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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
Two suspects arrested in Dadeville murder By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Dadeville Police Department investigators have arrested a second man in connection with the shooting death of one man and the injury of another last week in Dadeville. Officials say that 21-year-
old Daquan Denzell Sheeley of Jacksons Gap has been charged with murder. Sheeley was already in custody after being arrested Monday on a probation violation and failure to appear warrants. He was arrested on the murder charge Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., officials said. Bond has not yet
been set for Sheeley. Sheeley is the second man charged in the murder of John Farrell Adamson, 27, of Jacksons Gap in a Sept. 28 incident on Jah Street in Dadeville. Dazmon Notorious Shaw, 22 of Camp Hill turned himself in last Saturday and was charged
with murder. Bond has been set at $250,000 and he remained in the Tallapoosa County Jail Thursday. The arrests were the latest developments in the case after Adamson and 37-year-old Gerald Haggerty were shot on See ARREST • Page A3
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Voters to get County approves $16.1 million budget say on property tax for schools By MITCH SNEED Editor
A proposal to initiate an additional 3 mil property tax for those who own property in the Tallapoosa County School District will be placed before the voters in the Dec. 12 Special Election for the U.S. Senate. The move to let the people decide was made possible after a 3-2 vote of the Tallapoosa County Commissioners Thursday. Commissioner T.C. Coley, who represents much of Alexander City where the sales tax was very unpopular, was called on to explain why the commissioners were obligated to consider a property tax increase for those in the Tallapoosa County School District. “When the commission approved instituting the 1-cent sales tax for schools, language was included that requires us to seek a more equitable source for added school funding,” Coley said. “So that’s what this is about. We will put it before the voters and let them decide. If See TAX • Page A3
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Windle explains the challenges in school funding and said the collection of a 1-cent sales tax for schools by the commissioners likely saved the system from financial doom.
FY18 spending includes 5 percent raise for employees eligible employees. The vote to approve the budget was unanimous and came in a meeting that The Tallapoosa County was postponed from Sept. 11 when Commissioners passed a $16.12 million the remnants of Hurricane Irma came fiscal year budget which includes a 5 through Tallapoosa County. percent cost of living adjustment for all By MITCH SNEED Editor
County Administrator Blake Beck said the budget process was much less stressful this year as revenues are up and the county’s debt load continues to decrease. See BUDGET • Page A3
Trent Carboni tabbed to be Tallapoosa County Extension Service 4-H agent By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
An old face has taken a new position with the Tallapoosa County Extension Service as Trent Carboni has been named a regional extension agent for 4-H in the county. Carboni is no stranger to Tallapoosa County as he is a 2012 graduate of Reeltown High School, did an internship with the Extension Service in Tallapoosa County and has been an agent assistant in Tallapoosa County since graduating from Auburn with a degree in Ag Communications in 2016.
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“We have been letting him hang out,” said the Extension Service’s Sallie Mason. “He is official now.” “We hired him as a 20-hour per week type position first,” Extension Service County Coordinator Shane Harris said. “We got some more funds and we liked him, so we kept him around.” Most 4-H agents in Alabama have two counties to work but thanks to the Extension Service Centennial program, Carboni will only work in Tallapoosa County, in part due to Harris’ growth of the 4-H program here. “When I came on as
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county coordinator six years ago, we made a commitment to 4-H,” Harris said. “When we applied for the Centennial program, we were the highest in the state until the most recent numbers came in, then Calhoun County passed us in May. We are now second in the state. We have 1,500 kids involved in 4-H in Tallapoosa County. All of the new programs helped get us here.” Harris and Carboni said the programs include RiverKids, sport fishing and shooting sports. The enrollment and new programs helped with the See AGENT • Page A5
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Tallapoosa County Extension Service County Coordinator Shane Harris, right, helps Trent Carboni cut a cake celebrating Carboni being named the new extension agent in Tallapoosa County servicing the 4-H program.
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Pictured from left to right: Jim Benefield - Evergreen Forest Products Safety Director, Kenneth Edwards – General Manager , Tina Mims – Veteran Senior Driver, Randy Walker – Alexander City Terminal Manager , Mickey Galloway – Veteran Senior Driver, Tony Turner – Veteran Senior Driver, Travis Liles – Prattville Terminal Manager, Clyde Daley – Veteran Senior Driver
Evergreen Forest Products Inc., Alexander City Terminal, held their 5 year celebration for their veteran senior drivers on September 21, 2017. Evergreen is a corporation operating like a family. Our main terminal is located in Greenville, Alabama. Our drivers are a group of professional people operating as a team, with the common objective of providing the highest quality of service to our customers with a great safety record. We, as a company, value our drivers. We have an impeccable safety record and we work hard to maintain that record. We currently operate in Alabama and Georgia and Florida providing quality transportation services to wood product manufacturers. We transport wood chips, bark, sawdust, lime, and shavings 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. We currently operate 64 trucks. We are looking for long term employees to drive for us and join our family. Our drivers receive a sign on bonus, Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance, holiday pay, & vacation pay. We are a dedicated lane trucking company which allows our drivers to be home at night and weekends.
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