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Social influencer and family safe after Elmore County fire By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor Local resident Noah Carter is counting his blessings. Last week, the social media influencer woke up to a fire in his home he shares with his parents on Ellis Lazenby Road. Carter shared the experience in multiple
posts on his TikTok channel with more than 8.5 million followers. “I was asleep,” Carter said on TikTok. “I woke up because I heard my dad yelling and the smoke detector was going off.” Carter checked his bedroom door but noticed black smoke coming up the
stairs. Carter and a friend took two dogs with them down a ladder placed by Carter’s father. “I started taking videos and documenting the entire thing,” Carter said on TikTok. “I was very close to losing my life in this fire. Had I been asleep for just a few more minutes, the smoke
would have made it to my room and I don’t know if I would have been able to make it in time.” Tallassee Fire Department chief Eric Jones said eight fire departments responded. Jones said that large of a response was needed due to
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The home of Noah Carter caught fire Monday. No one was injured in the blaze.
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Planning for future wins in FFA By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor Although Tallassee High School students didn’t compete at the FFA
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national convention last month, they still made the trip to Indiana — instead to prepare for future FFA See FFA, Page A6
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Avery Nolin, left, speaks with Dr. Daniel Free in the ag shop at Tallassee High School. Nolin was getting advice to fit a board on a shooting house she was helping to construct.
BOUND FOR STATE TITLE GAME By HENRY ZIMMER Sports Editor
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t all comes down to this. When Reeltown plays Fyffe in Bryant-Denny Stadium at 3 p.m. Friday for the AHSAA Class 2A championship, it will be the conclusion to a record-setting run by the Rebels over the past four seasons. In that time, Reeltown has won 34 of its contests and made it to the postseason in
its last three seasons. When Reeltown’s senior class takes to the field, it will be their final ride as a group. It will also be a cornerstone mark for the class of upcoming juniors to make their stamp in blue and white. The last time Reeltown got to the state final, the Rebels suffered a massive defeat at the hands of Fyffe. This year, the Reeltown faithful have different plans. “We worked so hard for
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this,” quarterback Jake Hornsby said. “People always doubt us because we might not be the biggest or fastest team. But we have brotherhood. And that is unmatched.” Reeltown’s team boasts nine seniors, all of which have made lasting impacts on the school far beyond football. With 14 juniors waiting in the wings to take things over next season, guys like See STATE, Page A6
Reeltown’s Finn Henderson celebrates after winning the semifinals on Friday night. The Rebels now turn their sights to Fyffe and the AHSAA Class 2A championship.
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Broccoli grows in on of the raised beds at the Tallassee High School agribusiness program. The beds are used to teach students how to grow a variety of things in a variety of ways.
‘Lettuce’ grow it 5 different ways By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor Lettuce is a common product found in the grocery store.
Many make salads at home with it. Others eat it on tacos in restaurants. But students at Tallassee See GROW, Page A6
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