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JULY 5, 2023
TallasseeTribune.com
VOL. 125, NO. 28
Traffic stop leads to drug seizure of marijuana, five grams of heroin, five grams of cocaine, A Macon County man four grams was arrested on multiple of crack illegal drugs offenses cocaine after a traffic stop in and 12 Tallassee on Thursday. grams of Tallassee Police what is Department officers believed were patrolling the CUNNINGHAM fentanyl. area of Delta Road and “It is South Tallassee Drive one of the largest drug in Tallapoosa Counseizures from a traffic ty when they stopped stop in Tallassee that Keone Cunningham I’m aware of,” Tallassee of Tuskegee. Officers See DRUG, Page A5 encountered 563 grams By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
“Looking at where we’re at in terms of construction expenses and interest rates, you know, things have slowed down a little bit, but we’re open to see some movement here shortly. Based on our numbers, I know there are certain things we don’t qualify for in terms of households, but anything that we can get in terms of food or an urgent care, that would be very helpful,” she said. — Mayor Sarah Hill
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Tallassee police officers seized 563 grams of marijuana, five grams of heroin, five grams of cocaine, four grams of crack cocaine and 12 grams of what is believed fentanyl and a gun during a a traffic stop Thursday in Tallapoosa County.
STILL IN REPAIR Hill outlines roadmap for bridge improvements
Department of Transportation initiated a maintenance project for the 83-year-old bridge, allassee drivers may have which includes repainting the noticed work crews along the 1,738-foot-long Tallassee landBenjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge mark. in recent months. Mayor Sarah “They’re sandblasting it, Hill said there is a good reason repainting all of the metal pieces for their presence. and the handrails,” she said. In March, the Alabama First dedicated in December BY WILLAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter
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Recruiting efforts continue for downtown retailers BY WILLAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter At the June Tallassee City Council meeting, council members held an executive session with a retail business recruiter. Mayor Sarah Hill said city leaders entered into an executive session to discuss potential economic development with Retail Strategies, which has See RETAILERS, Page A5
1940, the two-lane bridge is one of the longest curved bridges in the country, according to the Encyclopedia of Alabama. However, the improvements reach further than the aesthetics, according to Hill. “They’re also doing some See REPAIR, Page A5
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The pet tortoise, Ruby, bonds with Evie Quinn Cox, daughter of Nicolette and Brian Cox. Ruby has been in the cox family for years with the owner being Nicolette’s sister-in-law, Laura.
THE GREAT ESCAPE Giant pet tortoise roams Reeltown By ABIGAIL MURPHY Multimedia Reporter
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Ruby the tortoise went on an adventure last Sunday that got all of Reeltown’s attention. After returning home from church, the Cox family discovered its 75-pound Sulcata tortoise had gotten loose. Nicolette Cox said she never expected this to happen.
Tallasse Mayor Sarah Hill is hopeful the improvements to the Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge will be completed by the end of the year.
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