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Sounds & Sirens
A little over 10 years ago, the streets of downtown Tallassee were a place to dance. Every spring, the Sweet Summer Night Street Dance took place in the parking lot behind Grove Station. Thousands attended the annual concert, turning the small, typically-quiet town of around 4,500 into a pop-up music festival.
Millbrook remembers those who gave all
A wreath, a prayer and poppies were used in Millbrook to honor soldiers who died protecting the rights of citizens. A short Memorial Day Observance service was hosted by the city at the Millbrook Memorial Center. “This day is not just for the City of Millbrook,” Mayor Al Kelley said....
DALTON MIDDLETON: A snub of all snubs
I’ve been in the sports writing business long enough to know you can’t make everyone happy. Every time a media outlet or athletic organization puts out an All-Star team, someone deserving of a spot isn’t going to make it. It’s unfortunately part of the gig. Sometimes there...
Incident reports of the Wetumpka Police Department from May 16 to
• Forgery was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Domestic violence was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Harassment was reported on Chapel Road. • Domestic violence and criminal trespass was reported on Shelby Street. Sign up for Newsletters from The Herald. May 17. • Domestic violence and criminal trespass...
Millbrook holds ceremony to remember Memorial Day
People paused in Millbrook on Friday to remember Memorial Day. A ceremony to honor fallen servicemen and women was held at Memorial Park, which was established by the Millbrook Men’s Club. The observance included a missing man table and a wreath-laying as Taps was performed. The ceremony is held...
Readers Respond to Wendell Berry
I read with interest Wendell Berry’s “What New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman Gets Wrong About Rural America” [March 21]. Whether Mr. Krugman can serve “as a representative of urban America” given the complexities and contradictions of urban places, he may well represent a perspective and set of assumptions and beliefs held by a particular affluent, elitist class of urban dwellers who thoughtlessly accept overly simplistic ideas of white rural people, while also holding equally simplistic ideas of urban “people of color” whose families, neighborhoods and communities they do not know. Most of them do not seem to understand that much of what they hold in contempt about rural white people are values, views, and practices that rural whites often share with urban working class people of color.
Reeltown Rebels have new gym
Reeltown High School has quite a bit to be excited about as its new gym officially opens. Replacing the mid-1950s model gym that was originally on the Reeltown campus, the Rebels now have a brand-new gym to practice and play in. The gym is equipped to host basketball games and volleyball games with areas for referees, coaches, boy’s and girl’s locker rooms.
Award ceremonies are great and all
Graduation is a time of celebration. It’s all about the pomp and circumstance. It’s about getting dressed up and celebrating accomplishments that sometimes took years to complete. Graduation season is also award season. Every high school in the area hosts an honors or awards day where various scholarships...
Millbrook police warn of scam involving calls from phony bonding agency
Millbrook police have a warning for anyone getting phone calls from somebody who claims to work for a bonding agency. Police say a person, possibly several people, are contacting the families of individuals who have been arrested. These people portray themselves as being from a bonding agency, as they ask for “bond fees” in order to arrange for the release of their family member from the custody of law enforcement.
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A child is raised in a small town. There, that child attends elementary, middle and high school. He makes good grades and goes off to college. When he graduates, he takes a job somewhere else, someplace he feels he can put his talents and education to use. It may be a larger city, far across the United States. Or, it may be a slightly more-populated town a few counties over.
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