TIGERS TRY TO BUILD OFF BIG WIN OVER REELTOWN THIS WEEK AGAINST BEAUREGARD. PAGE B1.
Our View of ‘Saggy Pants’ debate, Page A4
Betty Hayes tells you what’s happening in the community and area churches, Page B2
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VOL. 118, NO. 36
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Schools plan for use of sales tax funds By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer
Tallapoosa County Schools Superintendent Joe Windle knows what he must do with the lion’s share of money he receives from the additional 1 percent sales tax. The main reason Windle asked the Tallapoosa County Commission for the increase was to allow the county school system to meet the State Department of Education’s requirement for a reserve
fund equal to one month of its operating expenses. The Tallapoosa County Commissioners approved the tax by a 3-2 vote on May 11. The tax plan was supported and pushed by Windle, who was hoping that the funds would help return the system to the black as well as allow for several capital projects. Commissioners T.C. Coley, Emma Jean Thweatt and George Carleton Jr. all voted in favor of the tax, while com-
missioners John McKelvey and Steve Robinson voted no to the proposal. The resolution approved by the commissioners included a three-year provision where the Tallapoosa County Schools must work towards a property tax referendum to add a more stable source of funds. The tax began being collected from consumers on Monday. Windle said Wednesday that one month’s operating expenses for Tallapoosa County Schools equals
By Cliff Williams Record Staff Writer
Dadeville Elementary School teacher Teresa Brunetti may have finally found a home for her and her family after the support she received following a lung cancer diagnosis almost a year ago. “I am a military brat,” Brunetti explained. “I have lived a lot of different places, but never felt the kind of support I received here in this community.” Brunetti, known as Netti by most of her students, explained the military lifestyle she experienced growing up. “Once you are part of a military family, after a couple years you think – OK, where do I go next,” Brunetti said. Brunetti might have been wondering where the next stop was going to be but was slowed down a little following a bout with lung cancer. “I had numbness and tingling in my fingers,” See TEACHER, Page A5
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Above, Teresa Brunetti shares a laugh with her class at Dadeville Elementary recently while working on vocabulary words. Left, Levi Rawls works on spelling and vocabulary in Brunetti’s class. Brunetti was diagnosed with lung cancer almost a year ago. After a partial lung removal, Brunetti had to leave school again for chemo and radiation after cancer was found in her lymph nodes. The school rallied around her and her story served as motivation for students.
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The Union and Reeltown Volunteer Fire Departments are hoping a new class at Reeltown High School leads to new cadets for their departments. “The idea came from the Union Fire Department,” Reeltown Fire Department Assistant Chief Pete Mastin said. “We are right here on the school’s campus, so there is no travel, and no school bus involved. We presented it to principal Tom Cocharan and he was excited about the addition to the health class.” “We wanted to show the students what all the fire department is about, not what they think it is See TRAINING, Page A10
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Reeltown Fire Department assistant chief Pete Mastin gives a lesson to students Tuesday.
Pacesetters set tone for United Way campaign By David Granger Record Staff Writer
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approximately $1.8 million. He added that the county school system will likely collect approximately $1.2 million from the additional sales tax and, over the next two years, commit between $700,000 and $800,000 each year toward building its reserves. “That will obviously be our first priority, building that reserve to the point the state requires,” said Windle. “We probably will try to put at least $700,000
Amtech and the Lake Martin Community Hospital, designated as pacesetters for Lake Martin Area United Way’s annual campaign, have both seen employees greet the annual fundraiser with giving attitudes. As pacesetters, the companies’ job was to jumpstart the Lake Martin Area Untied Way’s fall campaign by agreeing to run their own workplace campaigns early and report their results at the campaign kick-off. Both Amtech and Lake Martin Community Hospital had campaign goals of $10,000. As of Tuesday, AmTech employees had pledged
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$10,372.17. Lake Martin Community Hospital employees had pledged $7,000. Lake Martin Community Hospital got a later start in its campaign. “I still have several employees that I need to reach to discuss United Way’s 2016 campaign with,” said Stacy Deloach, Lake Martin Community Hospital’s human resources director, who is leading its campaign. “When both businesses were asked to serve as Pacesetters, they did not hesitate to say yes and they were so honored to do so,” said Sharon Fuller, executive director of Lake Martin Cliff Williams / The Outlook Area United Way. “I have heard testimonies from employees of Amtech Human Resources Manager Mallory Padgett, right, goes over See PACESETTER, Page A9 the United Way donation form with Matt Bishop and Beverley Nickolson.