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VOL. 125, NO. 25
One injured in train-truck collision CLIFF WILLIAMS THE TRIBUNE
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
A single truck struck the front of a train at the rail crossing at Milstead Road and Highway 229 last week.
Traffic was stopped on Highway 229 at the rail crossing at Milstead Road on Tuesday, June 6. The Tallassee Police Department worked the accident just across the line in Macon County. “There was a single truck that was struck by the front of the train,” Tallassee police chief Todd See COLLISION, Page A5
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BamBam rests at Lake Martin Animal Sanctuary following treatment for a gunshot wound. BamBam was shot last Saturday by an unknown suspect.
In Recovery Local animal sanctuary caring for shot dog up to staff trying to get in laps. He’s licking and loving on them. He’s so BamBam is getting the sweet.” care he needs after he Zinn said an X-ray at was shot last Saturday. the vet office showed BamBam was found BamBam was hit only shot in the face by Sunny once by a gunshot. Ward Ward, of Tallassee, who said Sunday she heard sought help in caring for four shots before finding the wounded pet. Soon BamBam. after, Lake Martin Ani“BamBam was shot in mal Sanctuary’s Jennie the head and the bullet Zinn and supporters got fragmented,” Zinn said. BamBam to care at a “Part of it came out of local veterinary clinic. his neck and another “He is doing great struck and broke parts of considering,” Zinn said his jaw before exiting. Tuesday night. “He’s eat- Another part remains in ing and drinking and trying to play. He’s going See DOG, Page A5 By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
CELEBRATE SUMMER Summer Fest returns with new attractions
see Chamber of Commerce executive director Jerry Cunningham said. “For he Tallassee Chamber two years it was downtown of Commerce is hosting and then because of all the Summer Fest again to construction we moved it to provide a community event city hall.” as summer begins. SummerFest will take It started with humble place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginnings in downtown Saturday on the Tallassee Tallassee just four years City Hall lawn and gazebo. ago but has grown to now Cunningham said there will include more than 50 venbe a few new things not dors for this year’s event. seen at SummerFest in the “We did the very first one past. as a sidewalk sale here in “We will have a petting the historic district,” Tallas- zoo and pony rides for the By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
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children sponsored by the Tallassee Police Department and the Tallassee Fire Department,” Cunningham said. “We’ve added another water slide for the kids too. Just in case a large cooling station will be set up in the middle of the vendors. The 20x40 tent will have two misting fans. “It hasn’t been too hot yet, but it could be,” Cunningham said. “This will be a good thing to have if it See CELEBRATE, Page A5
Food, crafts, games and music were all part of the Tallassee Summer Fest last year. Food vendors are scheduled to join kids activities and bands this Saturday at City Hall
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Ben Speak, right, a rising fifth grader in Tallassee helps assemble a VEX robot as Southside Middle School hosted a robotics camp last week.The aim of the camp was to introduce students to engineering principles including an engineering notebook.
Learning doesn’t stop for summer in robotics camp By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor Many rising fifth graders are at home for the summer. Some are reading, more are playing video
games. Some are going on vacations and others are playing sports. But for a few soon-to-be fifth and sixth graders in Tallassee, school was in session last See ROBOTICS, Page A2
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