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Stubbs updates council on recent legislative session matically become law. “I just want to preface my statements today by saying there were The Tallassee City Council revisover 700 combined pieces of legislaited some items pending over recent tion filed in this legislative session,” weeks. Stubbs said. “Less than 100 of them To start off the meeting, Alabama actually move through both chambers representative Troy Stubbs paid a and make it to the governor’s desk.” visit to provide the council with some He mentioned the status of the updates on recent state legislation. state’s general fund and education While many pieces of legislation may budgets. The success of the budgets pass, that does not mean they autois attributed to revenue from sales
tax, other taxes and federal funds. “We don’t anticipate that to be ongoing,” Stubbs said, “but we have put in place specific reserve mechanisms by which we do not even come close to spending everything that we are receiving each year because we recognize there will be times where we have needs in the future.” He also touched on the CHOOSE
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Troy Stubbs paid a visit to the Tallassee City Council at their most recent meeting. He provided updates on recent state legislature.
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Another successful year for Tallassee FFA By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor School is out but not all students, including high school graduates, are taking a break. Six teams competed at the Alabama FFA State convention.
“It went really well,” Tallassee FFA advisor Dr. Daniel Free said. “I’m so proud of my kids.” Tallassee’s quartet and aquaculture teams repeated as state champions. Floriculture placed second See FFA, Page A6
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Tallassee High School’s Avery Nolin, Gracie Wallace and Jacqueline Sanchez received their state FFA degrees at this year’s state FFA convention.
Tallassee hosts kid fishing day By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor Teach a kid to fish and they always have something to do. That was the mission of the Tallassee Parks and Recreation Department Saturday as it hosted a
hunter safety education and community and kid fishing event at the boardwalk. “Fishing gives kids something good to do,” Tallassee Parks and Recreation director Eric Phillips See FISHING, Page A6
THE MARKET By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
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hildren ruled the roost Saturday at the 4D Veterinary Services Kids Market. It’s a concept born by Lisa Lovelady to help teach her own children valuable life
skills and to share the spoils of the family garden. “We over grew our garden and had too many collard greens,” Lovelady said. “We had this shop and thought it was a great way for them to make some money. It’s a way for them to get some rewards for all their hard work.”
Lovelady is a counselor at the nearby Reeltown schools and thought the idea was good for more than just her four daughters. “Instead of us having a lemonade or produce stand to ourselves, why not let all the
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Bailey Hathcock, 16, makes cotton candy in her booth as her brother Elliot waits for a customer wanting popcorn. Bailey hopes to one expand her operation into a trailer.
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