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Dollar General robbed again Tallassee business only the start of robbery spree, the hunt is on Chief says By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
The suspect in the armed robbery of a Tallassee Dollar General appears to be on the move and is thought to be leaving behind a trail of robberies that stretch through Auburn, Alabama and into Georgia. “It appears that our Dollar General was
just the beginning of a crime spree this individual was committing,” said Tallassee Police Chief Jimmy Rodgers III. Rodgers said later Saturday night after the Dollar General robbery an individual matching that description was also responsible for two convenience store robberies in the Auburn area. “Appears to be a black male probably
around 6 feet 2 inches last seen wearing a light grey hoody type shirt or a sweater, ball cap with some type of orange emblem,” Rodgers said. As of Sunday, he said the Tallassee Police Department had received information an individual matching those descriptions had also committed the same crimes See ROBBERY • Page 3
Surveillance footage captured this image of an unidentified male suspected in the string of burglaries stretching through Auburn into Georgia. Submitted / The Tribune
Planning commission announces big changes
IDB project set to bring new jobs
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
Multi-million dollar secret project under wraps
The Tallassee City Planning Commission held a brief but eventful meeting last week and announced a new member, along with several new businesses and some big changes for a few businesses in the area. The commission introduced Joseph (Joey) Scarborough III early in the meeting. Scarborough filled the second vacant commissioner position. The new city building official, John Stonaker, was announced to the commission at the last meeting. He has resumed the role as a city representative at the meetings. Previously Rob Ryegall, a planning commissioner and member of the city council, had acted as the city representative. Scarborough is the son of the Tallassee attorney Joseph Scarborough See COMMISSION • Page 3
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The MLK Day march and ceremony brought out a number of people who walked a mile on Gilmer Pkwy on a cold Monday morning.
CELEBRATING THE DREAM
A small, dedicated group heard from city and religious leaders By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor
The Martin Luther King Day march set out from Gilmer Parkway on a cold Monday morning, and the marchers sang and held signs for onlookers along the way over their mile long route.
They started at East Tallassee United Methodist Church and Tallassee Mayor Bobby Payne met with the group as they gathered before the march. Tallassee Police Chief Jimmy Rodgers III and about three members of the TPD escorted the small but dedicated group to Log Circle where they gathered before the ceremony held at Jerusalem
Missionary Baptist Church. At the church, Payne, along with council member Charles Blalock and Rev. Booker T. Murdock spoke to the crowd of marchers and members of the Tallassee Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, who helped organize the event. See MLK • Page 2
The Industrial Development Board has named a roughly $6.5 million project that is set to bring about 15 jobs to the area and add a new facility to an industry located in Tallassee. The chairman of the IDB, Richard Dorley, said it is going to be an expansion of a pre-existing industry, not the introduction of new one. He called it Project Reseal and said for confidentiality purposes the name of the company would not be revealed, which wished to remain anonymous for the time. “This will be an increase of jobs in Tallassee and a capital investment in the city and the county,” Dorley said. He said it was a project the IDB had been working on to get an expansion of industry. It will require a mixture of See IDB• Page 2
New businesses coming to Carville thanks to rezoning ordinance By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Anyone who has driven through Carville lately is sure to have noticed the new businesses in the area. For many years Carville was full of empty buildings that stood as a reminder of what was. Thanks to the efforts of the planning commission’s recent rezoning, new businesses seem to be popping up on a regular basis. “Carville is beginning to grow,” Councilman David Stough said. “Turf Tactics … they cleaned that building up, it looks good. We’re about to have a muffler shop opening up, Main Street Transmission shop and
down the road a little Mr. Tate has opened up a car lot. He has some nice vehicles, too.” The owners of Turf Tactics in Carville, says there are many benefits to owning a business in Carville. “I like it because in the summer and spring people will stop by and share a Coke with us. We can sit outside and wave at everybody when they go by. It just feels good,” said Kat Raiford, who owns Turf Tactics along with her husband Greg. It is the small town atmosphere that Carville has managed to hold on to over the years, which appeals to so many of the See CARVILLE • Page 2
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