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VOL. 125, NO. 5
Council approves demolition of Hotel Talisi By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor The Hotel Talisi will be torn down soon. The Tallassee City Council approved the demolition of the fire-gutted structure in downtown Tallassee at the council’s Tuesday meeting. “We declared a state
of emergency due to imminent threats,” Mayor Sarah Hill said. “With the possibility of storms and additional damage we feel it needs to come down.” The approval of demolition occurred after CDG engineer Jeff Harrison said he was concerned about the safety and integrity of the
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structure. The council authorized Hill to gather quotes for taking the structure down. Hill said funding would come from the City of Tallassee property enhancement and local economic development funds. “We hope to go ahead and get it down,” Hill
Hotel Talisi will officially be torn down as the Tallassee City Council approved its demolition during its meeting last Tuesday.
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Sewage treatment project needs more funding By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor For the last several years the Tallassee City Council has been attempting to address issues and a consent decree with its sewage treatment lagoons. The city’s wastewater treatment program has been in a redesign for several years to rectify issues of chlorination and projected needs. Since bids were coming in nearly $15 million over budget, engineers at CDG have been working to come up with a cost effective solution — fix what is already there to stay within an approximate budget of $3.5 million. See SEWAGE, Page A3
Elmore County EMA offers CPR training By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor “The more, the better” — it’s a phrase normally used with money, friends, vacations or happiness. But in the case of those needing a quick response to a medical emergency such as a heart attack, more is not better — unless it’s about the availability of someone to correctly respond to a medical emergency. Once a quarter the Elmore County EMA and partner Haynes Ambulance offers CPR/AED training and the classes are always full. “That is a good thing and a bad thing,” Elmore County EMA’s Julie Lawerence said. “Good in that we will have that many more people out there trained and ready to assist
Members of Tallassee High School’s Gold Edition Show Choir perform their show at the Capital City Classic.
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Tallassee hosts 15th annual
Capital City Classic By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
T
he 15th annual Capital City Classic show choir competition hosted by the Tallassee High School choral department
was on stage at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center. It was bigger than ever with more than 40 schools from across the Southeast. Show choirs from schools including Opelika, Homewood, Eufaula, Hoover, Saraland, Pike Road, Vestavia Hills, Auburn and
many more competed. Looking to improve, the Divas, Voltage and Gold Edition from Tallassee High School took the stage in exhibition to receive comments from the judges. See CLASSIC, Page A3
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