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Price pleads guilty to shooting man By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Family members of Elbert Clyde Wilson gathered in the courtroom of Judge Tom Young to hear Franklin Nathan Price Jr. plead guilty to Wilson’s murder. Price pleaded guilty to reckless murder and was
sentenced to 30 years in prison. As part of the plea, Price will have to pay a yet to be determined restitution, something he mentioned to Wilson’s family in the courtroom. “There is one thing I would like to say,” Price said as he turned to face the victim’s family. “Restitution,
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day of Wilson’s death. that is material money. “On or about April It comes every day 20, 2016, the victim and goes every day. A in this case was shot man’s life I took – I by a .22 caliber rifle,” am very, very sorry. I Hall said. “During am so sorry for y’all’s the response to the loss.” incident and initial Assistant district investigation, Mr. attorney Kevin Hall Price Price gave police told the court what erroneous information of a evidence would show on the
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red vehicle that was never recovered and no record of the vehicle was ever recovered.” On the afternoon of the murder, Price spoke to The Outlook on the scene. “I was sitting on my front porch drinking coffee and I saw a red, older Ford Ranger See PLEA • Page 3
Local officials celebrate New Site playground
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
The lunchroom at Alexander City Middle School was full of happy conversation Tuesday as the school celebrated Grandparents Day, allowing grandparents the chance to come in and enjoy lunchtime with their grandchildren. “We did this last year too,” ACMS principal Tracie Blakely said. “This gives our students’ grandparents the chance to come out, get involved in the school and spend some time with their grandchildren.” Blakely credited her background at the elementary education level as being a key reason she has ideas for holding events like this. During Tuesday’s celebration of grandparents, Blakely said there were some who focused on eating lunch with their grandchildren, but there were also a number of grandparents who wanted to make the most of the period. “Some have gone and sat in on their grandkid’s classrooms and some have gone with them to look at the library,” Blakely said. “They really get a kick out of it. One grandparent told me this was the first time she had been back on this campus in 20 years.” As grandparents and grandchildren enjoyed their lunchtime together, several of those
A set of playground equipment was officially installed next to the pavilion behind New Site Town Hall in early January, giving locals a place they can bring their children on weekend afternoons. Tuesday afternoon, New Site Mayor Phil Blasingame, town councilmen Billy Daniel and Michael East, state Rep. Mark Tuggle, state Sen. Tom Whatley and representatives from the Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council gathered at the playground to celebrate the completion of the project, while the RC&D also presented the town with a $10,000 check, grant money the town used to purchase and install the playground. “We’re proud of our community out here,” Blasingame said. “We applied for the grant and wanted to put this playground in. Billy (Daniel) took this on as his personal project.
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SL Alabama president S. H. Kim, above, watches as Alabama Power’s Marshall Griffin takes part in a traditional Chuseok Charye celebrating the Korean Thanksgiving Tuesday evening. Below left, Kim talks about the holiday with guests at the plant explaining many Korean associates get homesick because the custom is to spend the holiday with family. Below right, SL Alabama associates serve themselves traditional Korean food to celebrate the occasion.
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Political newcomer wants to bring broader thinking to 3rd district By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Mallory Hagan is a newcomer to politics but is not new to being under the public eye as a former Miss America. An Opelika native with family from Alexander City, Hagan is seeking the Alabama Third Congressional District seat, running as a Democrat. Republican Mike Rogers currently serves the third district in Washington, D.C, something he has done since being elected to the House of Representatives in 2002. Hagan believes her life experiences would serve her well in Congress in making decisions not just for residents in the third district, but across the U.S. “I think having a well-rounded view of our country is important when seeking to represent people of any district,” Hagan said. “As a representative of the Third District I would be voting on things for Alabama, but also making decisions that impact all of the country. “The travels I had as Miss America advocating
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Mallory Hagan speaks at a recent Democrat rally for Walt Maddox in Alexander City. A former Miss America, Hagan is challenging Republican incumbent Mike Rogers for the third district.
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