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A pair of law enforcement actions last week resulted in four arrests in Camp Hill and Dadeville, while drugs, money and a firearm were seized during the arrests. The Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force, Camp Hill Police Department, Alexander City
Police Department K-9 Unit and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms executed a search warrant last Thursday at a residence on Holley Avenue in Camp Hill. During the search, investigators recovered approximately 30 grams of cocaine, three grams of marijuana, ecstasy and synthetic marijuana. Officials also seized a Ruger 9mm pistol and $1,314 in cash See ARRESTS • Page A3
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The Tallapoosa County School System is continuing to push forward and put technological devices in the hands of every student in the system, referred to as a one-to- one (1:1) initiative. Earlier this week, the district announced devices will be available for all county school students in the seventh and eighth grades this upcoming school year. “We will be adding grades seven and eight at all three schools to our 1:1 initiative this year,â€? Tallapoosa County Director of Student Services Casey Davis said. “They are Google See INITIATIVE • Page A2
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR Asthma Camp Eagle lands at Children’s Harbor like this,â€? Camp Director Linda GibsonYoung said. “We have 17 participating this year, and we hope to grow that early 20 children ages 6 to number in the future.â€? 12 have been at Children’s Designed primarily for children who Harbor this week, taking have moderate to severe asthma, Young part in the first-ever Asthma said this camp brings all of these children Camp Eagle held by the together in one place and gives them Auburn University School of Nursing. the chance to enjoy a wide variety of “This is our first time doing a camp See CAMP • Page A5 By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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The death of a dog, which police say was killed by a boater near Goat Island on Lake Martin, has gained widespread attention because of provocative Facebook posts. But, Elmore County Sheriff Department officials said a man accused via social media of having killed the dog was not involved in any way. A two-year-old Boxer named Cletus was swimming in the lake this past weekend when he was killed by a passing boater. Before Cletus died, Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said the family had been trying to alert the boater that the dog was in the water. A friend of the family claims the boater intentionally hit the animal. Franklin said a report was filed by Cletus’ owner and, after an investigation, deputies See DOG • Page A3
Renovations completed at Dadeville Police Department David Barbour said. “New rain gutters were installed and new ceiling tiles were put in. The tin roof on Officers with the the building, some of the Dadeville Police screws were starting to strip Department now have and loosen, so new screws a newer, fresher facility were used to screw the roof to work out of. Several back into place. The work renovations were recently took a couple of weeks.â€? completed at the police With so many issues department building, giving the facility a cleaner at the building, Barbour appearance and eliminating said it feels a lot better to be working there now the problems that had been work has completed. He building over the past few added the other officers in years. the department appreciated “The walls in the back how the city worked to take were repainted and the walls outside were repainted care of them by acting and fixing the issues. There too,â€? Dadeville Police Department Police Chief See POLICE • Page A2 By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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Following the recent completion of renovation work at the Dadeville Police Department building, the Dadeville City Council began to move forward with another repair job on a city facility. Due to some issues with the roof and siding, Dadeville City Hall is in need of some repair work to correct the situation. Councilman Dick Harrelson said See COUNCIL • Page A3
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