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‘INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER’ B-17 to be on display at Montgomery air show
Maddox paying Alex City visit Sept. 13
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
If you see military planes in the sky over the next few days, don’t fret. The area is not in danger as the Red Tails Over Montgomery Air Show is in town. One of the highlights of the show is the World War II era B-17 bomber “Madras Maiden.” Of the nearly 13,000 Flying Fortresses made, only 13 are still flyable and even fewer fly on a regular basis. Owned by the Liberty Foundation, the “Madras Maiden” will be part of the static display at Saturday’s air show and Lt. Col. Ray Fowler will be piloting it for those wanting a ride Sunday. Fowler has extensive flying experience but enjoys how simple and light the B-17 is and appreciates the history of the plane. “It really shows America’s industrial might at the time,” Fowler said. “They built a B-17 tip to tail in one hour. This is an excellent opportunity for people to get an up close and personal look at this historic aircraft. And get some idea of See AIR SHOW • Page 3
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The ‘Madras Maiden’ comes to a stop at the Montgomery Regional Airport Monday morning. The B-17 bomber will be on display at an air show at the airport Saturday and available for flights Sunday.
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As the Nov. 6 midterm election grows closer and campaign season continues to ramp up, Alexander City will play host to several Democratic candidates during a party rally at The Mill Two Eighty Thursday, Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m., including the Democrats’ nominee for Governor of Alabama. Walt Maddox, the current Maddox mayor of Tuscaloosa will be the keynote speaker at the rally, which will also feature at least five candidates in local races. Tallapoosa County Democratic See MADDOX • Page 3
Gordon’s projected impact to be minimal for area By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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Many employees with the City of Alexander City could see a raise in the coming months thanks to the ongoing pay study and budget process. Much of the information for the pay study comes from an internal look at pay from other similar municipalities. “This is Phase 2 of the pay study,” city finance director Sandy Stanbrough told members of the Alexander City City Council in a budget hearing Tuesday. “We have already looked at Phase 1 at a council meeting.” Human resources director Kathy Railey explained where much of the information in the study came from. “We looked at the same municipalities as the Auburn study,” Railey said. “For this phase we looked at positions that were 3 percent below what was being paid for the same job in other towns.” “We found we were well below the average,” Stanbrough said. “We are recommending increasing (police) patrolman salary by 3 percent.” And law enforcement will not be the only ones seeing pay increases. “We are proposing job title changes to keep See COUNCIL • Page 3
As Tropical Storm Gordon prepares to make landfall along the Gulf Coast between Mobile Bay and the mouth of the Mississippi River, current weather forecasts show Tallapoosa County will see only minimal impact, if any, from the storm. “The storm is too far to the south and west to really have an impact,” meteorologist Jessica Winton with the National Weather Service’s Birmingham office said. “It is also a fairly weaker system.
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We haven’t been all that impressed with it in our office here.” Winton said the main impact the storm could have in central Alabama would most likely be rains lasting longer than a typical summer storm and winds up to 25 mph. Following his regular briefing, Tallapoosa County EMA Director Jason Moran agreed with this, stating there would be only minimal impact to the area from Gordon. “We are expecting rainfall up to half an inch and wind gusts between 15 and 25 (mph),” Moran said. While Gordon may See GORDON • Page 3
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