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City officials travel to Washington, D.C. By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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The Mayor of Tallassee, Johnny Hammock, and Public Information Officer, Griffin Pritchard in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.
Leading lady A’Nyia Lynch dubbed 2022 DYW of Elmore County
Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock and Public Information Officer Griffin Pritchard went to Washington, D.C., last week to speak with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Congressman Mike Rodgers, and Congressman Barry Moore. “Our focus is to clean up the mill site,” Hammock said. City officials are working to secure Brownfields grant funding to offset the
expense of debris removal at the site in east Tallassee. “Brownfields clean up grant, then, hopefully, come back and develop it later on, with a new water filter plant,” Hammock said. The trip was aimed at informing and updating representatives about local needs. “One key reason for our visit is to talk to our legislature, talk to the people who have not been to Tallassee in a while. Let them know what’s going
on, take them to Tallassee virtually and show them the state of things right now, and ask for their support,” Pritchard said. While a lot of people disagree on what needs to be a top priority in Tallassee, Hammock said there is one thing that everyone can agree on. “We are trying to focus on what everybody wants in the town, and that is the mill site cleaned up,” he said. See WASHINGTON • Page A3
City’s second job fair is Aug. 10
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
With demolition complete, focus turns to construction of new THS
BY BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
On Saturday, July 17, nine rising senior girls from across the county participated in the Distinguished Young Women of Elmore County 2022 Scholarship Program, but it was Millbrook’s A‘Nyia Lynch who walked away with the coveted title of LYNCH Distinguished Young Woman of Elmore County. Lynch is an SEHS cheer captain and a broadcasting crewmember. She’s a member of the Beta Club, Jr. Civitan, National Science
The old Tallassee High School main campus building is all but gone now that the selective demolition process is complete. The materials that were
salvaged were placed into storage to be used in the new school’s construction. “The demo subcontractor will be finished with their process in the next couple of days,” Superintendent of Tallassee City School’s
Dr. Brock Nolin said. “The school is totally down. They have an excavator with a power hammer, which is like a big jackhammer and they are finishing taking the rest of the See DEMOLITION • Page A3
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With the old school’s main campus building out of the way, the new Tallassee High School is beginning to take shape.
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Grove Station to hold soft opening By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Tallassee will soon have a new business as Grove Station gears up for a soft opening later this month or early next month. At the upcoming council meeting, the establishment’s owner is seeking approval
With several local employers looking to fill positions, the city of Tallassee is hosting its second job fair on Aug. 10 from 5-7 p.m. at the Tallassee Recreation Center, located at 450 Gilmer Ave. City officials held the first job fair in June where over 30 people attended. “The goal was to hopefully garner enough interest to do a second,” Tallassee Public Information Officer Griffin Pritchard said. During the first event, coordinators asked participating businesses about a future job fair, and what interest there may be in hosting another one. “After talking to the employers that were there, and asking, if we do this again would you be interested in coming back, there was a resounding ‘yes’,” Pritchard said.
from city officials to serve alcohol on premise. “We are asking the city council to approve our beer and wine license and hope to get our business license after that,” said Grove Station owner Corrie Sid. Now that plans at Grove Station are beginning to solidify, it will not be much
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Grove Station will offer an array of culinary creations and crafts in historic downtown Tallassee.
longer before the establishment will open for business in historic downtown. “We are planning a soft opening towards the end of August, early September,” Sid said. The two-story building needed some renovations See GROVE • Page A3
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