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CALL TO ACTION: Want to help tornado victims? Here’s how. Staff Report TPI Staff A donation drop-off location has been established in Elmore County to provide aid to those in need due to recent severe weather events in Autauga, Coosa and Elmore Coun-

ties. Phoenix Wetumpka Industrial Investors have made around 200,000 square feet of their warehouse space located at 3145 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka, available for donation drop off and storage. “Elmore County is thankful

for the donated space Phoenix Wetumpka Industrial Investors is providing. We appreciate their community support as we partner to meet the needs of our citizens and those in Autauga and Coosa counties affected by the events of the last week and a half,” Elmore

County Commission Chairman Bart Mercer said. The location will begin receiving donations Monday, January 16, and be in operation for the next several weeks. Individuals wishing to provide donations should enter the facility

Tallassee author Willie Moseley writes 15th book By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor

Tallassee author has published a book on former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential nominee Mike Huckabee. Instead of politics, Willie Moseley finds another side to Huckabee — music and a guitar collection. Moseley has been writing for Vintage Guitar for nearly 34 years and writing books on music for almost as long. He was even a reporter for the Tallassee Tribune for 12 years before retiring. It all served as fodder for connecting with Huckabee to tell the story of Huckabee’s guitar collection. “I had heard he was into guitars and he had a collection of guitars,” Moseley said. “This would have been when he lived in Santa Rosa

Beach. I found out his address and kind of took a chance, sent him a copy of Vintage Guitar magazine.” As luck would have it, Huckabee contacted Moseley and the conversation bloomed. “It turns out that we both know a guy who lived down there, Jeff Carlisi,” Moseley said. “He was the founding lead guitar player for 38 Special. He and I just kept communicating with each other. I started sending copies of the newspaper column I used to write for the Tribune and a few other

things.” Moseley said the conversations didn’t ever move into the world Huckabee was more famous for. “It was my attitude going in, we spent a grand total of zeropoint-zero-zero hours talking about politics,” Moseley said. “We talked about music. We talked about players we had both listened to growing up. We talked about instruments, some of the instruments we played in the 60s. We had that common turf as well. We had a lot in common. I didn’t want to talk about politics.” According to Moseley, the pair never did talk Democrat or Republican at any level. Instead, Moseley delved into Huckabee’s guitars and love of music. “He is in my opinion a bonafide player, not just some baby

at the gates guard house and indicate they are dropping off donations for the tornado victims. If you wish to donate a large quantity of items, call 804-3056471 to schedule your donation, so See HELP, Page B3

Show choirs return to Capital City Classic By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor The 14th annual Capital City Classic show choir competition hosted by the Tallassee High School choral department returns next week. The annual show returns to the Montgomery Performing Arts Center Jan. 27-28 and is just as big as ever. See CHOIRS, Page A3

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NWS identifies EF-3 damage along longtrack tornado path By KAITLIN FLEMING Managing Editor The violent severe weather last Thursday, Jan. 12, has now been identified as a long-track EF-2 and in some places, an EF-3, tornado. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the storm began just east of U.S. Highway 82 in Autauga County at 12:48 p.m., where a manufactured home was rolled along County Road 40. Over See PATH, Page A3

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