SPORTS, PAGE 12
LOCAL
OPINION:
HSEC Pet of the Week – Mae
Thank God I’m a country boy
PAGE 4
PAGE 11
AREA 5 TOURNAMENT BRACKETS SET
INSIDE:
LOCAL FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS, PAGE 2.
The Tallassee Tribune DEDICATED TO THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE GREATER TALLASSEE AREA
TALLASSEE, AL 36078
50¢
February 1, 2017
TALLASSEETRIBUNE.COM
VOL. 118, NO. 5
Community Home Health gets excellent results in state survey
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Community Home Health was recently surveyed by the Alabama Department of Public Health. The agency received excellent survey results during their compliance survey, which began on January 10, 2017. During the three-day on-site survey, employees of the Alabama Department of Public Health reviewed all clinical documentation, policies and procedure, and employee credentialing. “It’s our recertification survey for Medicare and
Medicaid service so that we can be a provider for those services,” said Laura Leigh Peters, community relations for Community Home Health and Hospice in Tallassee. The recent survey at the facility was done to determine compliance with federal requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. The facility was found to be in “substantial compliance” with conditions of participations and standards. The agency received no deficiencies. ADPH surveyors also reviewed programming
Community Home Health received excellent marks on a survey conducted by Alabama Department of Public Health.
See SURVEY • Page 7 Submitted / The Tribune
Pratville woman arrested on drug charges
Former ‘Idol’ contestant found guilty in child porn case
By CARMEN RODGERS Tallassee Tribune
Lacey Elizabeth Reed of Prattville was arrested in the parking lot of a business in the 1300 block of Gilmer Avenue after Tallassee Police Department narcotics investigators made contact with a suspicious vehicle. Police say the woman was sitting in the passenger seat of the suspicious vehicle when the business owner asked her to move it. According to police, when Reed attempted to exit the vehicle a concealed weapon was spotted beneath her leg. Police seized the pistol and discovered it to be stolen from Montgomery. Inside the vehicle investigators found two syringes. One syringe contained what police believe is methamphetamine. Police also discovered what is thought to be spice, a small amount See ARREST • Page 7
Today’s
Weather
72 50 High
Low
THURS: HIGH 68 LOW 48
CONTACT US 334-567-7811 Fax: 334-567-3284
By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor
Submitted / The Tribune
Erik Creswell, outgoing President, Lee Greer won the Presidents Award, Javier and Rachel Barragan won Business of the Year for their restaurant Cozumel. Lorie Rygiel won the Francis Wagnon Award for her outstanding community service.
ANNUAL CHAMBER BANQUET WAS SUCCESS By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Tallassee’s annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet was a night of fun, food and great company. This year’s banquet, like last year, was held at the Wetumpka Civic Center and, unlike last year, the weather was perfectly suited for a late January evening. According to Michone Roye, director of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce, atten-
Elizabeth Garnett and Kaleb Gillespie participated in the 100 Days of School Celebration last Friday at Tallassee Elementary. Garnett chose to dress as a 101 Dalmatian for the 101st day of school and Gillespie is dressed as a 100 year old man in celebration of 100 days of school.
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Bridge has long been a favorite American past time. Not only does the game of bridge bring people together socially, it also promotes a healthy brain. According to the American Contract Bridge League, 25 million Americans over the age of 18 know how to play bridge. Of these 25 million adult bridge players, only 3 million play the game at least once a week. This is a huge decrease from the 1940s when 44 percent of American households had at least one active bridge player. Submitted / The Tribune
LINVILLE MEMORIAL
H O M E
Cremations and Monuments
84632 Tallassee Hwy. [ Eclectic, AL
See COX • Page 3
Local man working to bring bridge back to the table
100th day of school
USPS 681-260
F U N E R A L
dance was up nearly threefold from recent years. “I know they have had bigger ones, but that was long before I got here,” Roye said. “This year was the biggest since at least 2009 and it may be a lot longer than that. It was almost triple what is was two years ago.” The event brought out city, county and state officials. Rep. Mark Tuggle was in attendance, as were Rep. Mike Holmes and Lori Williams, a field representative for See BANQUET • Page 7
After four and a half hours of deliberation that followed a three-day trial, a jury of eight women and four men found former “American Idol” contestant Brandon Cox, 28, of Wetumpka guilty on seven counts Cox of possession of child pornography Friday morning. Each count carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Assistant District Attorney Kristy Peoples, who, along with ADA Sara Judah, prosecuted the case for the state, said they would seek the maximum punishment at Cox’s sentencing hearing, set for April. In the interim, Cox – who reached Hollywood by making the top 50 on “American Idol” in 2012 – was remanded to custody in the Elmore County Jail. The case was tried in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Sibley Reynolds and
T TRUITT INSURANCE & BONDING, INC.
See BRIDGE • Page 7
FREE ESTIMATES!
Dolan A. Fannin Jr., LUTCF
Surety Programs Business Coverages
334.639.4730
Home & Auto
www.linvillememorial.com
Life Products
319 Barnett Blvd. Tallassee, Alabama 36078 P: 334.991.4688 Toll Free 877-787-5727 dolan @truittinsurance.com www.truittinsurance.com
Edging • Weed Eating • Trimming Fall Clean-up • Pine Straw Laid Upon Request And All Lawn Maintenance
(334) 309-4422
(334) 580-7879