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VOL. 119, NO. 43
Hilton explains addiction
National recovery addict gets in addicts’ brains at Tallassee High School seminar By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The auditorium inside Tallassee High School was filled with eager listeners Thursday as national recovery advocate for Bradford Health Services Tim Hilton, took the stage to explain chemical addiction in a way that everyone could understand. Hilton explained addiction as a combination of imbalances in the brain. “The disease is a dysregulation of the neurotransmitter pathway system, which results in a diminished flow of dopamine to the frontal lobe,” Hilton said. “The dopamine in the frontal lobe See ADDICTION • Page A2
Planting trees
Chamber to host 1-mile walk in joint campaign
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City employee James Floyd, above, waters the freshly planted Momi Fir tree that was planted at the Community Library last Wednesday. The Tree was furnished by 3AM Growers, a local nursery located on Rifle Range Road. The tree will also serve as one of Tallassee’s Christmas trees this holiday season. Right: 3AM Growers’ Greg Adams and city employee Jamie Buckhanon make sure everything is as it should be after planting the Momi Fir tree at Veteran’s Park last Wednesday. The tree will soon be covered in lights and decorations for the holiday season.
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
The city of Tallassee and Tallassee City Schools recently announced a joint campaign to encourage families in the community to get healthy by walking. The new Healthy Families Initiative began earlier this month and to increase interest in the campaign, the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce has joined the effort. The chamber will host a kickoff walk on Monday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and with this walk just two days prior to Halloween, participants are encouraged to wear a fun costume. The Healthy Schools Initiative is an ongoing campaign that expands the 50 and 100 Mile Club at Tallassee Elementary School to include everyone See WALK • Page A2
RVFD celebrates Fire Prevention Month at Reeltown Elementary
Reeltown fire chief Cade Cosby asks the fifth-grade students at Reeltown Elementary if they would like to be a firefighter when they grow up as several students raise their hands.
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This month is Fire Prevention Month and the Reeltown Volunteer Fire Department members set aside last Wednesday to introduce themselves to the younger members of the community through their annual Fire Prevention and Safety Day held at Reeltown Elementary School. “Every year in October we visit and teach the kids fire protection and fire safety,” fire chief Cade Cosby said. “The younger children need to know what we look like and to understand we are here help.” Students in pre-K through fifth grade were taught important lessons like how to escape a building that is on fire, what do after escaping a fire, but most importantly, they were introduced to local firemen. Students also had the opportunity to ask questions and become familiar with the fire department and some of the equipment it utilizes. “We teach them to call 911 once they are safely out of harm’s way, what the equipment is used for, the expense of the equipment and we have the See FIRE • Page A3
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