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Volunteer leads searches for missing Tallassee man
By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor It’s been two months since anyone has seen Michael Randall Thompson. The Tallassee resident
left a family gathering in Eclectic on a Sunday afternoon and hasn’t been seen since. A few days later his car was found in Macon County, but with no signs of Thompson. Last month the family
gathered to tearfully celebrate Thompson’s 61st birthday. With little to go on, searches have waned but Sophie Hill has stepped up. See MISSING, Page A5
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Michael Randall Thompson has been missing for two months.
Tallassee man convicted of rape victim who was kin to Dixon. It took a jury 39 “I would minutes to come back like to with five guilty verdicts thank against Roger Dixon. our law Dixon, 35, was enforceDIXON charged with first-dement partgree rape, first-degree ners in this sodomy, kidnapping, case,” Fifth Judicial incest and human trafCircuit District Attorficking. The charges ney Mike Segrest said stem from a June 2021 in a statement. “This incident in Tallassee See CONVICTED, Page A5 involving a 19-year-old TPI STAFF Staff Report
Tallassee resident watched D-Day from submarine
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TPI STAFF Staff Report Harry Ural Jackson Jr. can recall the sights and sounds of the D-Day invasion as if they were yesterday. Jackson was onboard the U.S.S. Submarine Chaser 1330 as the U.S. Navy started to hurl artillery at the beaches in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Jackson was on the surface as boats carrying soldiers to the beach were stopped
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in the water. He saw many casualties, especially LCT 777. “I was not prepared for this sight of the dead and dying and the sound of the See RESIDENT, Page A5
tudents graduating Tallassee High School are better prepared for the future than ever. The Class of 2024 set records earning credentials and certificates in career technical education and
in earning college credit. It has allowed students to enter the workforce the moment the tassel was turned. Some students who completed certifications as patient care technicians are already paying incoming taxes. “These students are ready to go to work,” Tal-
lassee High School career tech department head Keith McNaughton said. “Some of them already have jobs since graduating from high school. It is very much needed in our medical facilities, hospitals and our long-term care facilities.” See RECORDS, Page A6
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Tallassee High School junior Hailey Gicker carefully feeds tilapia. Before giving the fish food, Gicker measured out 80 grams of special food. It is part of the aquaculture program at the school where students can earn industry certification.
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