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Tallassee has haunted history
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Legend has it the basement of the Tallassee Community Library once served as a hospital during the Civil War and the ghost of the soldiers who died there still haunt the building today. The Alabama Paranormal Research Team has spent many hours investigating
the library and team director Faith Serafin says it was an experience she will never forget. “There have been several experiences at the library,” Serafin said. “We investigated there for several years and have been able to document activity that helped validate claims of patrons and employees at the library.” According to Serafin, using equipment
specializing in capturing supernatural activity, researchers have found some instances of paranormal activity at the library. “I think the most profound experience my team and myself ever had there was when we witnessed an apparition that appeared on our FLIR camera,” she said. A FLIR is an infrared camera. It is a non-contact device that detects
infrared energy or heat, converts it into an electronic signal, which is then processed to produce a thermal image on a video monitor, as well as calculate temperature. “A FLIR sees temperature and can measure hot and cold spots,” Serafin said. “The apparition we saw at the library appeared as a heat signature. It See HAUNTED • Page A2
Chamber gives back to local organizations
Organizers tout first-ever carnival as success
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Members of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce recently presented $200 checks to six local organizations. Chamber of Commerce director Jerry Cunningham presented a check to representatives from the Mt. Vernon Theater, Leadership Elmore County, S.O.A.R., the Tallassee Community Library, the Tallassee Senior Citizens and the Tallassee Fire Department. “The chamber is about the betterment of the community of Tallassee and helping the community,” Cunningham said. “We just want to say thank you.” Cunningham said he hopes as the chamber continues to grow and add members contributions like this will also continue to grow. “We appreciate it,” Cunningham said. “In the future, we are going to be doing more. I appreciate what you do for the community and how See CHAMBER • Page A7
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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owntown Tallassee was filled with ghosts, ghouls, and goblins Saturday night as the Mt. Vernon Theater hosted the first-ever vintage carnival and movie, complete with face painting, tic-tac-toe, go-fish and much more. Portions of Dubois Street had to be blocked off to traffic as kids and adults filled the area around the theater. “The carnival was a huge success,” Mt. Vernon Theater director Hannah Johnson said. Inside the theater, judges had the tough job of choosing the best costume. Perhaps the best costume of the night was young Cole Baker and his sister Saige. The two were dressed as Forrest Gump and Jenny. Plus, Cole added his best impression of Gump with, “Life is like a box See CARNIVAL • Page A3
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Several children enjoy a challenging game of Jenga Giant during Saturday’s Vintage Carnival at the Mt. Vernon Theater.
Tallassee Cares donation drive a big success
Sgt. Donna Dunn, left, and Sgt. Mitchell Wright spent much of Friday collecting supplies for victims of Hurricane Michael along the Florida Panhandle.
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Members of the Tallassee fire and police departments, city officials, Tallassee City School employees and more were hard at work collecting bottled water, cleaning materials, and much more during the “Tallassee Cares” collection drive last Thursday at the Tallassee Recreation Center. The men and women in blue, along with the many other volunteers, made it easy for people to donate with a
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drive-thru set up just for collections. “We ended up collecting over 40 cases of water, tons of canned food and snacks, paper products, personal care products, charcoal, and first aid items,” Tallassee Recreation Center program coordinator Tammy Merritt said. Once all the supplies were collected, a locally owned and operated company delivered the much-needed supplies to the heavily damaged Gulf coast region. “AES Industries shipped everything out for us,” Merritt said. See DONATION • Page A7
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