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Carnival coming to benefit firefighters on hand selling hotdogs, cotton candy and popcorn along with all the other traditional carnival goodAnyone who lived in Tallassee ies. There will rides and games during the 1980s should remember suitable for all ages. With all this the carnival that set up next to the fun, what could be better? Recreation Center every year. It This carnival is designed not was a popular attraction in a city only to deliver food and fun for all, with limited entertainment vena portion of the proceeds will benues. This is why J and J’s Magic efit the Tallassee Fire Department. Midway brought this tradition back A percentage of ticket sales go to town. directly to the Tallassee Volunteer The carnival will have vendors Firefighter Association. By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
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J and J Midway is bringing the carnival back to town beginning April 19. There will food be fun and rides for all ages. This event will benefit the Firefighters Association.
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Local Relay for Life gets revamped By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Relay for Life has always been a leading fundraiser for the City of Tallassee. In years past, this small city collected more donations for the American Cancer Society than larger neighboring cities, sometimes by threefold. However, in recent years the fundraiser has been on the decline. Attendance has fallen as well as monies raised. For most of its existence, Tallassee’s Relay for Life has been held inside J.E Hot Obrien Stadium in early June. With record temperatures last year, Hot O’Brien Stadium gave new meaning to the word “hot.” This year, the group’s organizers have decided to change things up a bit in hopes of revamping the fundraiser. “It had really gotten small,” said Vickie Spivey, See RELAY • Page 7
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Jennie Grant offers Melinda Emfinger a cupcake during the Downtown Social that was held in Tallassee Thursday evening. The event could soon become a regularly scheduled one for the city in an effort to spotlight local business owners.
THE PLACE TO MEET Downtown Social could become a routine event
and greet those in attendance, including Mayor Johnny Hammock, Councilman David Stough, Police Chief Matthew Higgins and The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce host- Assistant Chief Ken Smith. Local authors George and Rachael Barker ed the third Downtown Social on Thursday. participated in the event with a signing of The event began at 4 p.m. and ran through 7 their newly published book, “Don’t be a p.m. Cow!” Find Your Own Path.” Many city officials were on hand to meet See DOWNTOWN • Page 7
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George and Rachael Barker have been married since 2006. They both brought two children from previous marriages into the family. Together, they moved to Tallassee to raise their children in a small town environment. “Our kids range in age from 17 to 25,” Rachael said. George was in college when he met Lee Greer, chief financial officer at Community Hospital. It was Greer who suggested moving to Tallassee to the Barkers and the rest is
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Tallassee Tailgate Partners, the Community Development Corporation and the Tallassee Community Outreach joined forces Friday for the Community Fish Fry, which was held on Main St in Carrville. The fun began at 4:30 and it did not take long for the lines to form as people waited for piping hot fried catfish, French fries and hushpuppies. Together the organizations served up plates of fried catfish until they ran out of fish to serve, 300 plates to be exact. Dale Segrest, founder of Tallassee Tailgate Partners and the Tallassee Community Development Corporation, along with the Tallassee Community outreach caught over 500 pounds of catfish for the fish fry right here in Tallassee. According to Segrest, he enjoyed catching the fish. “It was a great experience for me,” Segrest said. “I undertook the fishing thing and worked that into promoting See COMMUNITY • Page 7
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“It’s based off how many people buy tickets,” said Travis Jones, Chief of Tallassee Fire Department. “We encourage everyone to come out, eat, ride the rides and have fun so that we can get some of that revenue.” This is the fourth annual J and J Magic Midway and each year the crowds grow larger. According to Jones, this carnival could be a little different than those in the past. See CARNIVAL • Page 11
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history. “We knew this was a nice area,” George said. “We wanted to get the kids out of the Montgomery public school system.” The couple became involved in church and that is where the idea of writing a book was born. “The title came while I working with a senior high Sunday school class at church and we were trying to come up with some way to teach them about not following the crowd,” George said. “We Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune wanted something that would Local authors George and Rachel Barker held a book signing Thursday during resonate with them.” the Downtown Social. The couple says the book is a collection of inspirational life See AUTHOR • Page 2 lessons that are meant to help find internal happiness.
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