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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Council approves budget, resignations
to approve the resolution was passed. Councilman Roy Mathis made a motion to approve the budget, seconded by The Dadeville City Council officially Councilwoman Brownie Caldwell and approved a city budget for the upcoming was passed by the council. fiscal year during their regularly One small addition was made to the scheduled meeting Tuesday night. budget, as a motion to provide a $1 “We tried to be very diligent with per hour raise for Eugene Collum of your money,” Mayor Wayne Smith the Street Department was made and said. “I think we came up with a pretty approved. workable one.” The council also took action on the The mayor read a resolution resignation of City Clerk Mike Gardner, approving the budget, and a motion who was recently hired as a financial By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
assistant with the Tallapoosa County Board of Education. “I make a motion, with regret, that we accept his resignation,” Councilman Dick Harrelson said. “I second, with double regret,” Caldwell added. “I have a motion and a second, with an overall triple regret,” Smith said as he called for the vote. Following the council accepting the resignation, Smith had nothing but good things to say about Gardner.
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“This man, my vocabulary isn’t big enough to say how much this man means to me,” Smith said. “He has agreed to help us with the transition.” Smith also said the job had been posted, and the city would be accepting applications until 3 p.m. Friday afternoon before looking the applications over beginning next week. The city council also handled the following items Tuesday night: See COUNCIL • Page 3
Sims celebrates 30 years at Dadeville Church of God
Windle named finalist for superintendent of year award
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In today’s world, a person staying on the same job for 30 months is rare, let alone 30 years. But when that job is serving the Lord, and the members of the same church for three decades, it is a feat worth celebrating. Sunday members of the Dadeville Church of God honored their pastor, Rev. Jimmy Sims who has led the church for 30 years. “You all really pulled one over on me with this one,” Sims said. “I thank See SIMS • Page 5
As a way to recognize those who put in the long, hard hours it takes to be a successful school superintendent, the organization School Superintendents of Alabama and Classworks, one of SSA’s business members, have announced the list of Windle district finalists for the 2018 State Superintendent of the Year award. Joining the list of district finalists nominated for this distinction is Tallapoosa County Schools Superintendent Joe Windle. Along with superintendents from each of the other eight statewide districts, Windle will be attending the SSA Fall Conference in Florence Oct. 9-11. During the conference, the nine district finalists will be judged
Dadeville celebrates homecoming Photos by Cliff Williams
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Rev. Jimmy Sims was honored for 30 years of service to the Dadeville Church of God Sunday.
Dadeville High School celebrated homecoming Friday with a pep rally, parade and a 48-26 win over Holtville’s football team. Top, Cimone Presley, center, is crowned Dadeville HIgh School Homecoming Queen 2017 by last year’s queen Samantha Williams, right as Presley’s mother Shasta Presley looks on. Right, Dadeville High School teacher Greg Shelton tastes a little of the pie thrown at him for walking across the school logo.
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Dadeville couple survives house fire after pet’s warning By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
A family pet is credited with saving the lives of a Dadeville couple as their home burned Friday morning. “The cat saved them,” Dadeville Fire Chief Keith Wilkerson said. “The cat jumped on the bed and woke them up. They sat up and smelled smoke.” Wilkerson explained the early Friday morning fire started in the home’s kitchen. “The fire was started by wiring in the kitchen,” Wilkerson said. Wilkerson said the couple did not escape the incident without injures. “When they opened the (bedroom) door to get out, the
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flame burned them,” Wilkerson said. “Two people were injured. They had burns and were transported by Tallapoosa EMS to Birmingham.” Wilkerson said the injures did not appear to be life-threating but the home appears to be a total a loss as was a boat and two automobiles. “I don’t think it was too bad,” Wilkerson said. “She had some burns to her arms and he had burns to his face and back.” The other resident and hero of the home – the cat — is believed to have perished in the fire. “We don’t know what happened to the cat,” Wilkerson said. “We don’t know if it perished or got out and took off. The cat saved them.”
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Two cars and one boat were destroyed in a Bartlett Street fire last Friday morning in Dadeville.
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