program, Hydock described a typical street in London as dawn began to break on June 11, 1811. As street
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Storyteller Delores Hydock shares ‘Fools for Love: Fads and Fancies of Regency England’ with Horizons Unlimited Monday afternoon, kicking off the fall 2018 semester.
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