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10/11/2006 - Supplier Coming To Area
The Lake Martin area will have its second automotive supplier to locate here after an announcement is made today that Kia supplier KwangSung Corporation will open its first American operation in Dadeville. The supplier, which will employ at least 150 when Kia comes on line in West Point, Ga., will locate in the William T. Thweatt Industrial Park, according to Don McClellan executive director of the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance. "The location and the workforce were the two driving factors to this company locating its first American plant in ... read more

8/3/2005 - GIS Mapping On-Line
PRESS RELEASE     The Tallapoosa County Revenue Department would like to take this opportunity to invite ... read more

7/20/2005 - Police arrest local man for sexual abuse
An Alexander City man was arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of a child, police said Tuesday. Antonio Young, 19, of Greenleaf Street was arrested Monday and charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old Alexander City girl. Lt. Randy Walters of the Alexander City police department said investigators made the arrest after receiving the incident report this past weekend. "The victim told police that the alleged incident of sexual abuse occurred back in February but they are just now reporting it," Walters said. According to the Code of ... read more

7/20/2005 - 2 commissioners disagree with move to borrow more than $7 million
Even though two commissioners disagree, the Tallapoosa County Commission approved the final steps to borrow more than $7 million at its meeting Monday. Commissioners Charles Shaw and T.C. Coley both voted against the bond issue, saying it would drag the county even further into debt. "No one here is concerned about the future, especially since it's an election year," ... read more

7/20/2005 - Former probate judge dies
Tallapoosa County lost a great friend and pillar of the Dadeville community when Eldon Sharpe, 67, died Saturday. Sharpe was a lifelong resident of Tallapoosa County and longtime county politician. Friends and co-workers knew him as a friendly man with compassion for helping other people. Sharpe wore many hats during his years of service to the community, including teacher, ... read more

7/19/2005 - Bill moves forward despite discrimination allegations by Patels
While Alexander City's annexation plan was introduced during the first day of the special session of the Alabama legislature Tuesday, some business owners continue to disagree with the plan, now calling it a personal attack against them. In a letter sent to State Rep. Betty Carol Graham and Sen. Ted Little on behalf of Chris and Narendra Patel, Alexander City attorney Derrick Blythe expressed opposition to the proposed annexation approved by the city council calling it "unconstitutional, unjust, inequitable and a form of racial discrimination." The Patels own property along ... read more

5/21/2005 - New college building could be great for county
Riding near Airplane Island last weekend, I saw an eagle. He lifted off a limb in what appeared to be a dead tree and soared high above the tree line until he was out of sight. While it was not the first eagle I have seen in Central Alabama, it was the first on Lake Mitchell. He (or she) appeared to be a bald eagle in that I could see white head feathers. A few years ago while I was fishing on Lake Martin in Tallapoosa County, I saw a very large nest at the top of a large dead pine tree. After watching the nest a few minutes I saw a huge bird soaring high above the nest. ... read more

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