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Commission gives Tallassee drone Emergency Management Agency for drone use across Elmore County. Commissioner Henry Hines The City of Tallassee is now in thanked the county’s road crews full possession of a tethered drone and the public works department for after action by the Elmore County efforts in maintaining county rightsCommission at its Monday meeting. of-way on the county’s nearly 1,000 The drone was originally miles of roads. purchased by the county through a “They have just about finished the reimbursement grant program with second grass cutting,” Hines said. the Alabama Law Enforcement “With good weather it should be Agency State Homeland Security completed in the next week.” Program. Hines said after the new year “They have been using it already,” crews would start trimming back Commissioner Mack Daugherty said. limbs and trees on the county’s “With mutual aid it will be able to roadways. be used across the county in various emergency situations.” IN OTHER ACTION THE The mutual aid arrangement ELMORE COUNTY COMMISSION: is through the Elmore County • Approved minutes of the Nov. By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
13 meeting. • Approve the memorandum of warrants and purchase orders totaling $3,373,576.33 for Nov. 4 through Nov. 17. • Set a public hearing for 5 p.m. Dec. 11 for comments on the transfer application of Class II Package Store Alcohol license for Jani Bhai LLC as well as the transfer of an off premises retail beer and retail wine license for Dollar General in Holtville. • Approved a two-year contract with Blackbaud for historical access to financial records for audit purposes. The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. Dec. 11.
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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS There is no reason for a ‘Grouch’ or ‘Scrooge’ to ruin the holiday season in Elmore County. If someone thinks they are a little down or not in the Christmas spirit, take a look below to find a little cheer near you.
THURSDAY, NOV. 30
Millbrook • 5 to 7 p.m. Annual community tree lighting Village Green • 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. photos with Santa • 6 p.m. tree lighting
NOV. 30 TO DEC. 3
Wetumpka Depot Players present “Once Upon a Christmas.” Tickets available at wetumpkadepot.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 2
Tallassee • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday Market across from City Hall • 10 a.m. Christmas parade starts at East Tallassee Church of Christ and finishes at Tallassee High School. Santa will be at Grove Station afterwards. Millbrook • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Village Green with more than 75 vendors • 2 p.m. Christmas parade star ts at Mill Creek Spor ts Complex and travels north on Main Street to the Millbrook Chamber of Commerce. Wetumpka • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Christmas Farmers Market • 6 to 8 p.m. Griswolds’ Christmas Vacation downtown Wetumpka
FRIDAY, DEC. 1
THURSDAY, DEC. 7 Tallassee • 6 p.m. Christmas Tree light- Tallassee • 6 p.m. Carolers at Restoing in front of City Hall with a ration 49 holiday market Wetumpka • 5 to 8 p.m. Downtown SATURDAY, DEC. 9 Eclectic Dickens Christmas • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas • 6 p.m. Christmas Tree lighting at the Historic County Courthouse See CHRISTMAS, Page A2
BRIDGE WORK NEARING
COMPLETION PHOTOS BY CLIFF WILLIAM THE TRIBUNE
Traffic delays on the Fitzpatrick Bridge are almost finished as work is nearing completion. Earlier this week contractors started removing the safety fencing from underneath the bridge that allowed all of the iron work to be sandblasted and repainted.Tallassee Mayor Sarah Hill said workers should remove the overspray on the sidewalk portion of the bridge soon and finish up work on the surface of the bridge.
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Shelia Carver and her family poses together. Carver first adopted in 2019 and now they continue to enrich each other’s lives as a family.
‘Open your heart; open your home’ Local family speaks to the positive impact of adoption By ABIGAIL MURPHY Multimedia Reporter Sheila Carver’s husband died in 2004, leaving her with a 9-year-old and a 13-year-old.
Over the years, her eldest grew up and it was soon just her and her daughter at home. However, that soon would change. Through their church, they had gotten to know a foster family in town. The more they got to See OPEN, Page A3
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