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Derrick Ansley sees second camp as a success
ECLECTIC, PAGE B6
New ice cream shop opens in Tallassee
Elmore County prepares for 2024 season
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Elmore County leading the way in broadband By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
Elmore County commissioner Desirae Lewis Jackson moderates a discussion on broadband in Elmore County.The map shows areas of Elmore County where Central Access from Central Alabama Electric Cooperative is available in Elmore County.
JULY 3, 2024
Internet connectivity was something in only the movies a few decades ago. Now computers, televisions,
phones, businesses and homes have a requirement only thought of in The Jetsons — broadband internet access. The requirement of broadband is reminiscent of the need of another utility. “If you don’t have it in a com-
munity, you will not survive,” Central Alabama Electric Cooperative CEO Tom Stackhouse said. “The communication connection now is critical. It is as critical now
See BROADBAND, Page B3
New lights coming to city sports fields By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor The Tallassee City Council has been talking about lights for the city’s sports fields for months. At its Tuesday meeting the council approved installing new LED lighting from Musco. It is similar to the lighting being installed at the new 17 Springs sports complex in Millbrook. New lights will be installed at the softball complex, the Babe Ruth baseball complex and the Dixie Youth baseball fields. Two of the biggest issues causing the need for replacement lights have been safety and maintenance. The vast majority of the lights are old and hard to find bulbs and ballasts for and the wooden poles they are installed on are decades old and deteriorating. “We were looking at just two complexes but did all three because of safety concerns,” Mayor Sarah Hill said. “It would save some for mobilization for a third. We will also save some on electric because of the LED lighting.” The lights will come from Musco lighting under a state bid contract. The company leases the lights to the town for 10 years at a cost of approximately $200,000 per year. At the end of the lease the town owns the lights. The lights also come with a 25 year warranty covering parts and labor. The lights would not be installed until fiscal year 2025 allowing the council to put the expense in the upcoming budget. “We didn’t have to move any money See LIGHTS, Page A2
“It honors camp members who have passed away and joined Gen. Jackson, like his words said, ‘Across the river to rest beneath the tree.’ ” — Tallassee Armory Guard commander Randall Hughey
SCV ADDS MONUMENTS TO CONFEDERATE
ARMORY PARK By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
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remembrance of the Confederate States of America is growing in Tallassee. The Tallassee Armory Guards
Camp 1921 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) has been constructing Confederate Armory Park for the last several years on its property in downtown Tallassee. The park looks over the Tallapoosa River, Highway 14 and the Fitzpatrick
Bridge. Some monuments were installed about five years ago. “A member from Virginia designed this,” Tallassee Armory Guard
See PARK, Page A6
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TOP: A statue for Stonewall Jackson has been standing in a private park construction by the Tallassee Guards of the Sons of the Confederacy. The group is adding to the park to honor those who fought in the Civil War for the Confederacy and members of the Tallassee Guards. ABOVE RIGHT: It took a crane to place the large stones weighing more than four tons each in the park. The stones will be topped with generals from the Confederacy.
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