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THE WETUMPKA HERALD Elmore County’s Oldest Newspaper - Established 1898
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WEDNESDAY • OCTOBER 5, 2016
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VOL. 118, NO.37
Council approves project costs, mayor gets awards
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
A number of cost assessments for city projects were approved at the Monday city council meeting after the council heard a report on the
Holton meets with prison minister
demolition of a residential property and recent work to the MLK Center. Only three items were brought before the council, which came to a close after only 13 minutes. But the council chambers were crowded despite the short agenda.
With no old business, Willis motioned the council to move into the new business and asked for a vote to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Under new business the council See COUNCIL • Page 5
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Missing inmate recaptured
COOSA RIVER CHALLENGE
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
The outcome of Jesse Madison Holton’s preliminary hearing last week likely meant the 17-year-old would remain in jail until his grand jury hearing after a district judge refused to lower his $1 million bond and found probable cause on two murders he had been charged with. His case, even though it was said to be in its early stages, has drawn national media attention. Holton who was charged in the shooting death of his father, Michael Holton, 37, a previous mayor and fire chief in Eclectic, and mother, April Owenby Holton, 37, has been See HOLTON • Page 8
City Council member Greg Jones (right), presented Mayor Jerry Willis tokens of appreciation from a regional Nigerian community group at Monday’s meeting.
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Participants in the 14th annual Coosa River Challenge ran, biked, swam, paddled and rappelled Saturday starting at Swayback Trail and ending at Gold Star Park in Wetumpka. Some 215 participants competed in the event.
An Alabama Department of Corrections news release reported the cross-country recapture of a Tallassee man who it said had escaped from an Elmore County work-release center in late September and was serving a 13-year sentence on arson charges. According to the report Dylan Keith Carroll, 24, was caught in Port Angeles, Washington by deputies from the Clallam County Sheriff Office. Carroll In 2009, Carroll was convicted of setting fire to the historic downtown Hotel Talisi, and according to reports the fire spread to another building. He allegedly escaped from the Frank Lee Work Release Center, a minimum-security See INMATE • Page 3
Original Casa Napoli to return to Wetumpka
Breast cancer awareness month paints the town pink
By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
For those who remember what the restaurant Casa Napoli was like in its glory days, you are in for a treat, as the original owners are planning to bring back the famous area favorite in its original location. Original owner Bill Rinehart and chef Richard Bowen have decided to return to their old stomping grounds and bring the people of Elmore County an authentic Italian meal. See NAPOLI • Page 3
A citywide breast cancer awareness effort launched this week in Wetumpka and commuters might have noticed the presence of pink ribbons on everything from utility poles to front doors and rear bumpers. Several events have been scheduled for the first week of October, which is largely recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Friday “The Pink Ribbon Walk” will precede a charitable fashion show at the Wetumpka Civic Center. See AWARENESS • Page 2
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