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Alex City’s Dark honored by insurance organization STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
A leading insurance professional organization recently recognized John H. Dark, CIC, API, AAI, of Alexander City for his dedication and ongoing leadership in the insurance industry. The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) honored Dark for 10 years of successfully maintaining the Certified Insurance Counselor designation denoting significant commitment to advanced knowledge and customer service. “This honor is an acknowledgment of the priority John H. Dark places on education and professional growth,” CIC president Dr. T. Hold said. “Customers, associates and the See DARK • Page 3
BRHS holding honor society induction Sunday
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By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Some of the best and brightest students at Benjamin Russell will be able to add another honor to their resumes soon, as the school will be holding its annual induction ceremony for the National Honor Society. “We will be holding our induction at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium,” BRHS math teacher and NHS sponsor Megan Cagle said. “We will have the ceremony and then a reception for family and friends in the cafeteria following the induction.” Cagle said the group will induct between 40 and 50 new members during Sunday’s ceremony, which is around average for the group each See INDUCTION • Page 3
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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Top: 6th Street was closed Friday morning as crews replaced an aging sewer pipe under the road. Above: The new pipe made from PVC will last much longer than the decaying tar paper that has been in the ground for decades.
hey are all across Alexander City — Bermico or Orangeberg sewer lines. The fiber pipe made from wood pulp and tar to create what looks like layers of tar paper put together to form a pipe was used as an alternative to steel pipe decades ago. As the pipe ages, it can collapse, roots can grow into it and other blockages can develop, all leading to leaks in the sewer system. Crews were on 6th Street Friday morning to replace one section crossing under the street. First, workers cut the asphalt of the street so as not to damage too much of the street surface and reaching the
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ACMS principal Tracie Blakely, left, and instructional coach Donna Martin discuss school matters Friday afternoon. Since being hired as principal, Blakely has been implementing new ideas and gathering teacher input to help make the school an example for others to follow.
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what they want to do in the future is principal Tracie Blakely, who was named ACMS principal at the end of the 2016-17 school year. “This is my 17th year in education,” Blakely said. “I started out as a first-grade teacher at Jim Pearson before I became the assistant principal there. I came to ACMS in 2011 as the assistant principal before I was selected to be the new principal.” Blakely said she wanted to become a teacher because she wanted to have an impact on the students she taught. However, she saw she could have an even greater impact See BLAKELY • Page 3
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