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Ware ordered to repay monies to church By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Judge Ray Martin issued a ruling Thursday against former Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church pastor Rev. Dr. Emerson Ware Jr. saying he is responsible for taking more than $32,000 from the church involving rental property. Martin also placed some of the blame on issues facing the church on the board. “The defendant basically had his daughter living in a house owned by
the church and he was being paid by the (Alexander City) Housing Authority for her to live there,” Martin said in the ruling. “The court could not from the evidence find any reasonable legal basis by which he could have benefitted personally from this arrangement. There is simply no legal foundation in the scattered corporate bylaws or in the de facto operation of the church to provide for such a windfall for the defendant.” The ruling is a judgment for $32,400 in favor of the church and against Ware. Martin had already ruled who was in
Church, Inc. and its 2017 bylaws govern the incorporated non-profit religious organization. Named as plaintiffs in the suit and represented by Mitch Gavin are Calvin Broughton, Jimmy Brock, David Dexter, Willie George Robinson, Jimmy Boleware, Robert Boleware Jr., Raymond Caffey and Richard Burton. They are also the board of directors. The lawsuit was filed against Ware who is represented by Jason Jackson.
charge of the church in a July ruling. “After due consideration and deliberation of all evidence presented, in light of the law that applies thereto, the court hereby finds that the documents entitled By Laws and listed as Exhibit D to Plaintiff’s Complaint are in fact and law control the governance and operation of Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.,” Martin’s ruling reads. The ruling clarifies the Board of Directors from 2013 incorporation as Great Bethel Missionary Baptist
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International Trade Commission halts newsprint tariffs
Two arrested in connection to crime spree
Jones weighs in on important decision
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Law enforcement acted on tips Friday morning and arrested two Alexander City residents on Booker Street in connection to a string of automobile thefts. Investigators with the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force received an anonymous tip about an individual who was Moten wanted for multiple vehicle thefts in the Alexander City area. “The break came after going doorto-door and Sandlin interviewing persons of interest who had previous contact with him,” Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said in a release. “During a search of the suspected ‘safe house,’ investigators found an individual hiding inside a dryer. It was later discovered See ARRESTS • Page 10
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First responders honored with cadet parade Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook
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yman Ward Military Academy hosted area first responders for a parade review Friday in honor of their service and to help mark the remembrance of 9/11. ‘It is a special day for Lyman Ward Military Academy,’ president Lt. Col. Jared Norrell said. ‘We want to give thanks to all the first responders in the area. Every day these folks step up and do what is right.’ Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Trooper J.B. Pappion served as the guest review officer. Pappion graduated from Lyman Ward Military Academy. Currently Lyman Ward has graduates on scholarship at Marion Military Institute and at West Point. At Friday’s review, representatives from the Camp Hill Police Department, the Camp Hill Fire Department, the Dadeville Fire Department, the Alexander City Fire Department, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, the Montgomery Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers were on hand to be honored. See Page 9 for more photos.
Late last week, the International Trade Commission reached a decision to halt tariffs on newsprint being imported from Canada put in place by the Trump administration earlier this year. These tariffs were first imposed Jones in response to a complaint submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce from the North Pacific Paper Company, a hedge fundowned corporation based in Washington State, claiming subsidies from the Canadian government allowed Canadian newsprint manufacturers to sell their product at unfairly low prices. Among those praising the ITC on the decision to halt these tariffs is Sen. Doug Jones, who has been a strong advocate for repealing the taxes since they were introduced. “This is a huge win for our local newspapers, which are See TARIFFS • Page 3
Ministerial association holding special citywide prayer walk Tuesday By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Churches and members of the Alexander City Area Ministerial Association will be gathering together Tuesday evening in the student parking lot at Benjamin Russell High School for a special prayer walk to try to bring unity and healing to the country. “We did one in 2013, but we haven’t had one since then,” association secretary Michael Waldrop said. “We felt like, with all that’s going on in the country today, the need was there for something like this.” Waldrop said the walk will begin by walking up
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Residents participate in a citywide prayer walk a few years ago. This year’s prayer walk is Tuesday and guests are asked to begin gathering in the Benjamin Russell High School student parking lot around 5:30 p.m. while the walk will begin at 6.
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