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VOL. 120, NO. 31
Former WPD officer indicted on first-degree rape
By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
A former Wetumpka police officer was recently taken into custody after he was indicted on charges of rape in the first degree by an Elmore County Grand Jury. Elmore County Senior Assistant District Attorney Mandy Johnson said 32-year-old Nolan Moseley, who lists
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they could not comment further on an address on Spring Drive in the circumstances surrounding the Wetumpka, was arrested after crime. an investigation by the State Elmore County Sheriff Bill Bureau of Investigation. Franklin said Moseley was booked Johnson said Moseley and into the Elmore County Jail on the victim knew each other Thursday, July 26 and released on prior to the incident, but he did a $40,000 bond. not disclose the nature of their WPD Detective Clarence Reid relationship in order to protect Moseley said Moseley was not an employee the victim’s privacy. Both at the WPD at the time of the incident or Johnson and SBI representatives said
at the time of his arrest. On Tuesday, Moseley pleaded not guilty to the charge and filed to waive his arraignment. First-degree rape is a Class A felony. If convicted, Moseley could face up to life in prison. Moseley’s case was assigned to Elmore County Circuit Court Judge Sibley G. Reynolds. Moseley is scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 7.
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Concert at Range 231 North set to benefit Orsi family
By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
Elmore County Schools will be implementing new safety measures and continuing to maintain the measures that have already been in place for the 2018-19 school year, according Dennis to ECS Superintendent Richard Dennis. Dennis said he became more concerned about safety at ECS after the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. “Seventeen children getting killed in Florida was a big step in that direction. It really instigated it last year,” Dennis said. “We had evaluated the campuses. Most of the schools already had check-in sites, but in my evaluation, there were too many other access points that were available to See SAFETY • Page A2
By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
In an effort to rally the community around the surviving members of the Orsi family, who were devastated by a murdersuicide earlier this month, Range 231 North is hosting a benefit concert. “Fore the Orsis” is set for Saturday, Aug. 4 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and there is a $20 cover charge. While he does not know members of the family personally, Range 231 North co-owner Brad Martin said both of his children go to Redland Elementary School, where one of the victims taught, and his family used to live in their neighborhood. “We were just heartbroken,” Martin said. “It’s just a horrific, unimaginable thing.” As soon as he heard news of the tragedy, Martin said he reached out to a friend of the family to get their approval. After they gave their blessing, Martin said he reached out to See ORSI • Page A2
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Up to 350 people attended the 13th annual Wags and Whiskers and bid on a variety of items that were donated or collected from the Humane Society of Elmore County’s thrift store.
Humane shelter auction raises more than $24K By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
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he Humane Society of Elmore County set a fundraising record through the 13th annual Wags and Whiskers Silent Auction on Friday at the Wind Creek Wetumpka Entertainment Center. “We have a lot of people that love the shelter, and of course, there’s incredible
items here to take home if you’re the winning bidder,” Humane Society Executive Director Rea Cord said. “You come here and you get to socialize, you get to support the shelter, you get to eat great food from Wind Creek and you get to find treasures or maybe a great deal.” According to Cord, more than $24,000 was raised and the money will go to the organization’s efforts to care for all the See AUCTION • Page A3
Wetumpka Depot launching Penguin Project By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer
The Wetumpka Depot Players are currently seeking the community’s participation in the Penguin Project, a theater program designed for children with special needs between the ages of eight and 21. Executive Director Kristy Meanor said the Penguin Project will give children with special needs the opportunity to participate in a theatrical production. “It’s a beautiful project, in that the kids with special needs are getting to grow
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The Wetumpka Depot Players is hosting its first program for children with special needs. Executive Kristy Meanor said the Penguin Project will give special needs children the chance to participate in their own production.
in confidence and self-esteem and get to participate in a creative activity that might not be offered to them in a school setting,” Meanor said. “It might not be offered to them in other extracurricular activities, because there are so few of those for kids with special needs.” According to Meanor, each child with special needs will be assigned a peer mentor who is around their age to help them through rehearsals and the production. “It also helps the peer mentors to be more empathetic and helps them to build relationships with kids who aren’t See PENGUIN • Page A2
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