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Tallassee couple arrested for leaving baby at Walmart By WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter Questions still surround the incident that occurred at Alexander City’s Walmart on Wednesday. A couple has been arrested this week after leaving their baby at Walmart. According to Alexander City Police Department captain Durell

Alford, husband and wife Larry Epstein, 33, and Ashley Epstein, 32, both of Tallassee, were arrested Tuesday after an infant was found alone in a shopping cart at Walmart. L. EPSTEIN Both are charged with endangering the welfare of a child

following the incident. Because the investigation is still ongoing, law enforcement did not say whether the incident was intentional or the motive behind it if not. However, ACPD Sgt. Drew A. EPSTEIN Machen, who is the lead investigator on the case, said the cou-

ple were the parents of the infant. Alford said both were transported into Tallapoosa County Jail as of Thursday and were awaiting court. Machen said the two will be eligible for bond but was uncertain of their bond statuses as of Friday. ACPD patrol officers initially See ARRESTED, Page A2

Dual enrollment growing at Tallassee High

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Reeltown students served teachers at the 14th Annual Teachers Appreciation Luncheon on Saturday.

tors wanted to grow the dual enrollment program at Tallassee. Southern Union Students are graduatCommunity College joined ing from Tallassee High Tallassee High School in School and in some cases offering college courses to they are almost college high school students. sophomores. “We started offering Tallassee students are both academic and technitaking to dual enrollment cal classes,” McNaughton more and more as staff said. “The academic classexpand the options. It es just took off. Kids realallows students to earn ized the opportunity that credits from the same class was available to them.” towards high school gradTallassee students uation while at the same involved in dual enrolltaking the class for college ment doubled. credit. Tallassee started the “We jumped again when program eight years ago Dr. [Brock] Nolin came on initially through Trenholm board as superintendent,” State Community College McNaughton said. “He in Montgomery. and the board of education “We had some particirealized the opportunity to pation; our numbers were invest in our kids.” in the 20s,” Tallassee The system is now City Schools dual enrollsponsoring one class per ment coordinator Keith year at a cost of $498. McNaughton said. “We “Last year they estabworked with them for lished a local Tallassee about three years or so.” City Schools dual enrollTallassee graduate ment scholarship for any Wilfred Holt worked at student that will take the Trenholm and, according class,” McNaughton said. to McNaughton, helped “Some students are even develop the partnership. applying for scholarships When Holt retired about from the school to help three years ago, McNaughSee ENROLLMENT, Page A5 ton and other administraBy CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

14 YEARS AND COUNTING Beulah Baptist Church continues teacher appreciation luncheon By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

ore than 14 years ago Dottie Carnes had an idea — to help teachers with supplies. Saturday teachers gathered

for the 14th annual Beulah Baptist Church teacher appreciation luncheon. All say it started with Dottie Carnes. “This is not done by me,” Carnes said. “This is done by so many hands. I might do the running but that is it.”

The humble Carnes gives others the credit but it was her vision years ago. “I started it as a ministry through my church — Beulah Baptist Church 14 years See LUNCHEON, Page B2

Cookie class comes to Tallassee’s library a sugar cookie decorating class from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 31 at the Tallassee Public Library. The class Decorating sugar cookies is one will include all the supplies needway to spend a Saturday aftered with four sugar cookies and noon. royal icing. Owner of Riverview Harvest During the class, Washer will and Sweets Patti Washer is hosting explain step-by-step how to decBy ABIGAIL MURPHY Multimedia Reporter

orate each cookie as well as have a Q&A at the end. Plus, attendees will take home a cookie recipe so they can make more in the future. Washer has been baking nearly all her life and started her business See LIBRARY, Page A2

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A sugar cookie decorating class comes to Tallassee’s library on Aug. 31.

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